Green Earth Book Award, 2005-2024
Resources for the titles recognized by this award since its inception in 2005 -- conveying the message of environmental stewardship

- 2,133 Resources including
- 153 Videos
- 102 Book Readings
- 255 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
Showing 1-48 of 242 book results



No World Too Big: Young People Fighting Global Climate Change
by Lindsay H. Metcalf, Jeanette Bradley, and Keila V. Dawson
(Winner, 2024)
33 Resources2 Awards


One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia
by Miranda Paul and Elizabeth Zunon
(Honor, 2016)
27 Resources8 Awards




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

Seeds of Change: Planting a Path to Peace
by Jen Cullerton Johnson and Sonia Lynn Sadler
(Honor, 2011)
22 Resources5 Awards

Mario and the Hole in the Sky: How a Chemist Saved Our Planet
by Elizabeth Rusch and Teresa Martínez
(Winner, 2020)
22 Resources9 Awards

Butterfly for a King: Saving Hawaiʻi's Kamehameha Butterflies
by Cindy Trumbore and Susan L. Roth
(Honor, 2022)
22 Resources5 Awards

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

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


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


It's Up to Us: Building a Brighter Future for Nature, People & Planet
by Christopher Lloyd, Raúl Colón, Harmony Becker, and Peter Sís
(Honor, 2023)
20 Resources2 Awards



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

Quest for the Tree Kangaroo: An Expedition to the Cloud Forest of New Guinea
by Sy Montgomery and Nic Bishop
(Honor, 2007)
18 Resources5 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)
18 Resources3 Awards

I Am Farmer: Growing an Environmental Movement in Cameroon
by Miranda Paul, Baptiste Paul, and Elizabeth Zunon
(Honor, 2020)
18 Resources3 Awards

Planet Ocean: Why We All Need a Healthy Ocean
by Patricia Newman and Annie Crawley
(Honor, 2022)
18 Resources4 Awards

Hidden Systems: Water, Electricity, the Internet, and the Secrets Behind the Systems We Use Every Day
by Dan Nott
(Honor, 2024)
17 Resources10 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 Resources2 Awards




The Leaf Detective: How Margaret Lowman Uncovered Secrets in the Rainforest
by Heather Lang and Jana Christy
(Winner, 2022)
14 Resources4 Awards


Climate Warriors: Fourteen Scientists and Fourteen Ways We Can Save Our Planet
by Laura Gehl
(Honor, 2024)
14 Resources2 Awards

Drawn to Change the World: 16 Youth Climate Activists, 16 Artists
by Emma Reynolds, Natasha Donovan, Teo Duvall, and Devon Holzwarth
(Winner, 2024)
14 Resources3 Awards
