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Eco-Reading: Selected Books for Children and Teens about Our Earth and the Environment

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  • 32 Videos
  • 27 Book Readings
  • 119 Lesson Plans
  • Total of 521 resources

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Birchbark House, The
The Birchbark House
  • by Louise Erdrich
    • Multimedia Resources: 26
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    And Then It's Spring
    And Then It's Spring
  • by Julie Fogliano and Erin E. Stead
    • Multimedia Resources: 19
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    Hoot
    Hoot
  • by Carl Hiaasen
    • Multimedia Resources: 18
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    Me . . . Jane
    Me . . . Jane
  • by Patrick McDonnell
    • Multimedia Resources: 18
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    Ship Breaker
    Ship Breaker
  • by Paolo Bacigalupi
    • Multimedia Resources: 17
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    Judy Moody Saves the World!
    Judy Moody Saves the World!
  • by Megan McDonald and Peter H. Reynolds
    • Multimedia Resources: 15
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    Parrots Over Puerto Rico
    Parrots Over Puerto Rico
  • by Susan L. Roth and Cindy Trumbore
    • Multimedia Resources: 15
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    Race to Save the Lord God Bird, The
    The Race to Save the Lord God Bird
  • by Phillip Hoose
    • Multimedia Resources: 14
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    Hive Detectives, The: Chronicle of a Honey Bee Catastrophe
    The Hive Detectives: Chronicle of a Honey Bee Catastrophe
  • by Loree Griffin Burns and Ellen Harasimowicz
    • Multimedia Resources: 14
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    Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature
    Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature
  • by Joyce Sidman and Beth Krommes
    • Multimedia Resources: 14
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    Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam, and the Science of Ocean Motion
    Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam, and the Science of Ocean Motion
  • by Loree Griffin Burns
    • Multimedia Resources: 13
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    Frog Scientist, The
    The Frog Scientist
  • by Pamela S. Turner and Andy Comins
    • Multimedia Resources: 13
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    Citizen Scientists: Be a Part of Scientific Discovery from Your Own Backyard
    Citizen Scientists: Be a Part of Scientific Discovery from Your Own Backyard
  • by Loree Griffin Burns and Ellen Harasimowicz
    • Multimedia Resources: 13
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    Puffling Patrol
    Puffling Patrol
  • by Ted Lewin and Betsy Lewin
    • Multimedia Resources: 13
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    Water Is Water: A Book about the Water Cycle
    Water Is Water: A Book about the Water Cycle
  • by Miranda Paul and Jason Chin
    • Multimedia Resources: 13
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    Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems
    Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems
  • by Joyce Sidman and Beckie Prange
    • Multimedia Resources: 12
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    Ubiquitous: Celebrating Nature's Survivors
    Ubiquitous: Celebrating Nature's Survivors
  • by Joyce Sidman and Beckie Prange
    • Multimedia Resources: 12
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    Look Up!: Bird-Watching in Your Own Backyard
    Look Up!: Bird-Watching in Your Own Backyard
  • by Annette LeBlanc Cate
    • Multimedia Resources: 12
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    Flush
    Flush
  • by Carl Hiaasen
    • Multimedia Resources: 11
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    Underground
    Underground
  • by Denise Fleming
    • Multimedia Resources: 11
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    Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table
    Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table
  • by Jacqueline Briggs Martin and Eric-Shabazz Larkin
    • Multimedia Resources: 11
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    Water Rolls, Water Rises / El agua rueda, el agua sube
    Water Rolls, Water Rises / El agua rueda, el agua sube
  • by Pat Mora and Meilo So
    • Multimedia Resources: 11
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    Dumpster Diver, The
    The Dumpster Diver
  • by Janet S. Wong and David Roberts
    • Multimedia Resources: 10
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    Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques Cousteau, The
    The Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques Cousteau
  • by Dan Yaccarino
    • Multimedia Resources: 10
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    Turtle, Turtle, Watch Out!
    Turtle, Turtle, Watch Out!
  • by April Pulley Sayre and Annie Patterson
    • Multimedia Resources: 10
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    Gaia Warriors
    Gaia Warriors
  • by Nicola Davies
    • Multimedia Resources: 10
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    Where in the Wild?: Camouflaged Creatures Concealed... and Revealed
    Where in the Wild?: Camouflaged Creatures Concealed... and Revealed
  • by David M. Schwartz, Yael Schy, and Dwight Kuhn
    • Multimedia Resources: 9
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    Birds
    Birds
  • by Kevin Henkes and Laura Dronzek
    • Multimedia Resources: 9
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    Cuckoo's Haiku, The: And Other Birding Poems
    The Cuckoo's Haiku: And Other Birding Poems
  • by Michael J. Rosen and Stan Fellows
    • Multimedia Resources: 9
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    Place for Birds, A
    A Place for Birds
  • by Melissa Stewart and Higgins Bond
    • Multimedia Resources: 9
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    Eyes Wide Open: Going Behind the Environmental Headlines
    Eyes Wide Open: Going Behind the Environmental Headlines
  • by Paul Fleischman
    • Multimedia Resources: 9
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    Frightful's Mountain
    Frightful's Mountain
  • by Jean Craighead George
    • Multimedia Resources: 8
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    Bayou Magic
    Bayou Magic
  • by Jewell Parker Rhodes
    • Multimedia Resources: 8
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    Pale Male: Citizen Hawk of New York City
    Pale Male: Citizen Hawk of New York City
  • by Janet Schulman and Meilo So
    • Multimedia Resources: 7
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    Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans
    Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans
  • by Don Brown
    • Multimedia Resources: 7
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    Trapped! A Whale's Rescue
    Trapped! A Whale's Rescue
  • by Robert Burleigh and Wendell Minor
    • Multimedia Resources: 7
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    Inconvenient Truth, An: The Crisis of Global Warming
    An Inconvenient Truth: The Crisis of Global Warming
  • by Al Gore
    • Multimedia Resources: 6
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    Down-to-Earth Guide to Global Warming, The
    The Down-to-Earth Guide to Global Warming
  • by Laurie David and Cambria Gordon
    • Multimedia Resources: 6
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    Color of My Words, The
    The Color of My Words
  • by Lynn Joseph
    • Multimedia Resources: 6
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    Meadowlands: A Wetlands Survival Story
    Meadowlands: A Wetlands Survival Story
  • by Thomas F. Yezerski
    • Multimedia Resources: 6
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    Life in the Ocean: The Story of Oceanographer Sylvia Earle
    Life in the Ocean: The Story of Oceanographer Sylvia Earle
  • by Claire A. Nivola
    • Multimedia Resources: 6
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    Wild Berries
    Wild Berries
  • by Julie Flett
    • Multimedia Resources: 5
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    Salmon Forest
    Salmon Forest
  • by David T. Suzuki, Sarah Ellis, and Sheena Lott
    • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    Keeper
    Keeper
  • by Mal Peet
    • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    Can We Save the Tiger?
    Can We Save the Tiger?
  • by Martin Jenkins and Vicky White
    • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    Stripes of the Sidestep Wolf
    Stripes of the Sidestep Wolf
  • by Sonya Hartnett
    • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    Hungry Coyote
    Hungry Coyote
  • by Cheryl Blackford and Laurie Caple
    • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    Leaves
    Leaves
  • by David Ezra Stein
    • Multimedia Resources: 3
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    I Dreamed of Flying Like a Bird: My Adventures Photographing Wild Animals from a Helicopter
    I Dreamed of Flying Like a Bird: My Adventures Photographing Wild Animals from a Helicopter
  • by Robert B. Haas
    • Multimedia Resources: 3
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    Field Trips: Bug Hunting, Animal Tracking, Bird-Watching, Shore Walking
    Field Trips: Bug Hunting, Animal Tracking, Bird-Watching, Shore Walking
  • by Jim Arnosky
    • Multimedia Resources: 3
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    Old Country, The
    The Old Country
  • by Mordicai Gerstein
    • Multimedia Resources: 3
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    Lostman's River
    Lostman's River
  • by Cynthia DeFelice
    • Multimedia Resources: 3
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    In My World
    In My World
  • by Lois Ehlert
    • Multimedia Resources: 2
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    Common Ground: The Water, Earth, and Air We Share
    Common Ground: The Water, Earth, and Air We Share
  • by Molly Bang
    • Multimedia Resources: 2
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    Life in the Wild, A: George Schaller's Struggle to Save the Last Great Beasts
    A Life in the Wild: George Schaller's Struggle to Save the Last Great Beasts
  • by Pamela S. Turner and George Schaller
    • Multimedia Resources: 2
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    Nobody Particular: One Woman's Fight to Save the Bays
    Nobody Particular: One Woman's Fight to Save the Bays
  • by Molly Bang
    • Multimedia Resources: 2
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    Demolition
    Demolition
  • by Sally Sutton and Brian Lovelock
    • Multimedia Resources: 2
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    Round Like a Ball!
    Round Like a Ball!
  • by Lisa Campbell Ernst
    • Multimedia Resources: 1
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    Hey! Get Off Our Train
    Hey! Get Off Our Train
  • by John Burningham
    • Multimedia Resources: 1
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    Insect Detective
    Insect Detective
  • by Steve Voake and Charlotte Voake
    • Multimedia Resources: 1
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    Dorje's Stripes
    Dorje's Stripes
  • by Anshumani Ruddia, Gwangjo, and Jung-a Park
    • Multimedia Resources: 1
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    Drop in My Drink, The: The Story of Water on Our Planet
    The Drop in My Drink: The Story of Water on Our Planet
  • by Meredith Hooper and Chris Coady
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    Island Scrapbook, An: Dawn to Dusk on a Barrier Island
    An Island Scrapbook: Dawn to Dusk on a Barrier Island
  • by Virginia Wright-Frierson
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    50 Simple Things You Can Do to Save the Earth
    50 Simple Things You Can Do to Save the Earth
  • by John Javna, Sophie Javna, and Jesse Javna
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