Going Green in the School Library
Bibliography for LTLS School Library Day
Compiled by Laura L. Barnes, Librarian (lbarnes@istc.illinois.edu)
Illinois Sustainable Technology Center
May 2009
ISTC Resources
Environmental Education Resources for Teachers
http://uiuc.libguides.com/environmental-education
Environmental News Bits
http://lib.wmrc.uiuc.edu/enb/
Great Lakes Regional Pollution Prevention Roundtable
(GLRPPR)
http://www.glrppr.org/
Illinois Sustainable Technology Center
http://www.istc.illinois.edu
Laura L. Barnes' Green Libraries Bookmarks on Delicious
http://delicious.com/tsmom1219/ltls_green_libraries
Grant, Tim & Gail Littlejohn, eds. Teaching Green: The
Elementary Years: Hands-on Learning in Grades 9-12. Gabriola
Island, BC : New Society Publishers, 2009. (Find it in a
library at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/261175879)
Grant, Tim & Gail Littlejohn, eds. Teaching Green: The Middle
Years: Hands-on Learning in Grades 6-8. Gabriola Island, BC :
New Society Publishers, 2004. (Find it in a library at http://
www.worldcat.org/oclc/56684658)
Kriesberg, Daniel A. A Sense of Place: Teaching Children About the
Environment with Picture Books. Englewood, CO : Teachers Idea
Press, 1999. (Find it in a library at http://www.worldcat.org/
oclc/40489305)
Murdoch, Kath. Ideas for Environmental Education in the
Elementary Classroom. Portsmouth, NH : Heinemann, 1993.
(Find it in a library at
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/30111007)
Laura L. Barnes' Green School Libraries Bookmarks on
Delicious
http://delicious.com/tsmom1219/LTLS_green_school_libraries National Energy Education Development Project
http://www.need.org
Selected Resources for Greening the Library
http://www.istc.illinois.edu/info/library_docs/other_pubs/sel Nolan, Andrea J. Understanding Garbage and Our Environment.
ected-resources-for-greening-the-library.pdf
Middletown, OH : Terrific Science Press, 1999. (Find it in a
library at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/41079734)
Curriculum Resources
Butzow, Carol M. & John W. Butzow. Exploring the
Environment Through Children's Literature: An Integrated Approach.
Englewood, CO : Teachers Idea Press, 1999. (Find it in a
library at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/40251479)
Diehn, Gwen, Terry Krautwurst, Alan Anderson, Joe
Rhatigan, & Heather Smith. Nature Smart: Awesome Projects to
Make with Mother Nature's Help. New York, NY : Main Street,
2003. (Find it in a library at
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/52329405)
Educator's Reference Desk > Science > Environmental
Education
http://www.eduref.org/cgibin/lessons.cgi/Science/Environmental_Education
Grant, Tim & Gail Littlejohn, eds. Teaching Green: The
Elementary Years: Hands-on Learning in Grades K-5. Gabriola
Island, BC : New Society Publishers, 2005. (Find it in a
library at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/60567006)
Northeast Sustainable Energy Association K-12 Education
http://www.nesea.org/k-12/
Project Learning Tree. Secondary Environmental Education
Program. Exploring Environmental Issues : Municipal Solid Waste.
Washington, DC : American Forest Foundation, 1997. (Find
it in a library at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/41353178)
Roberts, Patricia L. Language Arts & Environmental Awareness:
100+ Integrated Books & Activities for Children. North Haven, CT :
Linnet Publications, 1998. (Find it in a library at
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/37910490)
Sheehan, Kathryn & Mary Waidner. Earth Child 2000: Earth
Science for Young Children: Games, Stories, Activities, and
Experiments. Tulsa, OK : Council Oaks Books, 1998. (Find it in
a library at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/37373574)
Simpson, Martha Seif. Environmental Awareness Activities for
Librarians and Teachers: 20 Interdisciplinary Units for Use in Grades
2-8. Jefferson, NC : McFarland, 1995. (Find it in a library at
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/32311560)
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Smallwood, Carol. Recycling Tips for Teachers and Librarians.
Environmental Fiction/Picture Books
Jefferson, NC : McFarland, 1995. (Find it in a library at http://
www.worldcat.org/oclc/31608241)
Base, Graeme. Uno's Garden. New York, NY : Abrams Books
for Young Readers, 2006. (Find it in a library at
Suzuki, David & Kathy Vanderlinden. Eco-Fun : Great
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/69734361)
Experiments, Projects, and Games for a Greener Earth. Vancouver,
B.C. : Greystone Books, 2001. (Find it in a library at
Beadle, David M. The Day the Trash Came Out to Play. South
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/47117719)
Pasadena, CA : Ezra's Earth Pub., 2004. (Find it in a library at
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/54504102)
U.S. Department of Energy
Caduto, Michael J. Earth Tales from Around the World. Golden,
Energy Education
CO : Fulcrum Publishing, 1997. (Find it in a library at http://
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/education/
www.worldcat.org/oclc/36485888)
Energy Information Adminstration Kid's Page
http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/
Energy Star Kids
http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?
c=kids.kids_index
Energy Star for K-12 School Districts
http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?
c=k12_schools.bus_schoolsk12
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental Education
http://www.epa.gov/Education/
Environmental Kids Club
http://www.epa.gov/kids/
Environmental Novels: An Annotated Bibliography
http://www.istc.illinois.edu/info/library_docs/other_pubs/En
vironmental-Novels.pdf
Gibbons, Gail. Recycle! A Handbook for Kids. New York, NY :
Little Brown & Co., 1992. (Find it in a library at
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/23900817)
Hurst, Bridget. We Are Extremely Very Good Recyclers. New York,
NY : Dial Books for Young Readers, 2009. (Find it in a library
at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/226291644)
Kraus, Robert. How Spider Stopped the Litterbugs. New York,
NY : Scholastic, 1991. (Find it in a library at
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/23740909)
High School Environmental Center
http://www.epa.gov/highschool/
Loizeaux, William. Clarence Cochran, a Human Boy. New York,
NY : Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2009. (Find it in a library at
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/174138784)
Planet Protectors Club for Kids
http://www.epa.gov/wastes/education/kids/planetp
rotectors/index.htm
Madden, Don. The Wartville Wizard. New York, NY :
Macmillan, 1986. (Find it in a library at
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/12668753)
Wastes Education Resources
http://www.epa.gov/wastes/education/index.htm
Peet, Bill. Farewell to Shady Glade. Houghton-Mifflin, 1966.
(Find it in a library at
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/306249)
Your Environment, Your Choice (for teens)
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/education/teens/inde Peet, Bill. The Wump World. Boston, Houghton-Mifflin, 1970.
(Find it in a library at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/94339).
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Whitacre, Deborah & Becky Radtke. Clever Curriculum Crafts
from Recycled Materials. Carthage, IL : Teaching & Learning
Co., 1995. (Find it in a library at
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/32950763)
Perez, Monica. Curious George Plants a Tree. Boston, MA :
Houghton Mifflin, 2009. (Find it in a library at
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/256533175)
Sensel, Joni. The Garbage Monster. Enumclaw, WA : Dream
Factory Books, 2000. (Find it in a library at
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/47065473)
Wallace, Nancy Elizabeth. Recycle Every Day! New York :
Marshall Cavendish, 2003. (Find it in a library at
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/51929226)
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