Children’s / Teenage social topics: Environment, sustainability and green issues
Crabtree Publishing Co,US Alone in the Arctic Science to the Rescue
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£9.49
Crabtree Publishing Co,US Dry in the Desert Science to the Rescue
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£9.49
Crabtree Publishing Co,US Swept Away by the Storm Science to the Rescue
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£9.49
Crabtree Publishing Co,US Tangled in the Rainforest Science to the Rescue
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£9.49
Crabtree Publishing Co,US American Alligator
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£8.99
Crabtree Publishing Co,US Humpback Whale
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£8.99
Crabtree Publishing Co,US Bringing Back the Whooping Crane
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£8.99
Crabtree Publishing Co,US Bringing Back the BlackFooted Ferret
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£7.99
Crabtree Publishing Co,US Bringing Back the Lesser LongNosed Bat
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£8.99
Crabtree Publishing Co,US Bringing Back the Island Fox
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£7.99
Crabtree Publishing Co,US Bringing Back the Southern White Rhino
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£8.99
Crabtree Publishing Company Garbage or Recycling
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£25.50
Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd MUNU
Book SynopsisMunu is a beautiful story of hope in the face of adversity. It has a humorous tone and will appeal to children, the conservationists of the future.
£8.18
St Martin's Press The Whale Who Swam Through Time
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£15.19
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Sustainability Education
Book SynopsisOverall Winner, SAGT (Scottish Association of Geography Teachers) Awards 2022Winner, Global Dimension Teachers' Choice Award 2023Shortlisted, BERA Educational Research Book of the Year 2023Highly Commended, GA (Geographical Association) Publisher's Awards 2023Sustainability Education: A Classroom Guide provides an accessible, in-depth guide and critique of sustainability education for school and university students, teachers, curriculum makers and school governors working around the world with children aged 3- to 14-years old. Informed by research findings and learning theory, it provides a progressive framework for sustainability education spanning all subject areas and applicable in a wide range of settings. There are over 180 age-related teaching ideas on topics such as conservation, health, food, wildlife, climate change, social justice and sustainable living, as well as provocative questions designed to stimulate educational debate.Trade ReviewA highly relevant and important resource for our times. The book provides great examples of how sustainability can be woven into any primary curriculum. It is full of thoughtful and informative ideas, case studies and clarification around the misconceptions linked with sustainability education. * GA Publisher's Awards judging panel 2023 *It’s easy to see why teachers favour this guide over other resources as it's just so comprehensive. Written by two highly experienced educators Stephen Scoffham and Steve Rawlinson, this book contains advice for teaching sustainability issues across every subject between the ages of 3-14. With 180 age-specific activities, this is a treasure trove of inspiration and advice that every educator should possess. * Global Dimension Awards 2023 *This wonderful book presents sustainability education for all education readers, from researchers and pedagogy lecturers to teachers and teacher education students. The ideas and presentation are original and engaging and will have a great impact on practice … A key textbook for undergraduate and postgraduate students looking at sustainability education. * BERA Educational Research Book of the Year 2023 judges' panel *Anyone concerned with educating young people today should have a copy of this book. I would say that it is the most essential book for all teachers now and in future at KS1, KS2 and KS3. * Prep School Magazine *Stephen Scoffham and Steve Rawlinson, along with their ten expert contributors, have produced a work that should be a 'must read' for all those associated with education... In effect, the book is both a manifesto and a manual for embedding sustainability in schools. * Journal of the National Association for Environmental Education *This book is a hopeful, thought-provoking and timely resource grounded in the classroom, drawing upon research about sustainability and sustainability education... This book contains a wealth of creative teaching strategies which are quick and manageable to implement in the classroom. * Geographical Association in Teaching Geography Spring 2023 *A wonderful resource to get any school started on its now essential journey towards sustainability education. * Church Times *The guide is an essential reading for those who engage in teaching and learning about the earth. The book is a capsule on sustainability on understanding the topic, its place in curriculum and teaching pedagogies. It discusses the current needs in transforming education to address the demands of the planet. * Radhika Iyengar, Director of Education, Center for Sustainable Development, The Earth Institute, Columbia University, USA *The educational system we have today was designed to suit the needs of the 19th and 20th century. Now that system is fast becoming out of date! Sustainability Education is a timely book outlining an education fit for the 21st century. The authors and contributors have presented a practical way forward to transform teaching in schools from job centred education to life centred and nature centred education. Every teacher concerned with the wellbeing of people and our precious planet Earth should use this publication as a handbook for regenerative learning. * Satish Kumar, Founder, Schumacher College and Editor Emeritus, Resurgence & Ecologist, UK *This timely guide is posed to reorient thinking on sustainability education. Most importantly, young children are invited to take an active part in this journey. Authors throughout the guide display great care in their pedagogical approaches. The message of harmony, coexistence, peace, love, balance and justice is clear. * Charles Chikunda, National Program Officer – Education for Sustainable Development, UNESCO office in Harare, Zimbabwe *Sustainability Education is a timely and vital manual containing a wide variety of ideas to encourage, support and guide practitioners of all age groups on weaving sustainability into their teaching. * Lucy Neuberger, Classroom Teacher, International Preparatory School, Portugal *The key to tackling any challenge is first to understand it, and perhaps the greatest challenge we face is climate change. So how we approach sustainability education for a younger generation is absolutely vital. This book goes beyond the important discussion of wider issues, to focus on the role of education in sustainability and navigating its complexities. It also sets out practical approaches for educators who are on the front line of helping future generations understand the challenges of the planet they are inheriting. It is an important contribution to an increasingly vital area in education. * The Right Honourable Justine Greening, Former Secretary of State for Education, England *This pivotal book guides us to see sustainability education through a creative, confident and research-rich narrative. By exploring pedagogy, classroom ideas and key enquiry questions, this innovative book challenges and supports all educators towards practical, explanatory critical thinking, enabling action and understanding, vital for the futures for all learners. * Helen Martin, Headteacher Lavington Park Federation- Graffham CE Infant and Duncton CE Junior Schools, West Sussex, UK *A superb discussion of the notion of sustainability and the importance of including sustainability education in the primary curriculum, while illustrating how this can be achieved. A pleasure to read and learn from. * Margaret Mackintosh, Former Senior Lecturer, Primary B.Ed. University of Plymouth, UK *Sustainability Education is an engaging and compelling read which deftly weaves together rich understandings from research with suggestions and ideas for practice. * Elizabeth Rushton, Lecturer in Geography Education, King’s College London, UK *This excellent book should be essential reading for all primary, middle and preparatory school head teachers and policy makers, especially at the Department for Education... Society’s future is full of challenges for all educators but this first-class book provides plenty of ideas as to how we can be optimistic about the future. * SSR in Depth, Association for Science Education *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction Part I: Exploring Sustainability 1. Sustainability: A Hybrid Concept 2. Sustainability, Prosperity and Well-being 3. Towards a More Sustainable Future Part II: Sustainability Education 4. Teaching About Sustainability 5. Curriculum Organisation and Management Part III: Areas of Study 6. Earth in Space 7. Life on Land 8. A Wet Planet 9. Weather and Climate 10. Food and Farming 11. Work, Transport and Energy 12. The Global Village 13. Special Places 14. Citizenship, Communities and Democracy 15. Pollution and Resources 16. Unequal World 17. Sustainable Living Part IV: Implementation 18. Designing Your Curriculum 19. Sustainability Education in Action Glossary of Key Terms References Index
£20.89
Sterling Juvenile Olivias Birds Saving the Gulf
Book SynopsisOne 11 year-old girl can make a difference, as budding ornithologist and artist Olivia Bouler proved, single-handedly raising over $175,000 for the Gulf oil spill recovery. This title features bird facts, Olivia's own drawings and colour photos, all printed on eco-friendly paper. It is suitable for children aged 3 to 9 years old.Trade Review“It's always a pleasure to find a book that's not just good--it's about doing good …This book features her charming illustrations, captioned with snippets of information about particular species…This makes for a terrific package that should inspire children in lots of ways: to use their talents, to help their communities, and to make a difference in the world.” --Booklist (STARRED REVIEW) “Her love of birds and drawing gives the book touching beauty and lyricism. The child's straightforward voice is engaging, evocative, and insightful, and her bird-watching advice is spot-on...Budding naturalists, artists, and activists will be inspired ...” --School Library Journal “…Casual, informative passages…upbeat… carefully observed and spirited; her vivacious attitude may inspire ecologically minded readers to get involved.” --Publishers Weekly “A lot of artists paint from the heart. This one, though, paints from a broken one.”- Steve Hartman, CBS Evening News“Its always a pleasure to find a book thats not just good--its about doing good …This book features her charming illustrations, captioned with snippets of information about particular species…This makes for a terrific package that should inspire children in lots of ways: to use their talents, to help their communities, and to make a difference in the world.” --Booklist (STARRED REVIEW) “Her love of birds and drawing gives the book touching beauty and lyricism. The childs straightforward voice is engaging, evocative, and insightful, and her bird-watching advice is spot-on...Budding naturalists, artists, and activists will be inspired ...” --School Library Journal “…Casual, informative passages…upbeat… carefully observed and spirited; her vivacious attitude may inspire ecologically minded readers to get involved.” --Publishers Weekly “What I love is youre inspiring little kids to find a way that they can help as well.”- Kathie Lee Gifford, The Today Show“A lot of artists paint from the heart. This one, though, paints from a broken one.”- Steve Hartman, CBS Evening News
£9.99
American Psychological Association Something Happened to Our Planet Kids Tackle the
Book SynopsisJoin the Earth Patrol! Written to help parents begin conversations with their children about a challenging and important topic, Something Happened to Our Planet describes the narrator?s efforts to help the planet with her friends, by advocating for re-usable plates at her school. This book will inspire kids to make a difference in their own schools and communities. Includes a Reader''s Note with more information about the impact of climate change, child-friendly definitions, sample dialogues, and guidance for discussing climate change with children.This book is printed with vegetable-based inks on responsibly sourced paper. Trade ReviewFriends bravely address climate change concerns. Intended to assuage children’s worries about the climate crisis… diverse friends search their school for reuse opportunities….Earth-toned illustrations are appealing. -- Kirkus Reviews
£17.21
Hachette Children's Group Ecographics Pollution
Book SynopsisA look at some of the biggest environmental crises in the world today
£16.60
Hachette Children's Group Mountains Fact Planet
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£16.60
Hachette Children's Group Animals at Risk Fact Planet
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£16.60
Hachette Children's Group Nature Needs You
Book SynopsisPerfect for keeping your keen naturalist busy! Take this book to the back garden, the beach or the park and start helping nature now!In Nature Needs You, four friends begin a year of discovery learning about the amazing animals, plants and places that make up our natural world.As the year goes on, the children talk to lots of different people, from park rangers and environmentalists, to teachers and grandparents. They learn lots of things about the natural world, from facts about biodiversity, food chains and climate change to pollination, plastic pollution and ecosystems.Includes step-by-step activities for how to make a bug hotel and a bird feeder. Throughout the book, there are Take Action advice panels, which give examples of small ways that people can get involved to help protect nature. Get Busy activity suggestions encourage children to be actively engaged with nature, by birdwatching or planting wild flowersTable of Contents 1: Finding a Fox; 2: What’s Happening to Our Countryside?; 3: Wildlife Rescue; 4: Birds, Bees and Biodiversity; 5: Bird Watch; 6: Fat Cakes and Feeding the Birds; 7: Insects in Action; 8: Meals for Minibeasts; 9: Bee Aware; 10: Bat Safari; 11: Ecosystems in Action; 12: Protecting Forests for our Future; 13: Rainforest in Crisis; 14: Down by the River; 15: Freshwater Under Threat; 16: Marine Creatures in Decline; 17: Plastic Pollution at Sea; 18: On the Farm; 19: Simple Pleasures; 20: Making Changes; 21: How to Care for Nature; 22: Glossary/Find out more; 23: Index;
£9.99
Hachette Children's Group Map Your Planet Climate Change
Book SynopsisExplore Earth's geography through mapsTable of Contents 1: What is climate change? 2: What causes climate change? 3: Mapping CO2 emissions 4: Melting ice 5: Mapping the Arctic 6: The oceans 7: Mapping Bangladesh 8: Extreme weather 9: Mapping Europe 10: The natural world 11: Mapping the Great Barrier Reef 12: The future 13: Mapping a greener world 14: Glossary 15: Further information 16: Index
£16.60
Hachette Children's Group Be an Eco Hero In Your Community
Book SynopsisA bright and bold introduction to environmental issues and the small things we can all do to helpTable of Contents 1: Your community 1: Your school 1: Your energy schools 1: Water-saving schools 1: Busy roads 1: Cut down pollution 1: Rubbish problems 1: Reduce, resue and recycle 1: Litter 1: Community gardens 1: Eco hero activitites 1: Quiz 1: Glossary 1: Learn more 1: Index
£16.60
FRANKLIN WATTS WE GO ECO The Climate We Change
Book SynopsisTable of Contents 1: Weather or Climate? 2: What is Climate Change? 3: The Greenhouse Effect 4: Global Warming 5: Energy and Climate Change 6: The Effect on the Planet 7: A Global Problem 8: The Food We Eat 9: The way We Travel 10: What is a Carbon Footprint? 11: The carbon Footprint of a T-shirt 12: Be an Eco Warrior 13: Earth Activist Xiye Bastida
£13.63
Hachette Children's Group Global Heroes Rising River Escape
Book SynopsisJoin our team of Global Heroes in this fast-paced, science-themed chapter book as they rush to rescue wildlife from the rapidly rising flood waters in Madagascar .Great for readers age 7+ these adventure stories are also full of fascinating facts. In Rising River Escape our heroes face a challenge to locate and rescue any remaining wildlife from a flooded village, while also uncovering an illegal trade in lemurs. They discover the causes and effects of rising sea levels, its impact on countries like Madagascar and what can be done to help prevent and protect from this threat in the future.These illustrated chapter books are perfect for making fascinating science topics accessible to young readers, inspiring a thirst for knowledge and learning by stealth. The team of characters come from around the world to give a truly global outlook.
£8.50
Workman Publishing Meet the Megafauna!: Get to Know 20 of the
Book SynopsisThe world's largest animals come to life in this interactive book featuring 20 megafauna, 10 gatefolds, full-colour illustrations and tons of facts!An interactive (complete with gatefolds!), large-format exploration of megafauna, the mostly-extinct class of ginormous animals that thrived during the Pleistocene era after the extinction of the dinosaurs. Meet a giant armoured armadillo, a giant sloth, and the three megafauna still found on earth today-African Bush Elephant, Masai Giraffe, and the Blue Whale.
£18.00
Workman Kids World Without Birds
£14.45
Hachette Children's Group Ecocities Putting the Planet First
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£12.34
Hachette Children's Group Good to be Green Turn off the Tap
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£12.34
Hachette Children's Group Who Ate the Snake A Desert Food Chain Follow the
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£11.39
Simon & Schuster Kids Who Are Saving the Planet: Ready-to-Read
Book SynopsisMeet the environmentally-minded kids who are coming up with ways to save the planet in this fascinating nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a series of biographies about people “you should meet!”Have you ever wondered what you could do to help the planet? Find out how kids are helping the environment by selling lemonade to save the honeybees, starting a petition to bring attention to climate change, raising awareness through an original comic book hero, and more! Learn all about how their ideas are preserving the environment in this story of five amazing kids everyone should meet! A special section at the back of the book includes extras such as biographies of famous young environmental activists plus interesting ideas for other ways that kids can save the environment. With the You Should Meet series, learning about amazing people has never been so much fun!
£8.48
Lerner Publishing Group The Abba Tree
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£8.68
Lerner Publishing Group Climate Change and Air Quality
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£7.59
Lerner Publishing Group Climate Change and Energy Technology
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£7.19
Lerner Publishing Group Climate Change and Extreme Storms
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£7.59
Lerner Publishing Group Climate Change and Rising Sea Levels
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£7.59
Lerner Publishing Group Climate Change and Rising Temperatures
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£7.59
Little, Brown & Company Home Is Calling: The Journey of the Monarch
Book SynopsisJoin the monarchs as they embark on a transcontinental journey home in this moving story about migration.As the sun dawns in Canada, a flutter of monarch butterflies take flight, ready to begin their months-long journey to their ancestral home in Mexico. The migration will not be easy, but it is necessary for the next generation of monarchs to be born. Brought to life with illustrations as vivid as the monarch's iconic orange and black hues, this story invites young readers to experience the monarch's migration from the butterflies' point of view as they search for food, huddle together through storms, and tirelessly fly south.Parents and educators alike will find much to love about this poetically written book. The story touches on how climate change and deforestation are impacting monarchs, and kid-friendly back matter provides additional information about the butterflies, including their life cycle, anatomy, and migratory patterns, as well as several simple ways children can help monarch butterflies themselves.
£12.34
Worthy Hope and the Sea
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£16.14
Kids Can Press Busy Beaver
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£9.26
Cengage Learning, Inc Bambi's First Day
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£15.08
Lee & Low Books Inc Butterfly For A King
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£17.99
Rockridge Press Upcycle It Crafts for Kids Ages 8-12: Fun and
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£21.30
Fox Chapel Publishing Eco Kids Self-Sufficiency Handbook
Book SynopsisThis exciting project book for children aged 7-14 combines creative play with eco-awareness, while supporting STEAM learning (science, technology, engineering, art, maths). Thirty fun ideas range from building a wind turbine and a go-kart to creating light, growing vegetables, making green gifts, and more. By cleverly combining creativity with eco-awareness, this timely book encourages children aged 7-14 to put down their mobile devices and get involved. From building a wind turbine and a go-kart to creating light, growing vegetables, and making green gifts, Eco Kids Self Sufficiency Handbook offers a wide range of ways to capture the imagination and make a positive contribution to the world around us. Thirty exciting projects support integrated STEAM learning (science, technology, engineering, art, maths). With easy to follow step-by-step instructions and photographs, no project is too difficult for children to complete with adult supervision.
£9.89
Familius LLC Hear Them Roar: 14 Endangered Animals from Around
Book SynopsisA Children's Book Council Hot of the Press Selection All around the world, animals that were once thriving are now endangered, from the black-footed ferret to the kakapo. Eventually, these amazing animals could be lost. With this fully illustrated guidebook + sound pad, kids can learn about the calls, snorts, squeaks, and roars of 14 endangered animals, discover the characteristics that make them special, and see how we are helping bring them back from the edge of extinction. Hear Them Roar: 14 Endangered Animals from Around the World will make sure these animals are around for many generations to come!
£16.00
Lerner Publishing Group Climate Change Activism
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£8.54
Lerner Publishing Group Climate Change Solutions
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£8.54
Greystone Books,Canada The Blue Wonder: Why the Sea Glows, Fish Sing,
Book SynopsisAn intimate account of the beauty, mystery, and amazing science of the ocean.In The Blue Wonder, marine biologist and diver Frauke Bagusche brings readers on a fascinating and beautiful deep-sea dive into the ocean. Drawing on scientific discoveries and her own research, she uses photographs and playful prose to reveal: deep-sea reefs that glitter like glass fish that converse with each other by singing––loudly an octopus that imitates more than fifteen other animals the secret behind why the sea glows at night “weddings” that happen amongst the coral underwater “drugstores” and even fish that clean her own teeth! Humans know more about the moon’s surface than we do about the ocean. There is so much to be discovered, under the sea. With the heart of a poet and the mind of a scientist, Frauke Bagusche re-awakens our love for the sea and ignites a desire to protect this vital habitat.Trade Review“Readers who want an upbeat, yet thoughtful overview of all things marine wildlife will appreciate this fun, quick dive into the ocean.”—Library Journal“The Blue Wonder takes its place alongside Carl Safina’s Song for the Blue Ocean in revealing the marvelous marine world and the urgent need to preserve a dazzling ecosystem we too often neglect.”—Book Page“If you like your books to be brimming with interesting science, then dive in!”—Tristan Gooley, New York Times bestselling author of How to Read Water“This book is true to its title: it really provides an excellent introduction to the wonders of the sea, and makes you want to dive in and see for yourself.”—Dr. Daniel Pauly, fisheries scientist and author of Vanishing Fish: Shifting Baselines and the Future of Global Fisheries
£999.99
