I Speak for the Trees! (and the Frogs, and the Owls and the Worms)
It's Earth Month 2016 and the time has come to take seriously our impact on the planet. Toronto Public Library is happy to present the best of our collections on environmental education, geared to children, teens and adults. Watch for environmental displays in branches across the city and pick up some reading material. At the same time, please join us for Our Fragile Planet, our free environmental programming series. Learn about issues that impact our city, and what you can do to tread lightly on our planet. For more information about Earth Month activities at Toronto Public library, click here.
Dr Seuss' environmentally conscious The Lorax turns 45 this year. If you were to ask people to name a children's book with an environmental theme, it is among the first works that would come to mind for most of us. Who can forget the emptiness you felt inside as the Lorax sadly rose away from the treeless devastation wrought by the Once-ler? The cultural impact of this book is enormous. In addition to the book,it was followed the very next year by an animated TV special. More recently it was made into a feature film and it is also available as an e-book, an audiobook and an e-audiobook.
More recent works you might enjoy for Earth Month are also available in our collection in various formats.
Just a Dream by Chris van Allsburg
Claire and the Water Witch by Janice Poon
Sidney and Simon Go Green by Peter and Paul Reynolds. This is also available as an e-book.
Uno's Garden by Graeme Base
William the Curious: Knight of the Water Lilies by Charles Santore
Judy Moody Saves the World by Megan McDonald. This is also available as an e-book.
Hoot by Carl Hiaasen This is also available as an e-book and an e-audiobook.
Marty McGuire Digs Worms by Kate Messner is available from the library as an ebook.
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