Books for Earth Day

Here is a list of books for different ages that are good to read anytime, but especially around Earth Day:

1. Silent Spring, Rachel Carson. 1962. Called the leader of the modern environmental movement, Rachel Carson was a Biologist and a Writer who was driven to write Silent Spring because of her concern of the overuse of pesticides. A must read.

2. A Sand County Almanac, Aldo Leopold. 1949. Considered by many as the father of wildlife management and of the United States’ wilderness system, Aldo Leopold was a conservationist, forester, philosopher, educator, writer, and outdoor enthusiast.

3. Anything by E. O. Wilson.

4. The Green Thoreau. 1992. And Walden, Henry David Thoreau. 1854. Thoreau was an American author, poet, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, historian, philosopher, and leading transcendentalist.

5. What's It Like Living Green? Kids Teaching Kids, by the Way They Live, Jill Ammon Vanderwood. 2009. Everyone's talking about being green but who's really living it? Find out in this brand new book that highlights kids from around the country and the things they do for the environment.

6. Green Sugar Press: Environmental Books for Kids. An Environmental Guide from A to Z (8 - 13); Earl the Earthworm Digs for His Life (5 - 9); N is for Nature: An Environmental Alphabet Book (2 - 6). 2009. Green Sugar Press’ children’s books deliver words and images to spark instincts already in kids—that desire to get outside and wander, wonder, dig and climb. They encourage kids to be kids: exploring, examining and investigating the natural world around them. For lifelong dividends, get your kids hooked on nature.

7. There's a Hair in My Dirt! A Worm's Story, Gary Larson. 1999. Just a humorous classic for a little science and fun as always.

I can't pick a favorite, but I will say that for over a decade I've been carrying The Green Thoreau out into nature on April 22nd to reflect. We all have our traditions. If you have any other essentials please comment and let us know what else we should be reading!