Resources
Listed below are the resources I used when creating, conducting, and evaluating my unit on the Three R's.
Websites
CCBC - Eco Reading: Selected Books for Children and Teens about Our Earth and The Environment- A collection of books on the theme of environmental responsibility, compiled by the Cooperative Children's Book Center.
EPA - US Environmental Protection Agency- A look at recycling in the United States.
NIEHS - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences for Kids- Offers simple definitions at children's level.
Planet Green - Discovery Channel- Great site with an environmental lens on social issues.
Books
Children
10 Things I Can Do to Help My World by Melanie Walsh
Common Ground: The Water, Earth, and Air We Share by Molly Bang
The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry
Oil Spill by Melvin Berger
The Dumpster Diver by Janet S. Wong
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle (Emergent Reader - Big Book) by Rozanne Lanczak Williams
Here Comes the Recycling Truck! by Meyer Seltzer
Waste Not: Time to Recycle by Rebecca Weber
The World That We Want by Kim Michelle Toft
Love Your World by DK Publishing
My First Green Book by Angela Wilkes
The Lorax by Dr. Seuss
The Three Questions by Jon J. Muth
Adult & Teaching Resources
The Down-to-Earth Guide to Global Warming by Laurie David and Cambria Gordon
Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis by Al Gore
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