Green Earth Book AwardWinner

Given by The Nature Generation

78 Works / 79 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)
Categories:
Years:
All, 2023 (5), 2022 (5), 2021 (5), 2020 (4), 2019 (4), 2018 (4), 2017 (5), 2016 (4), 2015 (5), 2014 (5), 2013 (5), 2012 (4), 2011 (4), 2010 (5), 2009 (6), 2008 (3), 2007 (3), 2006 (2), 2005 (1)

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

Tags

activism(59) adventure(198) Africa(121) animals(219) biography(112) chapter book(63) children(73) children's(144) children's literature(58) climate change(108) conservation(167) death(88) dystopia(59) earth(119) Earth Day(130) ecology(154) endangered species(69) environment(589) environmentalism(137) family(111) fantasy(130) fiction(685) Florida(255) friendship(123) global warming(92) grade 6(67) grief(70) humor(164) juvenile(59) Kenya(61) middle grade(98) middle school(63) mystery(235) nature(217) non-fiction(341) ocean(59) picture book(314) pollution(91) read(56) realistic fiction(335) recycling(68) science(355) science fiction(107) survival(87) teen(81) to-read(725) trees(97) ya(280) young adult(305) young adult fiction(89)

Top Members

RLNunezKPL (43 works), stansteiner (28), kday_working (25), JeanLittleLibrary (21), manlius (15), Sullywriter (15), ASIJ (13), ltfl_isblib (13), mhagenberg (13), Saunders_Library (13), eduscapes (12), GowanScienceAcademy (12), ltcl (12), OMSspartans (12), Sharquin (12), aabdelrahmanm (11), casebrad (11), Kaethe (11), KeithKron (11), mffowler (11), sjii (11), bogreader (10), chinatowne (10), clpteensnewbooks (10), fernandie (10), griffinel (10), LMS_Library (10), MercedesMLMW (10), MillPondLibrary (10), SWONlibraries (10), amandabock (9), arak (9), CurrColl (9), foxly (9), ghsmediacenter (9), GMS_Library (9), huskynewbooks (9), Jermey.Matthews (9), jervin1 (9), JKMSLibrary (9), LTFL_UWCSEA (9), melodyreads (9), prengel90 (9), rdg301library (9), rmatottNCSD (9), saillergirl (9), StayerLibrary (9), Whisper1 (9), ALHS_Library (8), bethsand (8), biblio99 (8), buddingnaturalist (8), cctesttc1 (8), CuriosityWorkshop (8), elfschild (8), hooligansmama (8), LadyKnightLibrarian (8), MaraudingStevie (8), matthewbloome (8), mmorrison61 (8), mosylu1 (8), Ms.Guan (8), Owlpower (8), Salsabrarian (8), alaskabookworm (7), allaboutliteracy (7), alo1224 (7), amckenna (7), ASKier (7), beelrami (7), Christa_Josh (7), coveschool (7), e-zReader (7), GeniusJen (7), GPLDYouthServices (7), HCCrittendenLibrary (7), Ibelonginabook (7), lilibrarian (7), ltfl_mountviewms (7), LutheranSouthUnity (7), Notables2013 (7), pvlmc (7), scdoyle68 (7), sheardliteracycenter (7), Spoto-Media (7), Summer345456 (7), tarr.chris (7), tlakelibrary (7), ViewpointPrinn (7), 7HillsSchool (6), anokaberry (6), banson (6), bfplteen (6), brudder (6), Caralen (6), Clippers (6), Conway_Library (6), FrontierGirl (6), goonius (6), janillabean (6), JennyArch (6), JPolglaze (6), kbishop (6), kevindseal (6), lbhlibrary (6), librarian515 (6), Lisa_Francine (6), lmackiewicz (6), ltfl_isulaan (6), mharris4th (6), MrsBond (6), mslibrarynerd (6), NightMarily (6), Pages_Aplenty (6), ParkDay6th (6), pussreboots (6), QPsal (6), Read2Lead (6), richiepartington (6), sglmc (6), skstiles612 (6), stteresa (6), swantonlibrary (6), teachermike (6), TESBooks (6), tglovell (6), trkelley (6)