Green Earth Book Award

Given by The Nature Generation

360 Works / 368 Items 48,296 Books 2,632 Reviews ½ 4.0
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)
Categories:
Years:
All, 2023 (48), 2022 (32), 2021 (39), 2020 (28), 2019 (26), 2018 (26), 2017 (18), 2016 (24), 2015 (14), 2014 (11), 2013 (21), 2012 (11), 2011 (12), 2010 (14), 2009 (17), 2008 (8), 2007 (10), 2006 (6), 2005 (3)
Announced:
October 2023: Winner2023 Recent
October 2023: Honor2023 Recent

Winner 79

WorkCategoryYear
Turn the Tide by Elaine DimopoulosChildren's Fiction2023
Fresh Air, Clean Water: Our Right to a Healthy Environment (Orca Think, 4) by Megan ClendenanChildren's Nonfiction2023
To Change a Planet by Christina SoontornvatPicture Book2023
Two Degrees by Alan GratzYoung Adult Fiction2023
Salmon: Swimming for Survival (Orca Wild, 8) by Rowena RaeYoung Adult Nonfiction2023
Paradise on Fire by Jewell Parker RhodesChildren's Fiction2022
Climate Action: The Future is in Our Hands by Georgina StevensChildren's Nonfiction2022
The Leaf Detective: How Margaret Lowman Uncovered Secrets in the Rainforest by Heather LangPicture Book2022
Whispering Alaska by Brendan JonesYoung Adult Fiction2022
Hothouse Earth: The Climate Crisis and the Importance of Carbon Neutrality by Stephanie Sammartino McPhersonYoung Adult Nonfiction2022
Hello from Renn Lake by Michele Weber HurwitzChildren's Fiction2021
You can change the world by Lucy BellChildren's Nonfiction2021
Butterflies Belong Here: A Story of One Idea, Thirty Kids, and a World of Butterflies by Deborah HopkinsonPicture Book2021
Bright Shining World by Josh SwillerYoung Adult Fiction2021
You can change the world by Lucy BellYoung Adult Nonfiction2021
Giraffe Extinction: Using Science and Technology to Save the Gentle Giants by Tanya AndersonChildren's and Young Adult Nonfiction2020
Out of My Shell by Jenny GoebelChildren's Fiction2020
Mario and the Hole in the Sky: How a Chemist Saved Our Planet by Elizabeth RuschPicture Book2020
The Confusion of Laurel Graham by Adrienne KisnerYoung Adult Fiction2020
The Flooded Earth by Mardi McConnochieChildren's Fiction2019
Trash Revolution: Breaking the Waste Cycle by Erica FyvieChildren's Nonfiction2019
The Brilliant Deep: Rebuilding the World's Coral Reefs: The Story of Ken Nedimyer and the Coral Restoration Foundation by Kate MessnerPicture Book2019
Dry by Neal ShustermanYoung Adult Fiction2019
Forest World by Margarita EngleChildren's Fiction2018
Sea Otter Heroes: The Predators That Saved an Ecosystem by Patricia NewmanChildren's Nonfiction2018
Creekfinding: A True Story by Jacqueline Briggs MartinPicture Book2018
Trashing the Planet: Examining Our Global Garbage Glut by Stuart A. KallenYoung Adult Nonfiction2018
Saving Wonder by Mary KnightChildren's Fiction2017
Science Comics: Coral Reefs: Cities of the Ocean by Maris WicksChildren's Nonfiction2017
Follow the Moon Home: A Tale of One Idea, Twenty Kids, and a Hundred Sea Turtles by Philippe CousteauPicture Book2017
Dig Too Deep by Amy AllgeyerYoung Adult Fiction2017
The Story of Seeds: From Mendel's Garden to Your Plate, and How There's More of Less to Eat Around the World by Nancy CastaldoYoung Adult Nonfiction2017
The Thing about Jellyfish by Ali BenjaminChildren's Fiction2016
National Geographic Kids Mission: Sea Turtle Rescue: All About Sea Turtles and How to Save Them (NG Kids Mission: Animal Rescue) by Karen Romano YoungChildren's Nonfiction2016
The Stranded Whale by Jane YolenPicture Book2016
The Beast of Cretacea by Todd StrasserYoung Adult Fiction2016
Deep Blue by Jennifer DonnellyChildren's Fiction2015
Plastic, Ahoy!: Investigating the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (Nonfiction - Grades 4-8) by Patricia NewmanChildren's Nonfiction2015
The Promise by Nicola DaviesPicture Book2015
Threatened by Eliot SchreferYoung Adult Fiction2015
Eyes Wide Open: Going Behind the Environmental Headlines by Paul FleischmanYoung Adult Nonfiction2015
The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp by Kathi AppeltChildren's Fiction2014
A Place for Turtles by Melissa StewartChildren's Nonfiction2014
The Eye of the Whale by Jennifer O'ConnellPicture Book2014
Washashore by Suzanne GoldsmithYoung Adult Fiction2014
Inside a Bald Eagle's Nest: A Photographic Journey Through the American Bald Eagle Nesting Season by Teena Ruark GorrowYoung Adult Nonfiction2014
White Dolphin by Gill LewisChildren's Fiction2013
Citizen Scientists: Be a Part of Scientific Discovery from Your Own Backyard by Loree Griffin BurnsChildren's Nonfiction2013
The Family Tree by David McPhailPicture Book2013
Endangered by Eliot SchreferYoung Adult Fiction2013
Moonbird: A Year on the Wind with the Great Survivor B95 by Phillip HooseYoung Adult Nonfiction2013
Wild Wings by Gill LewisChildren's Fiction2012
The Mangrove Tree: Planting Trees to Feed Families by Susan L. RothChildren's Nonfiction2012
Arthur Turns Green by Marc BrownPicture Book2012
Gaia Warriors by Nicola DaviesYoung Adult Fiction2012
Mallory Goes Green! by Laurie B. FriedmanChildren's Fiction2011
Not Your Typical Book About the Environment by Elin KelseyNonfiction2011
The EARTH Book by Todd ParrPicture Book2011
Boys, Bears, and a Serious Pair of Hiking Boots by Abby McDonaldYoung Adult Fiction2011
Operation Redwood by S. Terrell FrenchChildren's Fiction2010
Scat by Carl HiaasenChildren's Fiction2010
Earth in the Hot Seat: Bulletins from a Warming World by Marfé Ferguson DelanoNonfiction2010
Miss Fox's Class Goes Green by Eileen SpinelliPicture Book2010
The Carbon Diaries 2015 by Saci LloydYoung Adult Fiction2010
Night of the Spadefoot Toads by Bill HarleyChildren's Fiction2009
MySpace/OurPlanet: Change Is Possible by Myspace CommunityNonfiction2009
Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai by Claire A. NivolaPicture Book2009
Varmints by Helen WardPicture Book2009
Write Naked by Peter GouldYoung Adult Fiction2009
Blind Faith Hotel by Pamela ToddYoung Adult Fiction2009
Winston of Churchill: One Bear's Battle Against Global Warming by Jean Davies OkimotoChildren's Fiction2008
The Down-to-Earth Guide to Global Warming by Laurie DavidNonfiction2008
The Light-Bearer's Daughter by O. R. MellingYoung Adult Fiction2008
Uno's Garden by Graeme BaseChildren's Fiction2007
A Place for Butterflies by Melissa StewartNonfiction2007
Flash Point by Sneed B. CollardYoung Adult Fiction2007
Near One Cattail: Turtles, Logs And Leaping Frogs by Anthony D. FredericksChildren's Fiction2006
Flush by Carl HiaasenYoung Adult Fiction2006
The Sea, the Storm, and the Mangrove Tangle by Lynne CherryChildren's Fiction2005

Honor 140

WorkCategoryYear
Wildoak by C. C. HarringtonChildren's Fiction2023
Trouble at Turtle Pond by Diana RennChildren's Fiction2023
Legend keepers : the partnership by Bruce L. SmithChildren's Fiction2023
A Kid's Guide to Saving the Planet: It's Not Hopeless and We're Not Helpless by Paul DouglasChildren's Nonfiction2023
Sharks Forever: The Mystery and History of the Planet’s Perfect Predator (Orca Wild, 9) by Mark Leiren-YoungChildren's Nonfiction2023
The Global Ocean by Rochelle StraussChildren's Nonfiction2023
Scrap Metal Swan: A River Clean-up Story by Joanne LindenPicture Book2023
It's Up to Us: Building a Brighter Future for Nature, People & Planet (The Children's Terra Carta) by Christopher LloydPicture Book2023
Our Green City by Tanya Lloyd KyiPicture Book2023
Front Country by Sara St. AntoineYoung Adult Fiction2023
Where Have All the Birds Gone?: Nature in Crisis by Rebecca E. HirschYoung Adult Nonfiction2023
Willa of Dark Hollow (Willa of the Wood, 2) by Robert BeattyChildren's Fiction2022
Waiting for a Warbler by Sneed B. Collard IIIChildren's Fiction2022
One Small Hop by Madelyn RosenbergChildren's Fiction2022
Palm Trees at the North Pole: The Hot Truth About Climate Change by Marc ter HorstChildren's Nonfiction2022
Our World Out of Balance: Understanding Climate Change and What We Can Do by Andrea MinoglioChildren's Nonfiction2022
Butterfly for a King: Saving Hawaiis Kamehameha Butterflies by Susan L. RothChildren's Nonfiction2022
No More Plastic by Alma FullertonPicture Book2022
Begin with a Bee by Liza KetchumPicture Book2022
Ocean Soup: A Recipe for You, Me, and a Cleaner Sea by Meeg PincusPicture Book2022
The Dreamcatcher Codes by Barbara NewmanYoung Adult Fiction2022
The Beekeepers: How Humans Changed the World of Bumble Bees (Scholastic Focus) by Dana L. ChurchYoung Adult Nonfiction2022
Conservation Canines: How Dogs Work for the Environment (Orca Wild, 7) by Isabelle GrocYoung Adult Nonfiction2022
Planet Ocean: Why We All Need a Healthy Ocean by Patricia NewmanYoung Adult Nonfiction2022
American Jaguar: Big Cats, Biogeography, and Human Borders by Elizabeth WebbYoung Adult Nonfiction2022
Kids vs. Plastic: Ditch the straw and find the pollution solution to bottles, bags, and other single-use plastics by Julie BeerChildren's and Young Adult Nonfiction2021
Condor Comeback (Scientists in the Field Series) by Sy MontgomeryChildren's and Young Adult Nonfiction2021
One Earth: People of Color Protecting Our Planet by Anuradha RaoChildren's and Young Adult Nonfiction2021
Music for Tigers by Michelle KadarusmanChildren's Fiction2021
Pelican in peril by Candice Lemon-ScottChildren's Fiction2021
The Queen Bee and Me by Gillian McDunnChildren's Fiction2021
Rocket Says Clean Up! by Nathan BryonPicture Book2021
One Little Bag: An Amazing Journey by Henry ColePicture Book2021
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 EngelPicture Book2021
One Little Lot: The 1-2-3s of an Urban Garden by Diane C. MullenPicture Book2021
Three Days till EOC: A novella by Abhimanyu SukhdialYoung Adult Fiction2021
Orcas Everywhere: The Mystery and History of Killer Whales (Orca Wild) by Mark Leiren-YoungChildren's and Young Adult Nonfiction2020
Home Sweet Neighborhood: Transforming Cities One Block at a Time by Michelle MulderChildren's and Young Adult Nonfiction2020
A Circle of Elephants: A companion novel by Eric DinersteinChildren's Fiction2020
Badir and the Beaver by Shannon StewartChildren's Fiction2020
The Boy Who Grew a Forest: The True Story of Jadav Payeng by Sophia GholzPicture Book2020
I Am Farmer: Growing an Environmental Movement in Cameroon by Miranda PaulPicture Book2020
The Casket of Time by Andri Snær MagnasonYoung Adult Fiction2020
Ellie's Strand: Exploring the Edge of the Pacific by M.L. HerringChildren's Fiction2019
Bat Citizens by Rob LaidlawChildren's Nonfiction2019
Salamander Sky by Katy FarberPicture Book2019
Counting Birds: The Idea That Helped Save Our Feathered Friends by Heidi E. Y. StemplePicture Book2019
Orphaned by Eliot SchreferYoung Adult Fiction2019
Beyond the Sixth Extinction: A Post-Apocalyptic Pop-Up by Shawn SheehyYoung Adult Fiction2019
The Last Panther by Todd MitchellChildren's Fiction2018
This Book Stinks!: Gross Garbage, Rotten Rubbish, and the Science of Trash by Sarah Wassner FlynnChildren's Nonfiction2018
The Hidden Life of a Toad by Doug WechslerChildren's Nonfiction2018
Out of School and Into Nature: The Anna Comstock Story by Suzanne SladePicture Book2018
Geoengineering Earth's Climate: Resetting the Thermostat by Jennifer SwansonYoung Adult Nonfiction2018
Pocket Change: Pitching In for a Better World by Michelle MulderChildren's Nonfiction2017
Green City: How One Community Survived a Tornado and Rebuilt for a Sustainable Future by Allan DrummondPicture Book2017
Be the Change: A Grandfather Gandhi Story by Arun GandhiPicture Book2017
Rescued by Eliot SchreferYoung Adult Fiction2017
Inside an Osprey's Nest: A Photographic Journey through Nesting Season by Teena Ruark GorrowYoung Adult Nonfiction2017
The Order of the Trees by Katy FarberChildren's Fiction2016
Sydney & Simon: Go Green! by Paul A. ReynoldsChildren's Fiction2016
One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia by Miranda PaulChildren's Nonfiction2016
Untamed: The Wild Life of Jane Goodall by Anita SilveyChildren's Nonfiction2016
Crane Boy by Diana CohnPicture Book2016
The Seeds of Friendship by Michael ForemanPicture Book2016
A Bird On Water Street by Elizabeth O. DulembaChildren's Fiction2015
Josie and the Fourth Grade Bike Brigade: Book 1 (Josie Goes Green) by Beth HandmanChildren's Fiction2015
The Kid's Guide to Exploring Nature (BBG Guides for a Greener Planet) by Brooklyn Botanic Garden EducatorsChildren's Nonfiction2015
The Case of the Vanishing Honeybees: A Scientific Mystery by Sandra MarkleChildren's Nonfiction2015
Ivan: The Remarkable True Story of the Shopping Mall Gorilla by Katherine ApplegatePicture Book2015
A Boy and a Jaguar by Alan RabinowitzPicture Book2015
Silver People: Voices from the Panama Canal by Margarita EngleYoung Adult Fiction2015
Pills and Starships by Lydia MilletYoung Adult Fiction2015
The Next Wave: The Quest to Harness the Power of the Oceans by Elizabeth RuschYoung Adult Nonfiction2015
Mousemobile (A Mousenet Book) by Prudence BreitroseChildren's Fiction2014
Ellie's Log: Exploring the Forest Where the Great Tree Fell by Judith L. LiChildren's Fiction2014
Parrots Over Puerto Rico by Susan L. RothChildren's Nonfiction2014
Frog Song by Brenda Z. GuibersonPicture Book2014
The Lord of Opium by Nancy FarmerYoung Adult Fiction2014
The Tapir Scientist: Saving South America's Largest Mammal by Sy MontgomeryYoung Adult Nonfiction2014
The Story of the Blue Planet by Andri Snaer MagnasonChildren's Fiction2013
The Hop by Sharelle Byars MoranvilleChildren's Fiction2013
Puffling Patrol by Ted LewinChildren's Nonfiction2013
Rachel Carson and Her Book That Changed the World by Laurie LawlorPicture Book2013
A Place for Bats by Melissa StewartPicture Book2013
Momentum by Saci LloydYoung Adult Fiction2013
The Unnaturalists by Tiffany TrentYoung Adult Fiction2013
Luz Sees the Light by Claudia DavilaChildren's Fiction2012
National Geographic Kids: Human Footprint by Ellen KirkChildren's Nonfiction2012
101 Ways to Save the Planet by Deborah UnderwoodChildren's Nonfiction2012
Riparia's River by Michael J. CadutoPicture Book2012
Global warming : a personal guide to causes and solutions by Sneed B. CollardYoung Adult Nonfiction2012
Extraordinary Endangered Animals by Sandrine SilholYoung Adult Nonfiction2012
Nowhere Else on Earth: Standing Tall for the Great Bear Rainforest by Caitlyn VernonYoung Adult Nonfiction2012
The Magic School Bus and the Climate Challenge by Joanna ColeChildren's Fiction2011
Ancient, Strange, and Lovely by Susan FletcherChildren's Fiction2011
Garbage Helps Our Garden Grow: A Compost Story by Linda GlaserNonfiction2011
Get Real: What Kind of World are YOU Buying? by Mara RockliffNonfiction2011
A Place for Frogs by Melissa StewartNonfiction2011
Let's Save the Animals: A flip the flap book by Frances BarryPicture Book2011
Seeds of Change: Planting a Path to Peace by Jen Cullerton JohnsonPicture Book2011
Ship Breaker by Paolo BacigalupiYoung Adult Fiction2011
Recycle This Book by Dan GutmanNonfiction2010
Mission Planet Earth: Our World and Its Climate and How Humans Are Changing Them by Sally RideNonfiction2010
Mission Save the Planet: Things You Can Do to Help Fight Global Warming by Sally RideNonfiction2010
Heroes of the Environment: True Stories of People Who Are Helping to Protect Our Planet by Harriet RohmerNonfiction2010
The Frog Scientist by Pamela S. TurnerNonfiction2010
The Curious Garden by Peter BrownPicture Book2010
Redwoods by Jason ChinPicture Book2010
A Place for Birds by Melissa StewartPicture Book2010
A Summer of Silk Moths by Margaret WilleyYoung Adult Fiction2010
Cam Jansen and the Green School Mystery by David A. AdlerChildren's Fiction2009
The Last Wild Place by Rosa JordanChildren's Fiction2009
Fern Verdant and the Silver Rose by Diana LeszczynskiChildren's Fiction2009
How We Know What We Know About Our Changing Climate: Scientists and Kids Explore Global Warming by Lynne CherryNonfiction2009
Science Warriors: The Battle Against Invasive Species by Sneed B. Collard IIINonfiction2009
Generation Green: The Ultimate Teen Guide to Living an Eco-Friendly Life by Linda SivertsenNonfiction2009
10 Things I Can Do to Help My World by Melanie WalshNonfiction2009
Tin Lizzie by Allan DrummondPicture Book2009
The Wolves Are Back by Jean Craighead GeorgePicture Book2009
When Santa Turned Green by Victoria PerlaPicture Book2009
Whirlwind: The Caretaker Trilogy: Book 2 by David KlassYoung Adult Fiction2009
On Meadowview Street by Henry ColeChildren's Fiction2008
Polar Bear Puzzle (Adventures of Riley, 4) by Amanda LumryChildren's Fiction2008
An Inconvenient Truth: The Crisis of Global Warming by Al GoreNonfiction2008
The Sorta Sisters by Adrian FogelinYoung Adult Fiction2008
Secret of the Sirens by Julia GoldingYoung Adult Fiction2008
Abigale the Happy Whale by Peter FarrellyChildren's Fiction2007
All the Way to the Ocean by Joel HarperChildren's Fiction2007
Saving The Buffalo by Albert MarrinNonfiction2007
Quest for the Tree Kangaroo: An Expedition to the Cloud Forest of New Guinea by Sy MontgomeryNonfiction2007
Frog Heaven: Ecology of a Vernal Pool by Doug WechslerNonfiction2007
Firestorm by David KlassYoung Adult Fiction2007
Home, and Other Big, Fat Lies by Jill WolfsonYoung Adult Fiction2007
Let the River Run Silver Again!: How One School Helped Return the American Shad to the Potomac River Ù And How You Too by Sandy BurkChildren's Fiction2006
The World That We Want by Kim Michelle ToftChildren's Fiction2006
Circles of Hope by Karen Lynn WilliamsChildren's Fiction2006
The Secret Under My Skin by Janet McNaughtonYoung Adult Fiction2006
Garden of the Spirit Bear: Life in the Great Northern Rainforest by Dorothy Hinshaw PatentChildren's Fiction2005
Tree of Life: The Incredible Biodiversity of Life on Earth by Rochelle StraussChildren's Fiction2005

Recommended Reading 85

WorkCategoryYear
Chasing Jaguars (Wild Survival #3) by Melissa Cristina MárquezChildren's Fiction2023
Solimar: The Sword of the Monarchs by Pam Munoz RyanChildren's Fiction2023
Listen Up!: Exploring the World of Natural Sound by Stephen AitkenChildren's Nonfiction2023
The Rodent, the Bee, and the Brazil Nut Tree : How Living Things Work Together for Survival by Sheri AmselChildren's Nonfiction2023
One Million Trees: A True Story by Kristen BalouchChildren's Nonfiction2023
Water (Imagine This!) by Doe BoyleChildren's Nonfiction2023
The River That Wolves Moved: A True Tale from Yellowstone by Mary Kay CarsonChildren's Nonfiction2023
When the World Runs Dry: Earth's Water in Crisis by Nancy F. CastaldoChildren's Nonfiction2023
The Wolves and Moose of Isle Royale: Restoring an Island Ecosystem by Nancy F. CastaldoChildren's Nonfiction2023
Investigating Nature: Women Who Led the Way (Super SHEroes of Science): Women Who Led the Way (Super SHEroes of Science) by Anita DalalChildren's Nonfiction2023
The Adventures of Dr. Sloth: Rebecca Cliffe and Her Quest to Protect Sloths by Suzi EszterhasChildren's Nonfiction2023
Duet: Our Journey in Song with the Northern Mockingbird by Phillip HooseChildren's Nonfiction2023
Girls Who Green the World: Thirty-Four Rebel Women Out to Save Our Planet by Diana KappChildren's Nonfiction2023
Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall KimmererChildren's Nonfiction2023
How You Can Save Water (Learn About) by Dionna L. MannChildren's Nonfiction2023
Animal Allies: 15 Amazing Women in Wildlife Research by Elizabeth Pagel-HoganChildren's Nonfiction2023
Antarctica: The Melting Continent by Karen Romano YoungChildren's Nonfiction2023
Swoop and Soar: How Science Rescued Two Osprey Orphans and Found Them A New Family In The Wild by Deborah Lee RoseChildren's Nonfiction2023
Jobs of the Future: Imaginative Careers for Forward-Thinking Kids by Sofia E. RossiChildren's Nonfiction2023
No Boundaries: 25 Women Explorers and Scientists Share Adventures, Inspiration, and Advice by Gabby SalazarChildren's Nonfiction2023
One Turtle's Last Straw: The Real-Life Rescue That Sparked a Sea Change by Elisa BoxerPicture Book2023
The Girl Who Built an Ocean: An Artist, an Argonaut, and the True Story of the World's First Aquarium by Jess KeatingPicture Book2023
Listen to the Language of the Trees: A Story of How Forests Communicate Underground by Tera KelleyPicture Book2023
Wake, Sleepy One: California Poppies and the Super Bloom by Lisa KerrPicture Book2023
A Planet Like Ours by Frank MurphyPicture Book2023
Alexander von Humboldt: Explorer, Naturalist & Environmental Pioneer by Danica NovgorodoffPicture Book2023
Building an Orchestra of Hope: How Favio Chavez Taught Children to Make Music from Trash by Carmen OliverPicture Book2023
Make Way for Animals!: A World of Wildlife Crossings by Meeg PincusPicture Book2023
Las BosqueNiñas: Un Diario, un Viaje (Spanish Edition) by Waage SisselPicture Book2023
Count on Us! by Gabi SnyderPicture Book2023
Lion Lights: My Invention That Made Peace with Lions by Richard TurerePicture Book2023
Keepers of the Reef by Sharon WismerPicture Book2023
Beneath the Waves: Celebrating the Ocean Through Pictures, Poems, and Stories by Stephanie DrimmerChildren's Fiction2022
Manatee's Best Friend by Sylvia LiuChildren's Fiction2022
Barefoot Books Water: A Deep Dive of Discovery by Christy MihalyChildren's Fiction2022
Crocodile Rescue! (Wild Survival #1) (1) by Melissa Cristina MárquezChildren's Fiction2022
How Would You Survive as a Bee? by David StewartChildren's Fiction2022
Sea Lions in the Parking Lot: Animals On The Move In A Time Of Pandemic by Lenora TodaroChildren's Fiction2022
Pooper Snooper (Working With Scientists) by Keats Curtis JenniferPicture Book2022
Headstrong Hallie!: The story of Hallie Morse Daggett, the First Female "Fire Guard" by Aimée BissonetteYoung Adult Fiction2022
Red Flag Warning : An Eco Adventure by Datnow ClaireYoung Adult Fiction2022
The Wisdom of Trees: How Trees Work Together to Form a Natural Kingdom by Lita JudgeYoung Adult Fiction2022
Elephants!: Strange and Wonderful by Laurence PringleYoung Adult Fiction2022
Tracking Tortoises: The Mission to Save a Galápagos Giant by Kate MessnerYoung Adult Nonfiction2022
Unforgotten: The Wild Life of Dian Fossey and Her Relentless Quest to Save Mountain Gorillas by Anita SilveyYoung Adult Nonfiction2022
Life in a Frozen World: Wildlife of Antarctica by Mary BattenChildren's and Young Adult Nonfiction2021
Plastic Sea: A Bird's-Eye View by Kirsti BlomChildren's and Young Adult Nonfiction2021
If You Take Away the Otter by Susannah Buhrman-DeeverChildren's and Young Adult Nonfiction2021
Kids Fight Plastic by Martin DoreyChildren's and Young Adult Nonfiction2021
Bird's-Eye View: Keeping Wild Birds in Flight (Orca Wild) by Ann ErikssonChildren's and Young Adult Nonfiction2021
Sea Otters: A Survival Story (Orca Wild, 3) by Isabelle GrocChildren's and Young Adult Nonfiction2021
Tracking Pythons: The Quest to Catch an Invasive Predator and Save an Ecosystem by Kate MessnerChildren's and Young Adult Nonfiction2021
Extreme Ocean: Amazing Animals, High-Tech Gear, Record-Breaking Depths, and More by Glen PhalenChildren's and Young Adult Nonfiction2021
Chemical World: Science in Our Daily Lives by Rowena RaeChildren's and Young Adult Nonfiction2021
Marjory Saves the Everglades: The Story of Marjory Stoneman Douglas by Sandra Neil WallaceChildren's and Young Adult Nonfiction2021
The Endangereds by Philippe CousteauChildren's Fiction2021
Stella Diaz Never Gives Up by Angela DominguezChildren's Fiction2021
The Silver Arrow by Lev GrossmanChildren's Fiction2021
Cast Away: Poems for Our Time by Naomi Shihab NyeChildren's Fiction2021
A Whale of the Wild by Rosanne ParryChildren's Fiction2021
The Water Planet by Jon ScieszkaChildren's Fiction2021
It’s Only One! by Tracey CorderoyPicture Book2021
Solar Story: How One Community Lives Alongside the World's Biggest Solar Plant by Allan DrummondPicture Book2021
Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera by Candace FlemingPicture Book2021
Let's Save Our Planet: Forests: Discover the Facts. Be Inspired. Make A Difference. by Jess FrenchPicture Book2021
Earth Hour: A Lights-Out Event for Our Planet by Nanette HeffernanPicture Book2021
We Are Water Protectors by Carole LindstromPicture Book2021
The Lion Queens of India by Jan ReynoldsPicture Book2021
Survival by Anna ClaybourneChildren's and Young Adult Nonfiction2020
Gone is Gone: Wildlife Under Threat (Orca Wild) by Isabelle GrocChildren's and Young Adult Nonfiction2020
How long does it take for trash to decompose? by Emily HuddChildren's and Young Adult Nonfiction2020
Solutions for a Cleaner, Greener Planet: Environmental Chemistry by Marc ZimmerChildren's and Young Adult Nonfiction2020
The Acadia Files: Book One, Summer Science by Katie CoppensChildren's Fiction2020
Street Shadows by Claire GilchristChildren's Fiction2020
The Everywhere Bear (The Nature Club Book 3) by Rachel MazurChildren's Fiction2020
Racing with Butterflies (The Nature Club) by Rachel MazurChildren's Fiction2020
Taking Flight (The Nature Club Book 1) by Rachel MazurChildren's Fiction2020
Cougar frenzy by Pamela McdowellChildren's Fiction2020
Bee the Change (The Big Idea Gang) by James PrellerChildren's Fiction2020
Tree of Dreams by Laura ResauChildren's Fiction2020
Wild Horse Annie: Friend of the Mustangs by Tracey FernPicture Book2020
A Voice for the Spirit Bears: How One Boy Inspired Millions to Save a Rare Animal (CitizenKid) by Carmen OliverPicture Book2020
Crab Cake: Turning the Tide Together by Andrea TsurumiPicture Book2020
Greta and the Giants: inspired by Greta Thunberg's stand to save the world by Zoë TuckerPicture Book2020
If Elephants Disappeared (If Animals Disappeared) by Lily WilliamsPicture Book2020

Short List 76

WorkCategoryYear
The Flooded Earth by Mardi McConnochieChildren's Fiction2019
Ellie's Strand: Exploring the Edge of the Pacific by M.L. HerringChildren's Fiction2019
The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden by Karina Yan GlaserChildren's Fiction2019
Squirm by Carl HiaasenChildren's Fiction2019
Mez's Magic by Eliot SchreferChildren's Fiction2019
Trash Revolution: Breaking the Waste Cycle by Erica FyvieChildren's Nonfiction2019
Bat Citizens by Rob LaidlawChildren's Nonfiction2019
Back from the Brink: Saving Animals from Extinction by Nancy CastaldoChildren's Nonfiction2019
Backyard Bears: Conservation, Habitat Changes, and the Rise of Urban Wildlife by Amy CherrixChildren's Nonfiction2019
Dive In!: Exploring Our Connection with the Ocean by Ann ErikssonChildren's Nonfiction2019
Eavesdropping on Elephants: How Listening Helps Conservation by Patricia NewmanChildren's Nonfiction2019
Spring After Spring: How Rachel Carson Inspired the Environmental Movement by Stephanie Roth SissonChildren's Nonfiction2019
Camp Panda: Helping Cubs Return to the Wild by Catherine ThimmeshChildren's Nonfiction2019
The Brilliant Deep: Rebuilding the World's Coral Reefs: The Story of Ken Nedimyer and the Coral Restoration Foundation by Kate MessnerPicture Book2019
Salamander Sky by Katy FarberPicture Book2019
Counting Birds: The Idea That Helped Save Our Feathered Friends by Heidi E. Y. StemplePicture Book2019
Junk : a spectacular tale of trash by Nick DayPicture Book2019
An Eagle's Feather by Minfong HoPicture Book2019
The Coral Kingdom by Laura KnowlesPicture Book2019
Moth and Wasp, Soil and Ocean: Remembering Chinese Scientist Pu Zhelong's Work for Sustainable Farming by Sigrid SchmalzerPicture Book2019
Iqbal and His Ingenious Idea: How a Science Project Helps One Family and the Planet by Elizabeth SunebyPicture Book2019
Dry by Neal ShustermanYoung Adult Fiction2019
Orphaned by Eliot SchreferYoung Adult Fiction2019
Beyond the Sixth Extinction: A Post-Apocalyptic Pop-Up by Shawn SheehyYoung Adult Fiction2019
Diet for a Changing Climate: Food for Thought by Christy MihalyYoung Adult Nonfiction2019
Birding Is My Favorite Video Game: Cartoons about the Natural World from Bird and Moon by Rosemary MoscoYoung Adult Nonfiction2019
Gorilla Dawn by Gill LewisChildren's Fiction2018
Mystery of the Bear Cub by Tamra WightChildren's Fiction2018
Animal Ark: Celebrating our Wild World in Poetry and Pictures (National Geographic Kids) by Kwame AlexanderChildren's Nonfiction2018
The New Ocean: The Fate of Life in a Changing Sea by Bryn BarnardChildren's Nonfiction2018
We're Going on a Bear Hunt: My Adventure Field Guide by Bear Hunt Films Ltd.Children's Nonfiction2018
The Great Penguin Rescue: Saving the African Penguins by Sandra MarkleChildren's Nonfiction2018
We're Going on a Bear Hunt: My Explorer's Journal by Hannah PangChildren's Nonfiction2018
Beauty and the Beak: How Science, Technology, and a 3D-Printed Beak Rescued a Bald Eagle by Deborah Lee RoseChildren's Nonfiction2018
The Last Tree by Ingrid ChabbertPicture Book2018
Bees in the City by Andrea ChengPicture Book2018
Many: The Diversity of Life on Earth by Nicola DaviesPicture Book2018
Pedal Power: How One Community Became the Bicycle Capital of the World by Allan DrummondPicture Book2018
The Boy and the Whale by Mordicai GersteinPicture Book2018
Bee & Me by Alison JayPicture Book2018
A Monarch Butterfly Story (Wildlife on the move) by Melissa KimPicture Book2018
Anywhere Farm by Phyllis RootPicture Book2018
Whale Quest: Working Together to Save Endangered Species by Karen Romano YoungYoung Adult Nonfiction2018
Every Breath We Take by Maya AjmeraChildren's Nonfiction2017
Ada's Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay by Susan HoodChildren's Nonfiction2017
Saving the endangered green sea turtle by Sarah MachajewskiChildren's Nonfiction2017
Because of an Acorn by Lola M. SchaeferChildren's Nonfiction2017
Where's the Elephant? by BarrouxPicture Book2017
Mr. McGinty's monarchs by Linda Vander HeydenPicture Book2017
Hopping Ahead of Climate Change by Sneed B. CollardYoung Adult Nonfiction2017
Journey: The Amazing Story of Or-7, the Oregon Wolf That Made History by Beckie ElginYoung Adult Nonfiction2017
The Order of the Trees by Katy FarberChildren's Fiction2016
Sydney & Simon: Go Green! by Paul A. ReynoldsChildren's Fiction2016
Stinky Cecil in Operation Pond Rescue (Amp Comics for Kids) by Paige BraddockChildren's Fiction2016
The Neptune Challenge by Polly HolyokeChildren's Fiction2016
Every Breath We Take by Maya AjmeraChildren's Nonfiction2016
Ada's Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay by Susan HoodChildren's Nonfiction2016
Trash Talk: Moving Toward a Zero-Waste World by Michelle MulderChildren's Nonfiction2016
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