I want Earth Day to be more than one day of the year. I try to bring out books for Earth Day Every Day throughout the year. Here are some great books to help kids appreciate and help our planet every day.
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Just choose books based on your child’s age and what you think will engage your child’s interest. I recommend checking out the “Look Inside the Book” feature on Amazon and reading reviews there. Another place to learn about a book is on YouTube. You can typically see the entire book there. If you live outside the U.S., be sure to check out Book Depository for great prices and free worldwide delivery.
Montessori-friendly books use photos or realistic illustrations. They don’t have talking animals or a lot of fantasy. But many books that have fantasy and talking animals are wonderful books, and I love sharing them with children who understand the difference between fantasy and reality.
I usually have a majority of Montessori-friendly books for a theme, but I include a variety of books that might not be Montessori-style books but that are simply lots of fun or are classic books that I consider an important part of cultural literacy. For toddlers and preschoolers, about ¾ of the books I use are typically Montessori friendly.
Favorite Earth Day Every Day Books for Kids
I’m featuring books here that help children develop an appreciation for our planet as well as ones that emphasize reducing, reusing, and recycling.
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Books for Earth Day Every Day
Forward-Facing Book Display (similar style)
Top Shelf of Forward -Facing Display:
- The Big Book of Beasts (The whole series is great for helping kids learn about and appreciate nature)
- Nature Anatomy
- The Big Book of Blooms
2nd Shelf:
- Thank You Planet Earth
- S is for Save the Planet (part of a series of alphabet books that’s a favorite of mine)
- How We Clean up a Park
3rd Shelf:
4th Shelf:
Bottom Shelf
- Curious George Discovers Recycling (My 4-year-old grandson is in LOVE with this series!)
- Why Should I Recycle
- The Earth Book
10 Things You can Do To Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle is another book we’ve enjoyed.
My grandkids love the Ninja Life Hacks series! Earth Ninja was in a book basket with our other Ninja books, so I forgot to put it in the bookcase for the video. But it is a favorite book for Earth Day every day!
You can also see lots of Earth Day books as they’re published here.
Earth Day (Every Day) Activities and Resources
Earth Day Science Products for Kids
For more Earth Day activities and resources, here are all my Earth Day posts
- Free Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Printables and Activities for a Montessori-Inspired Earth Day Unit
- Free 3-Part Recycle Cards
- Montessori-Inspired Earth Day Activities
- Montessori-Inspired Activities for Earth Day Every Day
- More Montessori-Inspired Earth Day Activities
- Montessori-Inspired Lorax Activities
- Free Earth Day Printables and Montessori-Inspired Earth Day Activities
- Montessori-Inspired Arbor Day Activities
- Free Recycling Printables and Montessori-Inspired Recycling Activities
- Free Recycling Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
- Free Recycling Do-a-Dot Printable (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
- Free Conservation Songs for Home or School {Character Education Resources}
- Free Earth Day Songs and Rhymes for Circle Time
- Free Tree Printables and Montessori-Inspired Tree Activities
- Free Endangered Animal Songs and Educational Videos {Save the Animals}
- Thank You for Planet Earth (or Thank You, Planet Earth) Mindfulness Cards and Booklet
- Free Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Do-a-Dot Printable (Montessori-Inspired Phonics Download)
- Free Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
- Free Endangered Animal Printables and Montessori-Inspired Endangered Animal Activities
- Free Endangered Animals Do-a-Dot Printable (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
- Free Endangered Animal Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
- Montessori-Inspired Earth Day Printables for Preschool Through Elementary
- Kids’ Earth Day Every Day Pinterest Board
Free Montessori Materials Online
Thanks to Karen Tyler from KHT Montessori, I always give Karen’s wonderful AMS-style Montessori geography album (great for developing an appreciation of the earth) free to anyone who signs up for my mailing list. I have links to lots of other great free Montessori materials as well: Free Montessori Materials Online.
Also, I have a subscriber freebie library with an exclusive Montessori-inspired free printable pack for my email subscribers each month. Learn more here: Sign up for the Living Montessori Now newsletter and get monthly subscriber freebies.
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