Caring for the Environment

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Picture books about Caring for the Environment from the Little Parachutes reviews library

Books that cover environmental issues and explains them in a simple way that children can understand. Some books suggest practical ways a child can become involved in caring for our planet, including recycling and saving energy.

A Planet Full of Plastic: and how you can help

Explaining in a simple and non-threatening way why plastic can be a big problem for the environment and encouraging children to take steps to improve things.

Sneaky Beak

An entertaining picture book about learning to be happy with what you have.

The Garden of Hope

A poignant yet positive story about a grieving daughter and father and how tending a garden together helps them to begin the healing process and find hope for the future.

Christopher Nibble

This book is a great way to introduce the 'green' issue of food sustainability in a very child-friendly way. It also promotes sharing and co-operation.

Ten Things I Can Do to Help My World

My Green Day

A lovely simple way to encourage very young children to protect the environment and save resources.

Lunchbox: The Story of Your Food

This fun and informative book about food and its production may stimulate a child's interest in good nutrition and food provenance. Knowing more about the process and effort that have gone into farming and producing the food may also discourage a child from wasting food.

The Happy Book

A great starting point for talking about both positive and negative feelings with very young children. This book may gently encourage co-operation and good behaviour.

Peas!

This book may encourage a child who is reluctant to eat vegetables to give them a try. It's also a good introduction to the 'green' issue of food miles, and may make children appreciate the effort and resources that go into getting food onto their plates.

Lula and the Sea Monster

This quirky and empowering story of the friendship between a girl and a rapidly-growing sea creature contains lots of helpful messages about the importance of kindness and perseverance, standing up for your beliefs and protecting the environment. It also acknowledges how difficult it is for children to leave their family home.

King Leonard’s Teddy

This book has a strong environmental message, encouraging children to make a difference by minimising waste. King Leonard is a positive role model: he changes his bad habits for good ones and in doing so shows kindness and persistence.

The Little Gardener

An environmentally conscious picture book which focusses on persistence and transformation: little things can make a big difference.

The Curious Garden

This book encourages children to care for and protect the environment that surrounds them, and shows that children can make a difference.

Worzel goes for a walk. Will you come, too?

A simple story which gently promotes responsible dog ownership.

Rubbish and Recycling

Encouraging positive behaviour by being 'green'

Another Fine Mess

A tale about how each of us is responsible for our own rubbish and that one person's rubbish is another's treasure.

Topsy and Tim: Go Green

Encourages children to look after our planet by taking positive steps such as recycling.

The Trouble with Dragons

An easy to understand fable in which the dragons stand for mankind and the dangers posed to the environment by some of our activities are described.

Christopher’s Bicycle (Christopher Nibble)

Encourages children to get involved in recycling and offers simple instructions on how to make recycled gifts.

Recycling!

This book might encourage children to recycle, reduce waste and be responsible for looking after the environment.

Manners at the Park

For Everyone To Share

Useful for very young children to celebrate and experience the world around them

Grow Organic Eat Organic

This factual picture book provides children with lots of information on growing and eating organic produce.

One World

Concern about the environment and demonstrates how we can all care, fight pollution and make a difference.

Yes I Can! Help Save Our Planet: A Lift-the-flap Book

George Saves the World by Lunchtime

Promotes a positive view of recycling and suggests practical ways that young children can care for their environment.

Oi! Get Off Our Train

This book may spark an early interest in animal conservation in a young child.

Hey! What’s That Nasty Whiff?

There are some positive messages about recycling and the environment, working together and helping each other within this fun picture book.

Michael Recycle

May encourage children to adopt environmentally friendly practices such as recycling.

Doing the Garden

May encourage children to help at home and get involved with gardening by showing how much fun it can be.

Litterbug Doug: In the Missions of Michael Recycle

Measuring Angels

Dinosaurs and all that rubbish

Environment, Ecology, Co-operation

Recycling Fun (Peppa Pig)

Encouraging young children to recycle.