Every year in the United States and more than 100 other countries join together in the celebration of Earth Day on April 22nd. Earth Day was born on April 22, 1970, in San Francisco, California. Earth Day is the largest, most celebrated environmental event worldwide. On Earth Day, one is reminded to appreciate nature and learn various ways to protect our environment and ensure it for the future.
The 2012 theme is Mobilize the Earth: “Our planet, our home is being neglected. Climate change continues unabated. It seems there’s a new ecological disaster happening almost daily. This Earth Day it’s time to mobilize the planet from the ground up to send a message that the Earth won’t wait!”
Today is not only a day to remember to recycle and take a day off from the car, but it is also a day to teach our children about protecting the environment.
Need some ideas on how to get your kids involved in going Green for good? Here are a few ideas to help you get started. However remember there are a lot of great ways that you can to help keep the planet clean and help protect our environment, so be creative and share them with your children!
Environmental Books For Kids:
- 10 Things I Can Do to Help My World: Fun and Easy Eco-Tips by Melanie Walsh
- Michael Recycle by Ellie Bethel and illustrated by Alexandra Colombo
- The BogeyBugz by Martin Lever
- Planet Earth Gets Well by Madeline Kaplan
- Rising Above Global Warming by B. J. DeFrancesco and illustrated by Shari Lynn Myers
- The Dirt on Dirt by Paulette Bourgeois with Kathy Vanderlinden and illustrated by Martha Newbigging
- MySpace/Our Planet: Change is Possible by the MySpace Community with Jeca Taudte
- Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai by Claire Nivola
- It’s Earth Day! by Mercer Mayer
- Eco Babies Wear Green by Michelle Sinclair Colman and illustrated by Nathalie Dion
- Everything Kids’ Environment Book by Sheri Amsel
- Brainiac’s Go Green Activity Book by Mara Conlon
- Gas Trees and Car Turds: Kids’ Guide to the Roots of Climate Change by Kirk Johnson and illustrated by Mary Ann Bonnell
Earth Day Links and Resources for Children:
Please see my previous posts such as; Earth Day…Growing Green Kids, The Struggle to Go Green, and Children Say We’re Failing Them and The Planet.