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52Eco#26 Share planet-loving books with the next generation.


I adored Wincy Willis' non-fiction book 'Greendays' as a teen. Published in 1990 (as you can tell by the author photo!) it is set out as a diary, with a green-act or a green-fact for every day of the year, plus space to write in diary entries, e.g. July 17th's entry says "Have you wasted any paper today? Up to 17 trees are used to make 1 tonne of paper". September 28th's says "We CAN make a difference to what happens in our world. Each of us can set an example. A successful pressure group is only made up of a lot of caring individuals."


Most of the books I mention below are so new that unfortunately they won't be available second-hand yet. So, why not club together with friends / family and agree to buy different ones and then share them between you? A big part of eco living is actually about doing less - buying less, wanting less...


As many as possible of the links below are for hive.co.uk or for bookshop.org - both are online book suppliers (tax-paying and based in the UK) which support local bookshops.


To help you navigate the alphabetically-ordered list, those books released this year are marked with their *release date* and the suggested age suitability is given in brackets. Some on the list are toddler board books, these are marked with *BOARD* - as it's never too early to start raising an eco-warrior!


So, these are the planet-loving books, all ideal to share with kids (though you'll love them too), which have caught my eye...



23 Ways to be An Eco Hero (age 9-12 years)



100 Endangered Species (age 8+ years)




A Climate in Chaos (age 8-10 years)





Amara and the Bats (age 5-8 years)


Anywhere Farm (age 2-5 years)




Atlas of Ocean Adventures (age 7-12 years)




A Year in Fleurville (age 5 - 10 years)


Be a Tree! (age 4-8 years)




Be Plastic Clever (age 5-9 years)



Bird's Eye View (age 3-5years)


Blue Planet 2 (age 8-11 years)


Busy Recycle (age 0-3 years)

*toddler BOARD book*


By Ash, Oak and Thorn (age 9-12 years)


Bye, Car (age 3-6 years)


*Newly added* Can we Save the Tiger? (age 5-7 years)




Carbon Monster (age 6-9 years)




Change Starts With Us! (age 1-5 years)

*toddler BOARD book*



Clean Up! (age 2-5 years)


Clem and Crab (age 3-5 years)



Climate Change Infographics (Nov 2018) (age 8-12 years)


Climate Change (What's the Issue?) (age 9-12 years)




Climate Rebels (age 10-12+)


Compost Stew (age 3-7 years)



Dear Earth (age 3-6 years)


Dear Greenpeace (age 3-5 years)


*Newly added* Diary of a Young Naturalist (age 11 - 13)




Don't Let Them Disappear (age 4-8 years)




Eco Baby : Ice Caps (age 0-3 years) *toddler BOARD book*


Eco Baby: Recycling (age 0-3 years) *toddler BOARD book*


Eco Hero in Training: Become a Top Ecologist (age 5-8 years)


Eco Heroes (age 9-13 years)


Eco Warriors (age 0-3 years) *toddler BOARD book* (also listed as My First Heroes: Eco Warriors)



Elephant in my Kitchen! (age 3-5 years)



Every Little Kindness (age 5-8 years)




Fashion Conscious (age 12-17 years)


Find Out About: Saving Our Planet (age 1-5 years) *toddler lift-the-flap BOARD book*




Future Friend (age 8-13 years)


*Released September 2022* Frozen Planet 2 (age 8-11 years)





Go Green! Activity Book (age 7-11 years)




Green Rebel Activity Book (age 8-10 years)







Harry Saves the Ocean! (age 1-6 years)


Hello, Mr World (age 2-6 years)


Helping Our Planet (age 8+ years)





How the World Works (lift the flaps) (age 8-10)



How To Change The World (age 8+ years)




How You Can Save the Planet (age 9-12 years)


I Am the Lorax (Dr. Seuss's I Am Board Books) (age 0-3 years) *toddler BOARD book*



If Bees Disappeared (age 5-8 years)


If Elephants Disappeared (age 6-8 years)



If You Come to Earth (age 5 - 10 years)


In the Forest (age 4-8 years)

*paper-cut pop-up book*



It's Only One! (age 3-6 years)


It's Up to Us (age 6-10 years)


Jessie the Jellyfish (age 3-7 years)




Leaf (age 3-7 years)



Lily and the Polar Bears (age 2-5 years)





Like the Ocean We Rise (age 6-9 years)





*toddler BOARD book*


*toddler BOARD book*


*toddler BOARD book*


Little People Big Dreams - David Attenborough (age 4-7 years) *Also available as a BOARD book* My First David Attenborough (age 1-3 years)


Little People Big Dreams - Greta Thunberg (age 4-7 years) *Also available as a BOARD book* My First Greta Thurnberg (age 1-3 years)


Little People Dream Big - Jane Goodall (age 4-7 years) *Also available as a BOARD book* My First Jane Goodall (age 1-3 years)



Look After Us (age 1-3 years)

*toddler BOARD book*





Love Grows Everywhere (age 4-7 years)


Love Our Earth (age 3-6 years)


Love the Orangutan an IKEA book (age 7+ years)



Max Takes a Stand (age 8-10 years)


*Newly added* Meet the Oceans (age 3-5 years)


Melt (age 10+)


Michael Recycle (age 6-8 years)





Mother Earth is Weeping (age 3-11 years)



My First Green Cookbook (age 6-11 years)


My First Heroes: Eco Warriors (age 0-3 years) *toddler BOARD book* (also listed as Eco Warriors)


My Friend Earth (age 3-5 years)






Oi! Get Off Our Train (age 5-7 years)



Omar, the Bees and Me (age 4-7 years)





*Newly added* Our Little Inventor (age 4-8 years)




Planet Awesome! (age 5-9 years)


*Newly added* Planet Earth (First Facts and Flaps) (age 3-6 years)






Please Help Planet Earth (age 1-3 years)

*toddler BOARD book*






Sally and the Limpet (age 3-5 years)



See Inside: Energy (age 6-9 years)






*Newly added* Somebody Woke Wilson (age 3-6 years)








The Biggest Footprint (age 8-adult)



The Big Green Book (pop up) (age 6-8 years)


The Blue Giant (age 5-7 years)


*Newly added* The Coral Kingdom (age 3 - 5 years)

The Earth Book (age 3-6 years)





The Fate of Fausto (age 4+ years)



The Great Big Green Book (age 8-10 years)


The Green Giant (age 5-7 years)




The Journey Home (age 3-5 years)


The Last Bear (age 8-12)


The Last Seaweed Pie (age 5-7 years)



The Last Tiger (age 3-6 years)


The Last Tree (age 3-6 years)



The Not So Green Queen (age 3-6 years)



*Newly added* The Odd Fish (age 3-6 years)


The Old Boat (age 5-7 years)




The Promise (age 5-7 years)


The Sea Book (age 5-9 years)




The Tindims of Rubbish Island (book 1) (age 5-9 years)


The Tindims and the Turtle Tangle (book 2) (age 5-9 years)


The Tindims and the Ten Green Bottles (book 3) (age 5-9 years)


The Tindims and the Floating Moon (book 4) (age 5-9 years)


The Tin Forest (age 0-5 years)



The Unexpected Visitor (age 3-6 years)


*Newly added* The Whale Who Ate Plastic (age 3-6 years)



The Wide, Wide Sea (age 3-7 years)



*Newly added* This Book Will Save the Planet (age 12-16 years)


Too Much Stuff (age 3-6 years)


Turtle Rescue (age 6-12 years)


Two Bears (age 3-6 years)


*Released September 2022* Walk of the Whales (age 3 - 8 years)



When the Bees Buzzed Off - lift the flap book (age 3-6 years)


When We Went Wild (age 4-7 years)



Wonderful Earth! (age 2-6 years)


You Can Save the Planet (age 13+ years)


You CAN save the planet (age 7-11 years)



Zero Waste Kids (age 9-11 years)



Happy reading!




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