Green Earth Book Award, 2005-2025
Resources for the titles recognized by this award since its inception in 2005 -- conveying the message of environmental stewardship

- 2,339 Resources including
- 178 Videos
- 111 Book Readings
- 275 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
Showing 1-48 of 265 book results




No World Too Big: Young People Fighting Global Climate Change
by Lindsay H. Metcalf, Jeanette Bradley, and Keila V. Dawson
(Winner, 2024)
35+ Resources1 Awards

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




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

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

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

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

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

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

Force of Nature: A Novel of Rachel Carson
by Ann E. Burg and Sophie Blackall
(Winner, 2025)
25+ Resources5 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)
25+ Resources2 Awards



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



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


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)
20+ Resources3 Awards

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

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





Hidden Systems: Water, Electricity, the Internet, and the Secrets Behind the Systems We Use Every Day
by Dan Nott
(Honor, 2024)
20+ Resources9 Awards


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



The Boy Who Grew a Forest: The True Story of Jadav Payeng
by Sophia Gholz and Kayla Harren
(Honor, 2020)
20+ Resources2 Awards





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

