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The Environment and You!

We're all part of the environment and the earth, so we work together to keep it and each other safe. Here are some picture books about how we can create more sustainable communities in honor of Earth Day.

Harris County Public Library

13 items

  • Picture BookNew York : Godwin Books, Henry Holt and Company, [2024] — Katz
  • Black Beach

    a Community, An Oil Spill, and the Origin of Earth Day

    Stith, Shaunna,
    Picture BookNew York, NY : Little Bee Books, [2023] — Stith
  • Green City

    How One Community Survived a Tornado and Rebuilt for a Sustainable Future

    Drummond, Allan
    Picture BookNew York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2016. — Drummo
  • Pedal Power

    How One Community Became the Bicycle Capital of the World

    Drummond, Allan
    Picture BookNew York : Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers, [2017] — Drummo
  • Solar Story

    How One Community Lives Alongside the World's Biggest Solar Plant

    Drummond, Allan,
    BookNew York, NY : Farrar Straus and Giroux Books for Young Readers, 2020. — 621.312 Dru
  • Ada's Violin

    the Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay

    Hood, Susan, 1954-
    Picture BookNew York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division, [2016] — Hood
  • One Plastic Bag

    Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia

    Paul, Miranda
    Picture BookMinneapolis : Millbrook Press, 2015. — Paul
  • Secret Gardeners

    Growing a Community and Healing the Earth

    Hurme, Maija,
    Picture BookToronto, Ontario, Canada : Pajama Press Inc., 2024. — Hurme
  • Green Machine

    the Slightly Gross Truth About Turning Your Food Scraps Into Green Energy

    Donnelly, Rebecca
    Picture BookNew York, NY : Henry Holt and Company, 2020. — Donnel
  • Picture BookToronto ; Berkeley : Groundwood Books : House of Anansi Press, 2020. — Lappan