Green Earth Book Award, 2005-2020
Resources for the titles recognized by this award since its inception in 2005 -- conveying the message of environmental stewardship
Sponsored by The Nature Generation

- 1,586 Resources including
- 82 Videos
- 60 Book Readings
- 180 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
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One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia
by Miranda Paul and Elizabeth Zunon
(Honor, 2016)
28 Resources7 Awards



Seeds of Change: Planting a Path to Peace
by Jen Cullerton Johnson and Sonia Lynn Sadler
(Honor, 2011)
24 Resources3 Awards


Plastic, Ahoy!: Investigating the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
by Patricia Newman and Annie Crawley
(Winner, 2015)
24 Resources3 Awards

Ivan: The Remarkable True Story of the Shopping Mall Gorilla
by Katherine Applegate and G. Brian Karas
(Honor, 2015)
23 Resources6 Awards

Follow the Moon Home: A Tale of One Idea, Twenty Kids, and a Hundred Sea Turtles
by Philippe Cousteau, Deborah Hopkinson, and Meilo So
(Winner, 2017)
22 Resources3 Awards


The Brilliant Deep: Rebuilding the World's Coral Reefs
by Kate Messner and Matthew Forsythe
(Winner, 2019)
22 Resources8 Awards


The Mangrove Tree: Planting Trees to Feed Families
by Susan L. Roth and Cindy Trumbore
(Winner, 2012)
21 Resources6 Awards

Mario and the Hole in the Sky: How a Chemist Saved Our Planet
by Elizabeth Rusch and Teresa Martinez
(Winner, 2020)
21 Resources10 Awards

Quest for the Tree Kangaroo: An Expedition to the Cloud Forest of New Guinea
by Sy Montgomery and Nic Bishop
(Honor, 2007)
20 Resources5 Awards


I Am Farmer: Growing an Environmental Movement in Cameroon
by Miranda Paul, Baptiste Paul, and Elizabeth Zunon
(Honor, 2020)
20 Resources4 Awards



The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp
by Kathi Appelt and Jennifer Bricking
(Winner, 2014)
18 Resources7 Awards








The Magic School Bus and the Climate Challenge
by Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen
(Honor, 2011)
15 Resources4 Awards



The Boy Who Grew a Forest: The True Story of Jadav Payeng
by Sophia Gholz and Kayla Harren
(Honor, 2020)
15 Resources3 Awards


Be the Change: A Grandfather Gandhi Story
by Arun Gandhi, Bethany Hegedus, and Evan Turk
(Honor, 2017)
14 Resources3 Awards

Creekfinding: A True Story
by Jacqueline Briggs Martin and Claudia McGehee
(Winner, 2018)
14 Resources1 Awards

Citizen Scientists: Be a Part of Scientific Discovery from Your Own Backyard
by Loree Griffin Burns and Ellen Harasimowicz
(Winner, 2013)
13 Resources5 Awards





The Story of Seeds: From Mendel's Garden to Your Plate, and How There's More of Less to Eat Around the World
(Winner, 2017)
13 Resources3 Awards

Counting Birds: The Idea That Helped Save Our Feathered Friends
by Heidi E.Y. Stemple and Clover Robin
(Honor, 2019)
13 Resources3 Awards

Cam Jansen and the Green School Mystery
by David A. Adler and Joy Allen
(Honor, 2009)
12 Resources1 Awards


