Earth Day Book List

Looking to expand your knowledge in a variety of eco-centered ways? We’ve got a great place for you to start! Check out our go-to Earth Day Book List below for a solid list of inspiring, educational, and genuinely good reads.

All of these books were suggested by staff members here at the Farm Collaborative, we hope you enjoy!


Earth Day Book List

ADULTS

  • Beyond Ecophobia: Reclaiming the Heart in Nature by David Sobel

  • One Straw Revolution by Mansunobu Fukuoka

  • The Practice of the Wild by Gary Snyder

  • Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver

  • The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate―Discoveries from A Secret World by Peter Wohlleben

CHILDREN

  • Swatch: The Girl Who Loved Color by Julia Denos

  • Emma & the Whale by Julie Case, illustrated by Lee White

  • The Whales’ Song by Dylan Sheldon, illustrated by: Gary Blythe

  • Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey

  • If You Plant a Seed by Kadir Nelson

  • A Web by Isabelle Simler

  • Our Big Home by Linda Glaser, illustrated by Elisa Kleven


It’s worth mentioning that a special must-read that inspires environmental change in all ages is The Lorax by Dr. Seuss.

UNLESS someone like you
cares a whole awful lot,
nothing’s going to get better.
It’s not.
— The Lorax, Dr. Seuss
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