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Earth Day for Teens

Earth Day is April 22, but these books can help us be mindful of the environment all year long.

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  • Going Blue

    a Teen Guide to Saving Earth's Ocean, Lakes, Rivers & Wetlands

    Kaye, Cathryn Berger,
    Book, 2024Minneapolis, MN : Free Spirit Publishing, [2024] — 577.7 K23g 2024
  • The 21

    the True Story of the Youth Who Sued the U.S. Government Over Climate Change

    Rusch, Elizabeth,
    Book, 2023New York : Greenwillow Books, an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2023] — 363.738745 R951 2023
  • How to Manage Your Eco-anxiety

    An Empowering Guide for Young People

    Grose, Anouchka,
    Book, 2024New York, NY : Magic Cat Publishing, an imprint of Abrams, 2024. — 155.915 G877 2024
  • This nonfiction book for teens outlines the science behind global heating and its root causes, provides ways to take action, and honors the efforts of the millions of people from around the world working tirelessly to help the planet.
    Book, 2022Victoria, British Columbia : Orca Book Publishers, 2022. — 363.73874 E68 2022
  • Explains climate change science and encourages young people to be part of positive change by getting involved in the global movement to fight humanity's biggest challenge.
    Book, 2021Dublin : Little Island Books, 2021. — 363.73874 M145 2021
  • Climate Champions

    15 Women Fighting for Your Future

    Sarah, Rachel,
    Presents the stories of 15 contemporary climate champions, including climate scientists, journalists, professors, academics, researchers, and policy makers from around the world, who are on the frontlines of science to create a sustainable future on…
    Book, 2023Chicago : Chicago Review Press, [2023] — 333.720925 S243c 2023
  • Revealing that near 30% of all birds in the U.S. and Canada have vanished since 1970, this call-to-action shows the vast impact birds have on ecosystems, food systems, and human communities.
    Book, 2022Minneapolis : Twenty-First Century Books, [2022] — 639.978 H669 2022
  • Evolution Under Pressure

    How We Change Nature and How Nature Changes Us

    Ridge, Yolanda, 1973-
    Book, 2023Toronto ; Berkeley : Annick Press, [2023] — 304.2 qR544 2023
  • A Hot Mess

    How the Climate Crisis Is Changing Our World

    Fleischer, Jeff,
    Drawing on real-life situations and stories, journalist Jeff Fleischer takes an informed, approachable look at how our world will change as a result of the climate crisis, addressing sea levels, extreme weather, drought, extinction, and migration.
    Book, 2021Minneapolis : Zest Books, [2021] — 363.73874 F596 2021
  • Explores the science behind recent weather-related disasters and explains the role climate-changing emissions play in the recent record-shattering weather extremes.
    Book, 2022San Diego, CA : ReferencePoint Press, 2022. — 363.3492 K14 2022
  • Bees pollinate 75 percent of the fruits, vegetables, and nuts grown in the United States. Around the world, bees pollinate $24 billion worth of crops each year. Without bees, humans would face a drastically reduced diet. We need bees to grow the…
    Book, 2020Minneapolis, MN : Twenty-First Century Books, [2020] — 595.799 H669 2020
  • The Story of More

    How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go From Here : Adapted for Young Adults

    Jahren, Hope,
    This young adult adaptation of an acclaimed geochemist and geobiologist’s highly respected nonfiction work discusses climate change and helps readers understand the path needed for creating a more sustainable future.
    Book, 2021New York : Delacorte Press, [2021] — 363.73874 J251s 2020
  • Hothouse Earth

    the Climate Crisis and the Importance of Carbon Neutrality

    McPherson, Stephanie Sammartino,
    The past, present, and future of Earth is a result of climate change. Climate change affects our everyday lives, and scientists and young people are looking into what we can do to fix it.
    Book, 2021Minneapolis : Twenty-First Century Books, [2021] — 363.73874 M172 2021
  • Girls Who Green the World

    Thirty-four Rebel Women Out to Save Our Planet

    Kapp, Diana (Diana E.),
    A guidebook to the modern environmental movement featuring 34 inspiring women working to save our planet.
    Book, 2022New York : Delacorte Press, 2022. — 333.72092 K17 2022
  • No Planet B

    a Teen Vogue Guide to Climate Justice

    An essential collection of Teen Vogue contributions on climate justice that makes an urgent argument for intersectional activism.
    Book, 2021Chicago, Illinois : Haymarket Books, 2021. — 363.73874 N739 2021
  • Challenge Everything

    An Extinction Rebellion Youth Guide to Saving the Planet

    Sandford, Blue, 2002-
    A call to action from an inspiring young environmental activist.
    Book, 2020London : Pavilion Children's, 2020. — 363.7 S217 2020
  • In this personal, moving essay, youth activist Hannah Testa shares with readers how she led a grassroots political campaign to successfully pass state legislation limiting single-use plastics and how she influenced global businesses to adopt more…
    Book, 2020New York : Penguin Workshop, 2020. — 363.738 T342 2020
  • Green Nation Revolution

    Use Your Future to Change the World

    Giannella, Valentina,
    Take your place in the Green Nation, a nation without geographical borders that unites the youth of today in their fight for the planet.
    Book, 2019London : Laurence King Publishing, [2019] — 333.72 G433 2019
  • Whale Quest

    Working Together to Save Endangered Species

    Young, Karen Romano,
    Meet the scientists, citizen scientists, researchers, whale watching guides, and other concerned citizens who are working together to protect whale populations around the globe. And find out how you, too, can join the effort to protect Earth's…
    Book, 2017Minneapolis : Twenty-First Century Books, [2017] — 599.5 Y73 2017