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Our children are the future and it’s never too early to get them involved to ensure they will inherit a living earth. It’s a challenge to pique their interest without getting them mired in the political, business, and personality morass of global warming. While surfing Amazon, I came across various global warming books for kids and I selected ten (10) that seems to be just right (and I’m directly copying their descriptions).

1. The Sky’s Not Falling!: Why It’s Ok to Chill About Global Warming

“For parents sick of seeing their kids indoctrinated by has-been politicians and Hollywood stars. Unlike books written by would-be celebrities without any scientific or economics background, “The Sky’s Not Falling” is everything a book about the environment written for kids should be: fact-filled, apolitical, fun and optimistic about the future of our magnificent, ever-changing planet.”

For ages 8 and up. I purposely made it first on the list because I firmly believe that kids should not be made to fear the future or hate humanity.

2. Why Are the Ice Caps Melting?: The Dangers of Global Warming (Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2)

“The earth is getting hotter, and not just in the summer. The climate of your own hometown is changing. But why is this happening, and can we stop it? Read and find out!”

3. A Clean Sky: The Global Warming Story

“This book tells the story of the global warming challenge, the possible dramatic change to the Earth’s Climate, and some of the things we all can do to meet it, such as alternative means of generating electricity.”

For kids at an elementary level. Partly authored by a rocket scientist.

4. Gas Trees and Car Turds: Kids’ Guide to the Roots of Climate Change

“Gas Trees and Car Turds is a fun, fast read about the carbon cycle: trees are made of air and water, electricity is made from coal that is made from trees, gasoline is made from plankton, and all of these things are related to each other and to our climate through carbon dioxide. This colorfully illustrated book makes carbon dioxide, an invisible odorless gas responsible for global warming and plant growth, into something that can be imagined and understood by children.”

Author Kirk R. Johnson is vice president and chief curator at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. I think kids whose reading level are a step up from Green Eggs and Ham can handle this book.

5. Rising Above Global Warming

“The air, the water, and the animals are all dying from the black heavy smoke that is covering the sky and killing everything. This a wonderful book for children that explains what Global Warming is, and what it is going to do unless it is stopped, and is already doing to the earth. It explains how to stop the catastrophe that no one thought about until now that it is here. A must read for every child, as they are the adults of the future and must understand what is necessary to save the earth and everything on it.”

For ages 4 to 8.

6. Who Says Kids Can’t FIght Global Warming

“Inspired by an incident which actually happened in the life of one of the authors, the book tells the story of how a young boy and his friends set out to help the boy’s father with his new business and end up creating the most active club in their school, one that involved students from every class and which created an important measure not only to fight Global Warming but reduce harmful, vehicle emissions by 30%.”

Elementary readers.

7. Weird Weather: Everything You Didn’t Want to Know About Climate Change But Probably Should Find Out

“One of England’s most talented young comic artists offers up a scathingly funny and carefully researched exploration of climate change, presenting it to readers through the eyes of an idealistic adolescent, a fat cat businessman, and a mad scientist. The book explains the science behind global warming, shows how it is progressing, and says what is being and not being done to stop the problem. Detailed references, suggestions for further reading, and lists of climate change organizations and websites open up possibilities for future exploration by readers, while the comic book format piques the interest of even the most reluctant.”

For ages 9-12.

8. What the Parrot Told Alice

“What the Parrot Told Alice is a remarkable story, founded on fact. It is destined to awaken the conscience of young people to crucial issues of our time, such as habitat destruction and exploitation of wildlife. It deserves to be read (and will be greatly enjoyed) by all thinking people from nine to 90. It is so much more than a children’s story — it is a cry from the heart of one of an increasing band of forward-looking individuals who understand the destruction of the world’s resources must be halted quickly, and that this can be done only by educating today’s young people.”

9. The Snows of Kilimanjaro (Robbie Readers) (Robbie Readers)

“Mount Kilimanjaro is the tallest peak in Africa, rising 19,340 feet above the surrounding plains. For hundreds of years the mountain has been called the shining mountain by local people. They gave it this name because the top is covered with glittering glacier ice and snow. It is one of the most beautiful mountains in the world. In recent decades local people and tourists have noticed that there is less and less ice and snow on the mountain each year. Most scientists believe that the glaciers are disappearing because of changes in the weather of eastern Africa, and because of human actions. How is the ice disappearing? Who will be affected by the loss of the glaciers? What can you do to help? These questions are answered in the pages of this book.”

10. The Polar Bears’ Home: A Story About Global Warming

The book is unreleased yet and is very timely since we are hearing a lot about polar bears losing their habitat.

And here’s a bonus for parents:

Teach Yourself Green Parenting (Teach Yourself)

“Teach Yourself Green Parenting provides you with the means for raising your child to be an ethical, environmentally aware adult. It takes you beyond the basics of washable versus disposable diapers to issues involving pregnancy, childbirth, education, travel, clothing, toys, and much more.”

Other posts you’ll want to read:

• Is global warming the cause of genocide in Darfur?
• 10 Global warming books in my wish list.
• How to prevent global warming.
• Global warming is fake!
• Celebrate the World Biodiversity Day!

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Posted on March 19th, 2008 under Environment, Nature and Science • Tags: books about global warming, Environment, nature. • RSS 2.0 feed • Leave a response, or trackback