Milly Zantow wanted to solve the problem of her town’s full landfill and ended up creating a global recycling standard — the system of numbers you see inside the little triangle on plastics. This is the inspiring story of how she...
Environmentalism
- Author:Moser, Elise, Ritchie, ScotSummary:
- Author:Hughes, AlisonSummary:
In this picture book, the ripple effect of one child's small action shows how we can all make a big environmental difference. This edition combines both written and spoken words.
- Author:Hughes, AlisonSummary:
What happens when one small boy picks up one small piece of litter? He doesn't know it, but his tiny act has big consequences. From the minuscule to the universal, What Matters sensitively explores nature's connections and...
- Author:Webb, BarbaraSummary:
Young Readers Learn Concepts And Vocabulary Words (Such As Green, Eco-Friendly, And Organic) Associated With Being Earth-Friendly.
- Author:Lappano, Jon-ErikSummary:
Tokyo lives in a small house between giant buildings with his family and his cat, Kevin. For years, highways and skyscrapers have been built up around the family’s house where once there were hills and trees. Will they ever experience...
- Author:Summary:
Thunder at Michigan and Thunder in the Heartland is about a chronicle of changes that took place in a small school in a major Midwestern university. The change that took place had a profound impact upon both the students and faculty...
- Author:Stewart, ToddSummary:
This picture book takes place in the serenity of a forest as a new pine seedling strikes up a conversation with a nearby older tree that will last for many years. Each beautifully illustrated spread shows the two trees, one on each side...
- Author:Debbink, AndreaSummary:
Packed with real-life tales of adventure and practical tools, this handbook is an inspiring guide for the next generation of climate activists, conservationists, and nature lovers.
- Author:Lights, ZionSummary:
The Ultimate Guide to Green Parenting is the first book of its kind. Journalist, science writer and mother Zion Lights has researched all those questions that beset new or expecting parents, not just about environmental issues but also...
- Author:Newitz, AnnaleeSummary:
This program includes original sound design. From science fiction visionary Annalee Newitz comes The Terraformers, a sweeping, uplifting, and illuminating exploration of the future. Destry's life is dedicated to terraforming Sask-E...
- Author:Brunner, JohnSummary:
A prophetic look at the potential consequences of the escalating destruction of the Earth.
- Author:Turner, ChrisSummary:
The story of Fort McMurray and the oil sands in northern Alberta, the world's second largest proven reserve of oil. But this is no conventional story about the oil business. Rather, it is a portrait of the life cycle of the Patch,...
- Author:Boyd, David R.Summary:
A hopeful, inspiring, and honest take on the environment
Yes, the world faces substantial environmental challenges — climate change, pollution, and extinction. But the surprisingly good news is that we...
- Author:Boyd, David R.Summary:
Yes, the world faces substantial environmental challenges -- climate change, pollution, and extinction. But the surprisingly good news is that we have solutions to these problems. In the past fifty years, a remarkable number of...
- Author:Wall, DerekSummary:
Climate chaos and pollution, deforestation and consumerism: the crisis facing human civilization is clear enough. But the response of politicians has been cowardly and inadequate, while environmental activists have tended to favour...
- Author:Thomas, LeahSummary:
An introduction to the intersection between environmentalism, racism, and privilege, and an acknowledgment of the fundamental truth that we cannot save the planet without uplifting the voices of its people, especially those most often...
- Author:Turner, ChrisSummary:
- Author:Eaton, Emily, Gray-Donald, David, Laforest, Joël, Lameman, Crystal, Tucker, Bronwen, Alook, AngeleSummary:
In this compelling roadmap to a livable future, Indigenous sovereignty and a solution to the climate crisis go hand in hand. The climate crisis is here, and the end of this world--a world built on land theft, resource extraction, and...
- Author:MacKinnon, J. B.Summary:
In a brilliant work of imaginative nonfiction, prize-winning author J.B. MacKinnon asks, what would happen - to our economy, our ecology, our products, ourselves - if we stopped consuming so much? Is that alternative world one we might...
- Author:Testa, HannahSummary:
Pocket Change Collective was born out of a need for space. Space to think. Space to connect. Space to be yourself. And this is your invitation to join us. "Taking on the Plastics Crisis delivers straightforward advise for getting...