Picture books for environmental education - TSEM 102: Current Issues in Education: Excitement and Challenge of Extreme Teaching - Education in the Environment (McClure)

Miriam DesHarnais, Education Librarian

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Subjects: Education, Elementary Education, Reading Education, Secondary and Middle School Education

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Environmental Education Picture Books
Teaching Books custom reading list by Miriam DesHarnais, created for this course
Environmental Education: An Appealing Pathway to Project-Based Guided Investigations
Includes children's booklists by grade level. By (TU Faculty) Stephen T. Schroth and Janese Daniels
Green Earth Book Award, 2005-2023
Resources for the titles recognized by this award since its inception in 2005 -- conveying the message of environmental stewardship
Eco-Reading: Selected Books for Children and Teens about Our Earth and the Environment
Created by Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
Let's Go Outside! Books for Young Children about the Natural World
Created by Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
Smokey's Reading List
Multimedia resources for the picture books, chapter books, and secondary books included in the Smokey Bear Reading Challenge - Created by Forest Service U.S. Department of Agriculture
Kids Books About Intersectional Climate Justice
Created by Raising Luminaries
Social Justice Books: Environment / Climate Justice
A Teaching for Change Project
Picture Books to Inspire Environmental Justice Seekers
Doing Good Together™
Nature-Focused Resources (Sourcebooks)
Click "See Activity Kit" under each for lesson plans and activities. Books on the environment, animals, weather, and the experience of nature.

Finding Children's Books
Shows how to use Cook OneSearch and the library catalog to see if the library owns children's and young adult books. When you find a book that you want, make sure its status is listed as "Available" and screenshot or write down the book's location, call number, title and author. This will help you find the book on the shelf. The Children's Area is at the back right of the Library's 4th floor.

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