Green Earth Book AwardShort List

Given by The Nature Generation

69 Works / 76 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, 2019 (26), 2018 (17), 2017 (8), 2016 (16), , 2013 (9)

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
Because of an Acorn by Lola M. SchaeferChildren's Nonfiction2016
What's the Buzz?: Keeping Bees in Flight by Merrie-Ellen WilcoxChildren's Nonfiction2016
Where's the Elephant? by BarrouxPicture Book2016
Toad Weather by Sandra MarklePicture Book2016
Si Badak Tak Bercula (The Hornless Rhinoceros) by Robin RadcliffePicture Book2016
Mr. McGinty's monarchs by Linda Vander HeydenPicture Book2016
A 52-Hertz Whale (Fiction - Young Adult) by Bill SommerYoung Adult Fiction2016
Hopping Ahead of Climate Change by Sneed B. CollardYoung Adult Nonfiction2016
Journey: The Amazing Story of Or-7, the Oregon Wolf That Made History by Beckie ElginYoung Adult Nonfiction2016
The Neptune Project by Polly HolyokeChildren's Fiction2013
It's Our Garden: From Seeds to Harvest in a School Garden by George AnconaChildren's Nonfiction2013
Awesome Dawson by Chris GallPicture Book2013
Snow School by Sandra MarklePicture Book2013
Here Come the Humpbacks! by April Pulley SayrePicture Book2013
Freaking green by sanchezlaurafYoung Adult Fiction2013
My Chemical Mountain by Corina VaccoYoung Adult Fiction2013
The Great Bear Sea: Exploring the Marine Life of a Pacific Paradise by Ian McAllisterYoung Adult Nonfiction2013
Primates: The Fearless Science of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Biruté Galdikas by Jim OttavianiYoung Adult Nonfiction2013

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