Favourite books about the environment
From climate change to animal conservation, these books will encourage children and young people to think about and discuss pressing issues about the environment.
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Toby Alone
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Toby Alone
Winner of the 2009 Marsh Award for Children's Literature in Translation, this exciting adventure has a serious message about the w…
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The Great Paper Caper
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The Great Paper Caper
This is an intelligent and entertaining picture book, with unique and fascinating illustrations.
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The Boy with the Tiger's Heart
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The Boy with the Tiger's Heart
Written, unusually, in the present tense, this dystopian fable expresses an idea about the way the relationship between nature and…
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Follow the Moon Home
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Follow the Moon Home
When Viv moves to a new home and school, she discovers that her local beach is a loggerhead turtle nesting area - but some baby tu…
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Lily and the Polar Bears
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Lily and the Polar Bears
This charming, funny, sweet picture book combines concerns about arctic erosion, animal conservation and immigration in a lovely s…
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Under the Weather
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Under the Weather
A thought-provoking collection emphasising the importance of individual, as well as group initiatives.
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The Wombles
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The Wombles
A wayward umbrella, a life-like snowman and a landslide with a near-miss make young Womble Bungo’s first year out of the bur…
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The Rise of Wolves
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The Rise of Wolves
When Innis spots a large, black wolf on his island home, he thinks he must be hallucinating. Wolves became extinct in Scotland cen…
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Can We Save the Tiger?
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Can We Save the Tiger?
A sequel to Ape, this beautifully illustrated book takes us through some of the extinct and endangered animals in the world.
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When the Bees Buzzed Off!
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When the Bees Buzzed Off!
This fabulous lift-the-flap book subtly encourages everyone to plant lots of bee-friendly flowers and is a fun-filled introduction…
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Dear Greenpeace
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Dear Greenpeace
A simple, warm hearted and humorous book with charming illustrations. The correspondence could spark ideas for letter writin…
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Zinnia and the Bees
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Zinnia and the Bees
A funny, moving story about loss, love, loyalty and misunderstanding, all featuring a quirky young heroine, a hilarious swarm of b…
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The Lost Stars
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The Lost Stars
A thought provoking tale of the beauty of the natural world and a reminder to value it in our increasingly busy lives
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North: The Greatest Animal Journey on Earth
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North: The Greatest Animal Journey on Earth
This exquisite picture book invites readers to accompany a host of animals from walruses to whales, as they migrate to the Arctic …
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Anywhere Farm
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Anywhere Farm
Rhyming text and warm illustrations create an uplifting tale that celebrates the joys and pleasures of growing not just food and f…
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The Seal’s Fate
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The Seal’s Fate
A young boy is put in a difficult position when his father implores him to kill a seal to protect their livelihood. The illustrati…
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