| for the middle years |
| Call No. |
|
Title |
| 201533 |
|
Hoose, Phillip. It's Our World, Too!: Stories of Young People Who are Making a Difference. Boston: Joy Street Books, 2003.
Helping the homeless, lobbying for peace, fighting social injustice and saving the environment are all things that the young people in this book have gotten involved in. Includes background information on the various activist movements and how readers can get involved in a cause.
Gr. 5-9. |
| |
|
|
| 201534 |
|
Bang, Molly. Nobody Particular: One Woman's Fight to Save the Bays. New York: Henry Holt & Co., 2000.
Author/illustrator Molly Bang uses a comic strip format to chronicle the fight of ordinary citizen-turned-environmentalist Diane Wilson, a shrimper who fought corporate polluters to attempt to save her Texas bay waters.
Gr. 4-8.
|
| |
|
|
| 201586 |
|
Brother Eagle, Sister Sky. New York: Dial Books, 1991.
A Suquamish Indian chief describes his people's respect and love for the earth, and concern for its destruction.
Gr. 2-6. |
| |
|
|
| 281237 |
|
Cone, Molly. Come Back, Salmon: How a Group of Dedicated Kids Adopted Pigeon Creek and Brought It Back to Life. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books for Children, 1992.
An elementary school in Washington State adopted a river to clean up where salmon had traditionally spawned. The school got a grant to raise salmon eggs and the children eagerly await the return of the salmon to the river. The book combines a you-can-do-it attitude with lessons about the life cycle of salmon and the importance of a healthy environment.
Gr. 3-6. |
| |
|
|
| 290210 |
|
Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw. Children Save the Rain Forest. New York: Dutton, 1996.
After addressing questions like "What is a rain forest?" and "What lives there?", the author relates how a group of children from Sweden, later joined by children worldwide, helped save some rainforest habitat near Monteverde, Costa Rica. She concludes with information on visiting the Children's Rain Forest and how to get involved in the project.
Gr. 3-6. |
