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

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10 Things I Can Do to Help My World by Melanie Walsh


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Common Ground: The Water, Earth, and Air We Share by Molly Bang


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The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry


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Oil Spill by Melvin Berger


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The Dumpster Diver by Janet S. Wong


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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle (Emergent Reader - Big Book) by Rozanne Lanczak Williams


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Here Comes the Recycling Truck! by Meyer Seltzer


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Waste Not: Time to Recycle by Rebecca Weber


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The World That We Want by Kim Michelle Toft


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Love Your World by DK Publishing


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My First Green Book by Angela Wilkes


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The Lorax by Dr. Seuss


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The Three Questions by Jon J. Muth

Adult & Teaching Resources

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The Down-to-Earth Guide to Global Warming by Laurie David and Cambria Gordon


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Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis by Al Gore

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