Keep It GREEN by Reading!

Knut: How One Little Polar Bear Captivated the World

by Craig Hatkoff

When Knut was born, the first polar bear cub at the Berlin Zoo in more than thirty years, he was no bigger than a snowball and unable to care for himself. His mother, a rescued East German circus bear, didn't know how to take care of Knut and rejected him.

Why Should I Recycle?

by Jen Green Illustrated by Mike Gordon

Find out about all the amazing things you can recycle in this age-appropriate guide to protecting the planet. When Mr. Jones takes his class on a field trip to the recycling plant, his students learn what they can do with all kinds of seemingly useless items, from plastic bottles to old yucky vegetables.

Earth And Sky (First Discovery): EARTH AND SKY (POB)

by Gallimard Jeunesse

Basic information about the earth and its atmosphere, accompanied by wonderful pictures. The reader will learn about volcanoes, the phases of the moon, and the earth's surface.

The Lorax

by Dr. Seuss

"Unless someone like you...cares a whole awful lot...nothing is going to get better... It's not."

The Magic School Bus Gets Recycled

Series: Magic School Bus

by Anne Capeci

Ms. Frizzle's class is holding a recycling drive. But when Phoebe loses her necklace, the kids hop on the bus to track it down. You'll never guess what happens when the class gets to the recycling center!

A Color of His Own

by Leo Lionni Illustrated by Leo Lionni

Elephants are gray. Pigs are pink. Tigers have black and orange stripes. It seems that every animal has its own distinctive color except the chameleon. And that makes the little chameleon hero of this picture book very sad. Every time he moves, he changes color!

Incredible Animal Adventures

by Jean Craighead George Illustrated by Donna Diamond

Balto the sled dog raced over the Arctic to bring life-saving medicine to an Alaskan town stricken with diphtheria. Sugar, an ordinary house cat with an extraordinary sense of direction, traveled 1,500 miles on a cross-country odyssey in search of her human family.