RECOMMENDED BOOKS AND MOVIES
The best thing you can do to learn more about nature firsthand is simple: get outside into the wild and enjoy it — and then get out into your community to spread the word about the importance of saving it for future generations.
But there'll be plenty of times when you can't do that — or maybe you need a break from it. That's when books and movies can be a crucial part of your experience with nature and conservation, whether they're free from your public library or bought at a store, on TV or rented. The following is a brief list of books and movies that can enrich your thinking and feeling about the planet's amazing wild creatures and places and why we need to preserve them.
Check out our different recommendations for your age group.
BOOKS
+ All Ages
The Lorax, by Dr. Seuss (all ages, fiction)
+ Kindergarten Through Grade School
A Warmer World, by Caroline Arnold (ages 8–11, nonfiction)
All About Bears, by Jeannie Brett (ages 6–9, nonfiction)
Polar Bear Rescue, by Nancy Calstado (ages 10 and older, nonfiction)
The Magic School Bus and the Climate Challenge, Joanna Cole (ages 7–10, fiction)
Global Warming: Understanding the Debate, by Kenneth Green (ages 11 and older, nonfiction)
Great Barrier Reef, by Cynthia Kennedy Henzel (ages 8 and older, nonfiction)
Global Warming (Green World, Clean World), by Ellen Lawrence (ages 5–10, nonfiction)
Global Warming (What's That Got to Do With Me?), by Antony Lishak (ages 9 and older, nonfiction)
The Shimmers in the Night and The Fires Beneath the Sea, by Lydia Millet (ages 9–12, fiction, three-part series with third book upcoming)
Winston of Churchill One Bear's Battle Against Global Warming, by Jean Davies Okimoto (ages 6–10, fiction)
The Lorax, by Dr. Seuss (all ages, fiction)
+ Middle School (or Junior High)
Just for Fins, by Tera Lynn Childs (ages 13–17, fiction)
Green Energy Crucial Gains or Economic Strains?, by Matt Doeden (ages 13–17, nonfiction)
Global Warming: Understanding the Debate, by Kenneth Green (ages 11 and older, nonfiction)
Arctic Thaw: Climate Change and the Global Race for Energy Resources, by Stephanie Sammartino McPherson (ages 11–18, nonfiction)
The Eye of the Storm, by Kate Messner (ages 10 and older, fiction)
The Shimmers in the Night and The Fires Beneath the Sea, by Lydia Millet (ages 9–12, fiction, three-part series with third book upcoming)
Final Warning: The Maximum Ride, by James Patterson (ages 13–17, fiction)
+ High School
Love in the Time of Global Warming, by Francesca Lia Block (ages 14–18, fiction)
Just for Fins, by Tera Lynn Childs (ages 13–17, fiction)
Green Energy Crucial Gains or Economic Strains?, by Matt Doeden (ages 13–17, nonfiction)
Global Warming: Understanding the Debate, by Kenneth Green (ages 11 and older, nonfiction)
Arctic Thaw: Climate Change and the Global Race for Energy Resources, by Stephanie Sammartino McPherson (ages 11–18, nonfiction)
Pills and Starships, by Lydia Millet (ages 13 and older, fiction)
Final Warning: The Maximum Ride, by James Patterson (ages 13–17, fiction)
MOVIES
Bambi (rated G)
Fern Gully: The Last Rainforest (rated G)
Finding Nemo (rated G)
Fly Away Home (rated PG)
Happy Feet (rated PG)
Hoot (rated PG)
The Lorax (rated PG)
March of the Penguins (rated G)
Never Cry Wolf (rated PG)
Over the Hedge (rated PG)
Pom Poko (rated PG)
Princess Mononoke (rated PG-13)
WALL•E (rated
G)