Note: This is not a mandatory reading list and is only intended to provide further information on the green topic selected for this month. Book selections were compiled by Indiana Department of Education staff with input from educators.

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January 2008   •   Choosing environmentally-friendly transportation
Grades K-2
 
  • Let’s Save Energy! – Sara Elizabeth Nelson
Grades 3-5
 
  • Sustainable World: Transportation – Rob Bowden
Grades 6-8
 
  • Hydrogen: Running on Water – Niki Walker
Grades 9-adult
 
February 2008   •   Reduce, Reuse, Rethink
Grades K-2
 
  • The Great Trash Bash - Loreen Leedy.
  • Let’s Reduce Garbage! – Sara Elizabeth Nelson
Grades 3-5
 
  • Trash Action – Anne Love and Jane Drake
  • What a Load of Trash – Steve Skidmore
Grades 6-8
 
  • Garbage and Recycling (Young Discoverers: Environmental Facts and Experiments) – Rosie Harlow
  • Garbage and Recycling (Opposing Viewpoints Series) – Mitchell Young
Grades 9-adult
 
  • Garbage and Recycling (Opposing Viewpoints Series) – Helen Cothran
  • Beyond Recycling: A re-user’s guide: 336 Practical Tips: Save Money and Protect the Environment – Kathy Stein
  • The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Green Living – Trish Riley
March 2008   •   Recycle
Grades K-2
 
  • Follow That Trash! All About Recycling – Francine Jacobs
  • Where Does the Garbage Go? – Paul Showers
  • A Box Can Be Many Things – Dana Meachen Rau
Grades 3-5
 
  • Recycled Crafts Box – Laura C. Martin
  • Fun With Recycling: 50 Great Things for Kids to Make from Junk – Marion Elliot
Grades 6-8
 
  • Issues on Trial: The Environment – Andrea C. Nakaya
  • Urban Recycling and the Search for Sustainable Community Development – Adam S. Weinberg
Grades 9-adult
 
  • Easy Recycling Handbook: What to Recycle and How to Buy Recycled… Without All the Garbage – Dee McVicker
  • Recycle! Make Your Own Eco-Friendly and Creative Designs:101 Projects for Home & Garden – Moira Hankinson
April 2008   •   Renew
Grades K-2
 
  • Earth Day – Hooray! (MathStart 3) - Stuart J. Murphy
  • Let’s Celebrate Earth Day – Peter Roop
  • Earth Day (Holiday Histories) – Mir Tamim Ansary
Grades 3-5
 
  • Earth Day (True Books) – Nancy K. Sanders
  • Earth Day: Let’s Meet the Earth Kids (Holidays & Heroes) – Barbara Derubertis
  • Earth Day Crafts: Fun Holiday Crafts Kids Can Do! – Carol Gnojewski
  • Potato Clocks and Solar Cars: Renewable and Non-renewable Energy – Elizabeth Raum
Grades 6-8
 
  • Energy Alternatives – Lauri S. Friedman
  • Critical Thinking About Environmental Issues – Energy – Manuel Nikel-Zueger
Grades 9-adult
 
  • Beyond Earth Day: Fulfilling the Promise – Gaylord Nelson, Susan M. Campbell and Paul A. Wozniak
  • The Official Earth Day Guide to Planet Repair – Denis Hayes
  • The Morning After Earth Day: Practical Environmental Politics – Mary Graham
May 2008   •   Nature's Partners
Grades K-2
 
  • Bugs for Lunch – Margery Facklam
  • Are You a Bee? – Judy Allen
  • Are You a Ladybug? – Judy Allen
  • Are You a Spider? – Tudor Humphries
Grades 3-5
 
  • DK Big Readers: Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! – Jennifer Dussling
  • 1001 Bugs to Spot (Usborne 1001 Things to Spot) – Emma Helbrough
  • Everything Bug: What Kids Really Want to Know about Bugs (Kids FAQs) – Cherie Winner
  • Big Book of Bugs – Theresa Greenaway
Grades 6-8
 
  • Silent Spring – Rachel Carson
  • The Truth About Organic Gardening: Benefits, Drawbacks, and the Bottom Line – Jeff Gillman
Grades 9-adult
 
  • Using Beneficial Insects: Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin A-127 – Rhonda Massingham Hart
  • Good Bugs for Your Garden – Allison Mia Starcher
  • Bugs, Slugs & Other Thugs: Controlling Garden Pests Organically - Rhonda Massingham Hart
June 2008   •   Breathe Easy
Grades K-2
 
  • Air Is All Around You - Franklyn M. Branley
  • The Air I Breathe (The Primary Ecology) - Bobbie Kalman and Janine Schaub
  • Pollution and Waste (Young Discoverers: Environmental Facts and Experiments) - Rosie Harlow and Sally Morgan
  • Common Ground: The Water, Earth, and Air We Share - Molly Bang
Grades 3-5
 
  • Air Pollution (True Books: Environment) - Rhonda Lucas Donald
  • The Ozone Layer (True Books: Environment) - Rhonda Lucas Donald
  • Air: A Resource Our World Depends On – Ian Graham
  • Reducing Air Pollution (Improving Our Environment) - Jen Green
Grades 6-8
 
  • Is Air Pollution a Serious Threat to Health? (At Issue Series) – Andrea C. Nakaya
  • Breathe Easy!: A Teen’s Guide to Allergies and Asthma – Jean Ford
Grades 9-adult
 
  • Fresh Air for Life: How to Win Your Unseen War Against Indoor Air Pollution - Allan C. Somersall
  • Air Quality in America: A Dose of Reality on Air Pollution Levels, Trends, and Health Risks – Joel M. Schwartz
  • Air Pollution: Problems and Solutions – J. S. Kidd and Renee A. Kidd
July 2008   •   Tread Lightly
Grades K-2
 
  • Owen & Mzee: Language of Friendship – Isabella Hatkoff
  • Wild Birds – Joanne Ryder
Grades 3-5
 
  • Conservation and natural Resources (Discovery Channel School Science) – Jacqueline A. Ball, Paul Barnett, Justine Ciovacco, and David Diefendorf
  • Conservation – Christine Peterson
  • Everyday Conservation (Eye on Energy) – Jill C. Wheeler
Grades 6-8
 
  • Conservation and natural Resources (Discovery Channel School Science) – Jacqueline A. Ball, Paul Barnett, Justine Ciovacco, and David Diefendorf
  • Conservation – Christine Peterson
  • Everyday Conservation (Eye on Energy) – Jill C. Wheeler
Grades 9-adult
 
  • Easy Green Living: The Ultimate Guide to Simple, Eco-Friendly Choices for You and Your Home – Renee Loux
  • Go Green, Live Rich: 50 Simple Ways to Save the Earth and Get Rich Trying – David Bach and Hillary Rosner
  • The Green Book: The Everyday Guide to Saving the Planet One Simple Step at a Time – Elizabeth Rogers and Thomas M. Kostigen

 

 

 

 

 

 
   
 

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