Green Earth Book AwardPicture Book

Given by The Nature Generation

94 Works / 96 Items 0 Books
Each Earth Day, we bestow this award to children’s and young adult literature that best convey the message of environmental stewardship. We applaud the winning authors who continue to tell the show more stories about the environmental challenges we all face in a way that resonates with children and young adults. show less
Stages:
All, Winner (79), Honor (140), Short List (76), Recommended Reading (85)
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Years:
All, 2023 (16), 2022 (5), 2021 (12), 2020 (8), 2019 (8), 2018 (10), 2017 (5), 2016 (7), 2015 (3), 2014 (2), 2013 (6), 2012 (2), 2011 (3), 2010 (4), 2009 (5)

Winner 16

WorkYear
To Change a Planet by Christina Soontornvat2023
The Leaf Detective: How Margaret Lowman Uncovered Secrets in the Rainforest by Heather Lang2022
Butterflies Belong Here: A Story of One Idea, Thirty Kids, and a World of Butterflies by Deborah Hopkinson2021
Mario and the Hole in the Sky: How a Chemist Saved Our Planet by Elizabeth Rusch2020
The Brilliant Deep: Rebuilding the World's Coral Reefs: The Story of Ken Nedimyer and the Coral Restoration Foundation by Kate Messner2019
Creekfinding: A True Story by Jacqueline Briggs Martin2018
Follow the Moon Home: A Tale of One Idea, Twenty Kids, and a Hundred Sea Turtles by Philippe Cousteau2017
The Stranded Whale by Jane Yolen2016
The Promise by Nicola Davies2015
The Eye of the Whale by Jennifer O'Connell2014
The Family Tree by David McPhail2013
Arthur Turns Green by Marc Brown2012
The EARTH Book by Todd Parr2011
Miss Fox's Class Goes Green by Eileen Spinelli2010
Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai by Claire A. Nivola2009
Varmints by Helen Ward2009

Honor 33

WorkYear
Scrap Metal Swan: A River Clean-up Story by Joanne Linden2023
It's Up to Us: Building a Brighter Future for Nature, People & Planet (The Children's Terra Carta) by Christopher Lloyd2023
Our Green City by Tanya Lloyd Kyi2023
No More Plastic by Alma Fullerton2022
Begin with a Bee by Liza Ketchum2022
Ocean Soup: A Recipe for You, Me, and a Cleaner Sea by Meeg Pincus2022
Rocket Says Clean Up! by Nathan Bryon2021
One Little Bag: An Amazing Journey by Henry Cole2021
ABC for Me: ABC Earth-Friendly Me: From Action to Zero Waste, here are 26 things a kid can do to care for the Earth! by Christiane Engel2021
One Little Lot: The 1-2-3s of an Urban Garden by Diane C. Mullen2021
The Boy Who Grew a Forest: The True Story of Jadav Payeng by Sophia Gholz2020
I Am Farmer: Growing an Environmental Movement in Cameroon by Miranda Paul2020
Salamander Sky by Katy Farber2019
Counting Birds: The Idea That Helped Save Our Feathered Friends by Heidi E. Y. Stemple2019
Out of School and Into Nature: The Anna Comstock Story by Suzanne Slade2018
Green City: How One Community Survived a Tornado and Rebuilt for a Sustainable Future by Allan Drummond2017
Be the Change: A Grandfather Gandhi Story by Arun Gandhi2017
Crane Boy by Diana Cohn2016
The Seeds of Friendship by Michael Foreman2016
Ivan: The Remarkable True Story of the Shopping Mall Gorilla by Katherine Applegate2015
A Boy and a Jaguar by Alan Rabinowitz2015
Frog Song by Brenda Z. Guiberson2014
Rachel Carson and Her Book That Changed the World by Laurie Lawlor2013
A Place for Bats by Melissa Stewart2013
Riparia's River by Michael J. Caduto2012
Let's Save the Animals: A flip the flap book by Frances Barry2011
Seeds of Change: Planting a Path to Peace by Jen Cullerton Johnson2011
The Curious Garden by Peter Brown2010
Redwoods by Jason Chin2010
A Place for Birds by Melissa Stewart2010
Tin Lizzie by Allan Drummond2009
The Wolves Are Back by Jean Craighead George2009
When Santa Turned Green by Victoria Perla2009

Recommended Reading 25

WorkYear
One Turtle's Last Straw: The Real-Life Rescue That Sparked a Sea Change by Elisa Boxer2023
The Girl Who Built an Ocean: An Artist, an Argonaut, and the True Story of the World's First Aquarium by Jess Keating2023
Listen to the Language of the Trees: A Story of How Forests Communicate Underground by Tera Kelley2023
Wake, Sleepy One: California Poppies and the Super Bloom by Lisa Kerr2023
A Planet Like Ours by Frank Murphy2023
Alexander von Humboldt: Explorer, Naturalist & Environmental Pioneer by Danica Novgorodoff2023
Building an Orchestra of Hope: How Favio Chavez Taught Children to Make Music from Trash by Carmen Oliver2023
Make Way for Animals!: A World of Wildlife Crossings by Meeg Pincus2023
Las BosqueNiñas: Un Diario, un Viaje (Spanish Edition) by Waage Sissel2023
Count on Us! by Gabi Snyder2023
Lion Lights: My Invention That Made Peace with Lions by Richard Turere2023
Keepers of the Reef by Sharon Wismer2023
Pooper Snooper (Working With Scientists) by Keats Curtis Jennifer2022
It’s Only One! by Tracey Corderoy2021
Solar Story: How One Community Lives Alongside the World's Biggest Solar Plant by Allan Drummond2021
Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera by Candace Fleming2021
Let's Save Our Planet: Forests: Discover the Facts. Be Inspired. Make A Difference. by Jess French2021
Earth Hour: A Lights-Out Event for Our Planet by Nanette Heffernan2021
We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom2021
The Lion Queens of India by Jan Reynolds2021
Wild Horse Annie: Friend of the Mustangs by Tracey Fern2020
A Voice for the Spirit Bears: How One Boy Inspired Millions to Save a Rare Animal (CitizenKid) by Carmen Oliver2020
Crab Cake: Turning the Tide Together by Andrea Tsurumi2020
Greta and the Giants: inspired by Greta Thunberg's stand to save the world by Zoë Tucker2020
If Elephants Disappeared (If Animals Disappeared) by Lily Williams2020

Short List 25

WorkYear
The Brilliant Deep: Rebuilding the World's Coral Reefs: The Story of Ken Nedimyer and the Coral Restoration Foundation by Kate Messner2019
Salamander Sky by Katy Farber2019
Counting Birds: The Idea That Helped Save Our Feathered Friends by Heidi E. Y. Stemple2019
Junk : a spectacular tale of trash by Nick Day2019
An Eagle's Feather by Minfong Ho2019
The Coral Kingdom by Laura Knowles2019
Moth and Wasp, Soil and Ocean: Remembering Chinese Scientist Pu Zhelong's Work for Sustainable Farming by Sigrid Schmalzer2019
Iqbal and His Ingenious Idea: How a Science Project Helps One Family and the Planet by Elizabeth Suneby2019
The Last Tree by Ingrid Chabbert2018
Bees in the City by Andrea Cheng2018
Many: The Diversity of Life on Earth by Nicola Davies2018
Pedal Power: How One Community Became the Bicycle Capital of the World by Allan Drummond2018
The Boy and the Whale by Mordicai Gerstein2018
Bee & Me by Alison Jay2018
A Monarch Butterfly Story (Wildlife on the move) by Melissa Kim2018
Anywhere Farm by Phyllis Root2018
Where's the Elephant? by Barroux2017
Mr. McGinty's monarchs by Linda Vander Heyden2017
Where's the Elephant? by Barroux2016
Toad Weather by Sandra Markle2016
Si Badak Tak Bercula (The Hornless Rhinoceros) by Robin Radcliffe2016
Mr. McGinty's monarchs by Linda Vander Heyden2016
Awesome Dawson by Chris Gall2013
Snow School by Sandra Markle2013
Here Come the Humpbacks! by April Pulley Sayre2013

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