Green Earth Book Award, 2005-2023
Resources for the titles recognized by this award since its inception in 2005 -- conveying the message of environmental stewardship
Sponsored by The Nature Generation

- 2,191 Resources including
- 133 Videos
- 85 Book Readings
- 226 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
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One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia
by Miranda Paul and Elizabeth Zunon
(Honor, 2016)
31 Resources8 Awards

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


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



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


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

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

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

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

Planet Ocean: Why We All Need a Healthy Ocean
by Patricia Newman and Annie Crawley
(Honor, 2022)
23 Resources4 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)
23 Resources3 Awards

The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp
by Kathi Appelt and Jennifer Bricking
(Winner, 2014)
22 Resources7 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)
21 Resources3 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



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



Begin with a Bee
by Liza Ketchum, Jacqueline Briggs Martin, Phyllis Root, and Claudia McGehee
(Honor, 2022)
19 Resources2 Awards







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

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


To Change a Planet
by Christina Soontornvat and Rahele Jomepour Bell
(Winner, 2023)
17 Resources2 Awards

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




Be the Change: A Grandfather Gandhi Story
by Arun Gandhi, Bethany Hegedus, and Evan Turk
(Honor, 2017)
15 Resources3 Awards



Creekfinding: A True Story
by Jacqueline Briggs Martin and Claudia McGehee
(Winner, 2018)
14 Resources1 Awards

Counting Birds: The Idea That Helped Save Our Feathered Friends
by Heidi E.Y. Stemple and Clover Robin
(Honor, 2019)
14 Resources3 Awards