As he did in his acclaimed novel Endangered, a finalist for the National Book Award, Eliot Schrefer takes us somewhere fiction rarely goes, introducing us to characters we rarely get to meet. The unforgettable result is the story of a boy fleeing his present, a man fleeing his past, and […]
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After thwarting the dastardly plans of JP Rickerton, Tristan Hunt is having trouble keeping his newfound talents a secret. And if undercover spies and a mysterious illness threatening to expose the secrets of camp weren’t enough, reports of dying fish and disappearing sponge in the Caribbean call Tristan and his […]
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In this classic kid’s tale, we meet the Lorax, who represents all the trees whose lives are threatened by the forces of industry. A gentler version of Miyazaki’s troubling, intense film Princess Mononoke, it’s one of the best-known environmental parables for children. It has proven controversial too, getting banned in […]
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The tales of Ratty, Mole, Badger and Toad. When Mole goes boating with the Water Rat instead of spring-cleaning, he discovers a new world. As well as the river and the Wild Wood, there is Toad’s craze for fast travel which leads him and his friends on a whirl of […]
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Women Working in Nature and the Arts Mary of Eco-fiction talks with Jennifer Harrington, a Toronto-based illustrator, graphic designer, and author of children’s eco-books. Her book Spirit Bear is a wonderful fictional trek into the Great Bear Rainforest and is published by Eco Books 4 Kids. See the site for […]
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Nine year old Josie Garcia is a feisty and optimistic girl from Brooklyn who becomes a crusader for preventing disastrous climate change and other environmental threats. In each book, Josie takes simple, ingenious actions that bring real changes to her neighborhood and the world. As the protagonist in the series, […]
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Veil of Magic series, part III: a children’s fantasy with environmental themes. Goodreads Reviews Back to GoodReads
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Maureen Bush has written four books, including the first two in the Veil of Magic series, The Nexus Ring and Crow Boy. Her books have been short listed for numerous awards including the Silver Birch and the Saskatchewan Diamond Willow. Goodreads Reviews Back to GoodReads
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Josh, Maddy and Aleena go on adventure to retrieve a magic ring and return it to Keeper. The crows flock to Josh, recognizing the deep magic he’s learned from the natural world. He has become Crow Boy, “the magic boy.” Goodreads Reviews Back to GoodReads
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The Sword of Demelza is a middle grade fantasy where endangered animal heroes roam the pages, and the Australian landscape comes alive! A glossary at the end of the book provides information about the unusual flora and fauna found within the story, and only on the continent of Australia. Wonderful […]
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A tiny stick creature named Leaf lives in an old forest at the foot of an ancient volcano, which is capped by a massive glacier called the Long Ice. Leaf often entertains his younger, twin brothers with stories about the rare snow beasts that still survive on the Long Ice […]
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In a dying forest – infested with bark beetles – impish, stick creatures called Twigs are forced to hide in a cave, or be devoured by ravenous barkbiters! A young Twig named Leaf attempts a foolhardy rescue, but instead he leads them all into greater danger. Now they are pursued […]
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When a glacier melts, a dam of ice fractures, and a river called the Rushing Waters is set loose on an old growth forest. The flood surrounds an ancient tree, where impish, stick creatures, the Old Seeder Twigs, are stranded. Their fate is tied to an enormous and sinister beaver […]
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“It’s about bunnies,” Sawyer from LOST A phenomenal worldwide bestseller for over thirty years, Richard Adams’s Watership Down is a timeless classic and one of the most beloved novels of all time. Set in England’s Downs, a once idyllic rural landscape, this stirring tale of adventure, courage and survival follows […]
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Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle Book exposed conditions in the U.S. meat packing industry, causing a public uproar that contributed in part to the passage a few months later of the 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act. GoodReads Reviews Back to GoodReads
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