Great Books for Earth Day
Celebrate Earth Day with a selection of titles that feature handsome artwork, well-written texts, and kid-grabbing subjects. Including both fiction and nonfiction, these outstanding offerings highlight...
View ArticleKid Lit Authors Unite for Earth Day
Literacy, censorship, and children’s rights are issues generally associated with children’s book authors—but the environment has not been forgotten. A grassroots coalition of 70 writers and...
View ArticleWaterfalls, Geysers, & Turbines |Touch and Go
“In Stockholm, Sweden, researchers have found a way to create usable energy from the excess body heat generated by the quarter million commuters who pass through the city’s train station every day.”...
View ArticleEarth Day Q&A: SLJ Talks to MIT Professor Penny Chisholm About Her Upcoming...
Buried Sunlight: How Fossil Fuels Have Changed the Earth is set to be released by Scholastic in Sept. 2014. Image courtesy of Scholastic Part of a long-running series on the environment, the upcoming...
View ArticleLatest Discovery Education Digital Resources Tied to Earth Day
Discovery Education is marking Earth Day, coming up on April 22, with a variety of new resources supporting classroom lessons focused on marine science, biodiversity, and conservation. The new learning...
View ArticleEarth Day | It’s a Green Thing
Since the first celebration of Earth Day on April 22, 1970, progress has been made in addressing some global environmental challenges—through both legislation and grassroots movements. Witness: the...
View ArticleTwo Days Left To Enter the littleBits Earth Day 2017 Competition
As an extension of its year-round Invent for Good initiative, littleBits is encouraging creators who use its Bits and kits to extend that “think of others” mindset to Mother Earth. So just ahead of...
View ArticleEco-conscious Poetry Books for Earth Day
Just in time for April, here are two titles that are perfect for both National Poetry Month and Earth Day–related lessons. Michelle Schaub’s lyrical stroll through a farmers’ market celebrates not only...
View Article10 Titles to Promote Clean Water Awareness
In this article Digital Picks Considering the ongoing clean water crisis in Flint, MI, and other cities across the United States and the globe, children and teens likely have a number of related...
View ArticleAll That Trash by Meghan McCarthy | SLJ Review
Gr 3-5 –The year was 1987 and a ship full of trash was about to become famous. This is the engaging, humorous, and entirely true story of the 1987 Garbage Barge and its world-traveling adventure.
View ArticleEvery Day Is Earth Day | Books to Celebrate
Titles to introduce environmental themes, nurture an appreciation of nature, and launch creative projects.
View ArticleApps for #EarthDay | Touch and Go
A selection of apps highlighting plants, animals, and ecosystems to share with your students as Earth Day approaches.
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