Environmental Books for Children

Having recently turned 25 years old, I must admit that I've noticed a change. My maternal clock has started ticking loud enough for me to hear it! I almost believed that I would never reach the point where I would be craving pregnancy and babies, but ladies and gentlemen, that day has come. Lately I have been having dreams of my husband and I having twins, and walking around museums with our friends and a baby in each of our arms. However, now is not the appropriate time for us to have a baby, as our future is uncertain and our income might not even be enough to support the two of us, let alone another human being or two. Hopefully we will make it to that point sometime soon though.

Along with these recent baby cravings, I have also developed a new sense of wondering whether new things I come across will be beneficial to our children some day. Thus, when I was reviewing education curriculum for the farm I work at today and I stumbled upon a list of children books that have meaningful environmental lessons in them, I couldn't help but think, "These would be great to have around to read to my kids one day". I think they will be great for your kids too, so I've decided to share them with you:

• "The Adventures of Spider" by Joyce C. Arkhurst
• "Where the Forest Meets the Sea" by Jeannie Baker 
• "Window" by Jeannie Baker 
•  "The Fall of Freddie the Leaf" by Leo Buscaglia
• "Keepers of the Animals" by Michael J. Caduto and Joseph Bruchac
• "Keepers of the Earth: Native American Stories and Environmental Activities for Children" by Michael J. Caduto and Joseph Bruchac
• "The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest" by Lynne Cherry
• "Trapper" by Stephen Cosgrove and Robin James
• "The Grandpa Tree" by Mike Donahue
• "The Star Maiden: An Ojibway Tale" by Barbara Juster Esbensen
• "The First Forest" by John Gile
• "The Man Who Planted Trees" by Jean Giono
• "The Big Tree" by Bruce Hiscock
• "How the Forest Grew" by William Jaspersohn
• "Yonder" by Tony Johnston
• "Johnny Appleseed" by Steven Kellogg
• "They Dance in the Sky" by Jean Guard Monroa and Ray Williamson
• "Once there was a tree" by Natalia Romanova
• "The People who Hugged the Trees: An Environmental Folk Tale
• "Just a Dream" by Chris Van Allsburg
• "The Gift of the Tree" by Alvin Tresselt
• "Hawaiian Myths of Earth, Sea, and Sky" by Vivian L. Thompson
• "The Cat in the Hat Comes Back" by Dr. Suess
• "The Lorax" by Dr. Suess 
• "The Giving Tree" by Shel Silverstein