Creation Care Kids Books
Many Wonders of God's Creation
Many joyful and amazing ways to notice God’s gift to us.
- Arctic Son (Preschool-1) - Jean Craighead George.
- Celebrate the Earth: Psalm 104 (Gr. K and up) - Dorrie Papademetriou
- In a Nutshell (PreK-4) - Joseph Anthony and Cris Arbo (illustrator)
- Let the Whole Earth Sing Praise (PreK-1) - Tomie dePaola
- Owen and Mzee (Gr. K-5) - Isabella Harkoff, Craig Hatkoff and Dr. Paul Kahumbu
- Owl Moon (PreK-2) - Jane Yolan and John Schoenherr (illustrator)
- Pitter and Patter (PreK-4 ) - Martha Sullivan and Cathy Morrison (illustrator)
- The Song of Saint Francis (PreK and up) - Tomie de Paola
Saints
St. Francis: Patron of Ecology, Creation and Animals
- St. Francis with His Feathered Friends (Gr. K-3) - Anne E. Neuberger and Jeff West
- Brother Sun, Sister Moon (Gr. K-3) - Katherine Paterson and Pamela Dalton
- Francis: the Poor Man of Assisi (Gr. K-4) - Tomie dePaola
- The Song of Saint Francis (PreK and up) - Tomie dePaola
- Saint Francis of Assisi (Gr. 1-3) - Demi
- Saint Francis of Assisi: A Life of Joy (Gr. 2-5) - Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Dennis Nolan
- Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, Lily of the Mohawks (Gr. K-3) - Anne E. Neuberger
- Saint Kateri Tekakwitha: Faith Moments (Gr. 6 and up) - Anne E. Neuberger
- Saint Kateri Tekakwitha: Courageous Faith (Gr. 5 and up) - Emily Mach and Barbara Kiwake. Adapted from a book by Lillian M. Fischer.
- Hildegard’s Gift (Gr. K-5) - Megan Hoyt, David Hill
- Hildegard of Bingen: Woman of Vision (Gr. 5 and up) - Carol Reed-Jones
- The Secret World of Hildegard (PreK-3) - Jonah Winter and Jeannette Winter
- Martin de Porres: The Rose in the Desert - Gary D. Schmidt and David Diaz
- Saint Martin de Porres: Humble Healer (Gr. 3 and up) - Elizabeth Marie DeDomenico and Wayne Alfano
- The Saint and His Bees: A Story of Saint Modomnoc (PreK-2) - Dessi Jackson and Claire Brandenburg
How All Creation Works Together
Creatures and Plants: Their Work & Their Relationships with Humans
- About Insects (PreK-2) - Cathryn Sill - See other books in the “About” series
- An Elephant in the Garden (Gr. 5-8) - Michael Morpurgo
- Animals Building Homes (Gr. 1-3) - Wendy Perkins
- Around One Log: Chipmunk, Spiders and Creepy Insiders (PreK-4) - Anthony D. Fredericks and Jennifer Dirubbio (illustrator)
- Beatrice’s Goat (PreK-3) - Page McBrier
- Buried Sunlight: How Fossil Fuels Have Changed the Earth (PreK-3) - Molly Bang and Penny Chisholm
- Composting, Nature’s Recycling (Gr. 1 and up) - Robin Koontz
- Compost Stew, an A to Z Recipe for the Earth (PreK-3) - Mary McKenna Siddals and Ashley Wolff (illustrator)
- Earthsteps, A Rock’s Journey through Time (Gr. 3 and up) - Dianne Nelson Spickert
- From Cotton to T-Shirt (PreK-3) - Robin Nelson
- From Flower to Honey (Gr. K-3) - Robin Nelson - Start to Finish series, see others in series
- I Wonder What’s Out There, A Vision of the Universe for Primary Classes (For adults and children of primary grades) - Joanne DeFillip Alex
- I Wonder Why Spiders Spin Webs and Other Questions about Creepy Crawlies (Gr. K-4) - Amanda O’Neil - See other books in the “I Wonder Why” series
- If You Love Honey (Gr. K-5) - Martha Sullivan and Cathy Morrison (illustrator)
- In a Nutshell (PreK-4) - Joseph Anthony and Cris Arbo (illusgtrator)
- Insects (PreK-3) - Martha E.H. Rustad - Smithsonian Little Explorers Book
- Life and Times of the Ants (Gr. 1-5) - Charles Micucci
- Life and Times of the Honeybee (Gr. K and up) - Charles Micucci
- Living Sunlight, How Plants Bring the Earth to Life (Gr. 1-4) - Molly Bang and Penny Chisholm
- Look to the North, a Wolf Puppy Diary (Gr. K-4) - Jean Craighead George
- Many Biomes, One Earth, Exploring Terrestrial Biomes of North and South America (Gr. 1-5) - Sneed B. Collard III
- Me….Jane (Jane Goodall) (PreK-2) - Patrick McDonnell
- Mighty Mole and Super Soil (Gr. K-5) - Mary Quattlebaum and Chad Wallace (illustrator)
- One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference - Katie Smith Milway
- One World, One Day (Preschool-3, with research possibilities for older students) - Barbara Kerley, National Geographic
- Our Big Home (K and up) - Linda Glaser
- Pitter and Patter (PreK-4) - Martha Sullivan and Cathy Morrison (illustrator)
- The Saint and his Bees (Saint Modomnoc) (PreK-2) - Dessi Jackson, Claire Brandenburg
- The Sea, the Stream and the Mangrove Tangle (Gr. K-3) - Lynne Cherry
- Tiny Creatures, World of Microbes (Gr. K-3) - Nicola Davies
- Tree of Life, the Incredible Biodiversity of Life on Earth (Gr. 3 and up) - Rochelle Strauss - Citizenkid collection
- Ubiquitous, Celebrating Nature’s Survivors (Gr. 1-6) - Joyce Sidman - and other titles by this author
- Wiggly Worms at Work (Gr. K-3) - Wendy Pfeffer and Steve Jenkins
Water
Appreciating this resource / Understanding the water cycle
- A Drop Around the World (Gr. K and up) - Barbara KcKinney
- Did a Dinosaur Drink This Water? (Gr. 1-5) - Robert E. Wells
- One Well: The Story of Water on Earth (Gr. 3-6) - Rochelle Strauss
- Pitter and Patter (Gr. PreK-4) - Martha Sullivan and Cathy Morrison (illustrator)
- The Snowflake: A Water Cycle Story (Gr. 1-5) - Neil Waldman
Food
How various foods grow / The cycle of compost, seed, and plant
- Composting, Nature’s Recycling (Gr. 1 and up) - Robin Koontz
- Compost Stew, an A to Z Recipe for the Earth (Gr. PreK-3) - Mary McKenna Siddals and Ashley Wolff (illustrator)
- From Flower to Honey (Gr. K-3) - Robin Nelson - Start to Finish series, see others in series
- How Did That Get into My Lunch? The Story of Food (Gr. K-3) - Chris Butterworth
- If You Love Honey (Gr. K-5) - Martha Sullivan and Cathy Morrison (illustrator)
- Plants Feed Me (PreK-2) - Lizzy Rockwell - Simple text, great illustrations
- Strega Nona’s Harvest (Gr PreK-3) - Tomie dePaola
Ecological Problems
Introducing issues of water, animals, plastics, invasive species
- Ivan, the Remarkable True Story of the Shopping Mall Gorilla (PreK-3) - Katherine Applegate
- The One and Only Ivan (Gr. 4-7) - Katherine Applegate
- Long Walk to water (Gr. 5-8) - Linda Sue Park
- The Lorax (Gr. K and up) - Dr. Seuss
- Oil Spill! (Gr. K-4) - Melvin Berger
- One Plastic Bag, Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of Gambia (Gr. 1-4) - Miranda Pane and Elizabeth Zunon
- Prince William (Gr. K-4) - Gloria and Ted Rand
- Someday a Tree (Gr. K-3) - Eve Bunting
- The Story of Rosy Dock (Gr. PreK and up) - Jeannie Baker
- There’s an Owl in the Shower (Gr. 2-6) - Jean Craighead George
- What if There Were No Bees? A Book About the Grassland Ecosystem (Gr. 1-4) - Suzanne Slade - See other books in the “What if” series, such as gray wolves and sea otters
Problem Solvers
Curious, dedicated, and ingenious people helping God’s creation
- Behold the Trees (all ages) - Sue Alexander
- The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, Young Readers Editions (Gr. 5 and up) - William Kankwamba
- The Earth Book (Preschool-K) - Todd Parr
- Earth Heroes: Champions of the Ocean (Gr. 5 and up) - Fran Hodgkins and Cris Arbo (illustrator)
- Earth Heroes: Champions of Wild Animals (Gr. 5 and up) - Carol L. and Bruce Malnor and Anisa Claire Hovemann (illustrator)
- Earth Heroes: Champions of the Wilderness (Gr. 5 and up) - Carol L. and Bruce Malnor and Anisa Claire Hovemann (illustrator)
- Girls Who Looked Under Rocks: The Lives of Six Pioneering Naturalists (Gr. 5 and up) - Jannine Atkins
- Home (Gr. K-4) - Jeannie Baker
- John Muir: American Naturalist (Gr. 3-5) - Thomas Locker
- Light Shining Through the Mist, a Photobiography of Dian Fossey (Gr. 4-7) - Tom Matthews
- The Man who Planted Trees (Gr. 4 and up) - Jean Giono
- The Mangrove Trees: Planting Trees to Feed Families (Gr. 1-6) - Susan L. Roth
- Me….Jane (Jane Goodall) (PreK-2) - Patrick McDonnell
- One Plastic Bag, Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of Gambia (Gr. 1-4) - Miranda Pane and Elizabeth Zunon
- A River Ran Wild: An Environmental History (Gr. K-4) - Lynne Cherry
- Seed Folks (Gr. 5 and up) - Paul Fleischman
- Summer Birds, Butterflies of Maria Merian (Gr. K-4) - Margareita Engle, Julie Paschkis (illustrator)
- Rachel Carson and Her Book That Changed the World (Gr. K-3) - Laurie Lawlor and Laura Besingessner (illustrator)'
- Rachel Carson: Preserving a Sense of Wonder (Gr. 3-5) - Joseph Bruchac and Thomas Locker (illustrator)
- Rachel: The story of Rachel Carson (Gr. 3-5) - Amy Ehrlich and Wendell Minor (illustrator)
- Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai (Gr. K-3) - Claire A. Nivola
- Seeds of Change: Planting a Path to Peace (Gr. 2-5) - Jen Cullerton Johnson
- Wangari’s Trees of Peace (PreK-3) - Jeanette Winter
Understanding the Theory of Evolution
- Evolution: a Coloring Book (Gr. 1-8) - Annu Kilpelainen - In addition to coloring, this explains Darwin’s ideas and includes mix and match, stencils and flaps.
- Grandmother Fish: a child's first book of Evolution (Grades PreK-2; read on a different level it can be used by older students, helpful info for adults.) - Jonathan Tweet and Karen Lewis (illlustrator)
- You Are Stardustby (Gr. K-4) - Elin Kelsey and Soyeon Kim (illustrator)