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10 Great Children’s Books for Earth Day
22nd April 2022
Happy Earth Day from Tiny TripFiction!
Celebrate Earth Day by spending some time discovering your next favourite read with these fun and informative books for all the family, handpicked by our Kid’s Lit Writer in Residence. Whether you’re exploring the depths of our magnificent blue planet or discovering the incredible stories of everyday earth heroes, TripFiction is always here to help you bring a little more nature to your book shelves.
The Green Planet by Leisa Stewart-Sharpe
Illustrated by Kim Smith
In the world of plants, time passes more slowly, but if we speed months into minutes we can peer into this hidden world and realise: it’s a battleground. Plants are working to thwart their enemies, and to trick animals into working for them. Right under your feet, and all around you, is a secret world you’ve probably never noticed. Until now. Let’s explore our Green Planet – a secret world of plants that might change how you see plants forever. Age 8+
Blue Planet II by Leisa Stewart-Sharpe
Illustrated by Emily Dove
Unlike billions of other worlds in the Milky Way, 71 per cent of our Blue Planet is covered by ocean. It’s home to the greatest diversity of life on Earth but is our least explored habitat; we’ve better maps of Mars than of the ocean floor. With so much more to discover, take a deep breath . . . and dive into a wondrous world beneath the waves. Discover all there is to love about our Blue Planet, the stories of its inhabitants, and realise how you can help protect this wilderness beneath the waves. Age 8+
Earth Heroes by Lily Dyu
Illustrated by Amy Blackwell
When faced with climate change, the biggest threat that our planet has ever confronted, it’s easy to feel as if nothing you do can really make a difference but this book proves that individual people can change the world. With twenty inspirational stories celebrating the pioneering work of a selection of Earth Heroes from all around the globe, each tale is a beacon of hope in the fight for the future of our planet, proving that one person, no matter how small, can make a difference. Age 9+
Stuff: Curious Everyday STUFF That Helps Our Planet by Maddie Moate
Illustrated by Paul Boston
Did you know that you can make paper out of elephant poo? And plastic packaging out of seaweed? And did you know that if you throw away an old T-shirt, it can take 200 years to break down? Full of mind-bursting facts and EXTRAORDINARY eco-stories of the ingenious ways people around the world, and across history, have made, used and reused the stuff around them. Age 7+
What a Wonderful World by Leisa Stewart-Sharpe
Illustrated by Lydia Hill
Go on a breathtaking tour of our planet – from towering mountaintops, through grasslands, jungles, rivers, deserts, polar wildernesses and into the blue ocean – to discover the incredible variety of life that calls it home. Along the way, read the stories of 35 inspiring Earth Shakers – children and adults, from tree-planters to scientists, from all around the world – who have taken action to protect it. Age 8+
Old Enough to Save the Planet by Loll Kirby
Illustrated by Adelina Lirius
Meet kids – just like you – taking action against climate change. Learn about the work they do and discover how the future of our planet starts here… with you.
With a foreword from Anna Taylor, leader of the School Strike for the Climate UK. Age 4+
What a Waste by Jess French
Illustrated by Aleesha Nandhra
Did you know that every single plastic toothbrush ever made still exists? Or that there is a floating mass of rubbish larger than the USA drifting around the Pacific Ocean? In this informative book on recycling for children, you will find everything you need to know about our environment. The good, the bad, and the incredibly innovative. From pollution and litter to renewable energy and plastic recycling. Age 7+
Fantastically Great Women Who Saved the Planet by Kate Pankhurst
Illustrated by Kate Pankhurst
Discover the untold stories of women who have helped protect our natural world, all the way through history. Tackle the plastic problem by recycling waste into beautiful objects with Isatou Ceesay and marvel at the intelligence of chimpanzees with Jane Goodall. Age 5+
On The Horizon
One Home: Eighteen Stories of Hope from Young Activists by Hiba Noor Khan
Illustrated by Rachael Dean
Join Hiba Noor Khan on a glorious journey across the globe to meet eighteen inspiring young activists who are taking a stand against climate change, and find out how you can help protect our beautiful earth with simple, empowering activities that we can all do from home to help protect our environment. Age 8+
Frozen Planet II by Leisa Stewart-Sharpe
Illustrated by Kim Smith
Our planet is powered by the oceans, entangled in plants, and home to animals of every colour, shape and size. But in its last true wilderness, our planet is white . . . welcome to our frozen planet. Wrap up warm, and discover spine-tingling true stories from our incredible planet, in this ground-breaking new BBC Earth series narrated by Sir David Attenborough. Age 8+
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