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When we teach children about sustainability from a young age, we help them to develop important habits as they grow as individuals. Bringing sustainable living into the home and adding it into our daily routines is the easiest way to do this! Books about sustainability can be read as part of storytime or during your child\u2019s bedtime routine to ignite an excitement for looking after planet Earth.<\/p>\n
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Learning about our planet and how to look after it is one of the best gifts that we can give to our children – after all, this planet is their home<\/strong>! And we all play a part in ensuring that it survives and thrives.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In this post, we\u2019ll look at a few easy ways to teach children about eco-friendly practices and caring for our planet, as well as 10 of the best books about sustainability for children.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Disclosure: The products included in this list are not sponsored or affiliated, and have been selected by our blog writer. The mentioned prices reflect prices at the moment of publishing the article.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Teaching sustainability can be a lot of fun and a great way to foster eco-friendly habits. Here are some easy ways to teach children about sustainability and the importance of looking after our planet:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Here are 10 of the best books for children about sustainability. Each one teaches children about the importance of caring for our world in a fun and gentle way and will be loved by all ages!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Go on a mission to the beach and discover new island friends! This story can be personalized so that your child plays the leading role in this adventure of fun in the sun, skipping waves, and building sandcastles, all whilst learning the importance of staying safe at the beach.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Learn about the power of teamwork and how it can help to keep the beach clean, safe, and fun for everybody!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \r\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The original eco-warrior of the fiction world, The Lorax<\/a> is trying to save the Truffula trees from being cut down.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The light-hearted storytelling and clever rhymes make \u2018The Lorax<\/a>\u2019 a book that children will easily learn from and love. Use this book to learn about the danger of deforestation and the importance of standing up for our planet.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Let\u2019s learn how small actions can make a BIG difference with \u2018The Earth Book<\/a>\u2019. Written with playfulness and sensitivity, this book teaches us all about how we can make the Earth feel good.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The best part? The entire book is sustainable and printed entirely with recycled materials. Included in \u2018The Earth Book<\/a>\u2019 is a poster with little tips for how to be \u2018green\u2019 and make sustainable choices every day.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Learn about the disastrous consequences of deforestation in \u2018The Forest<\/a>\u2019. A simple and powerful story about the realities of the destruction of wildlife.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Discover 10 of the easiest ways to look after our world. From turning off the tap when we\u2019re brushing our teeth to using both sides of the paper for writing and drawing, this book is full of simple and straightforward habits that children of all ages can start adopting.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Featuring the popular characters \u2018Charlie and Lola<\/a>\u2019 – Lola learns all about the importance of recycling and gets her friends involved too!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Charlie convinces Lola to recycle her old toys instead of throwing them away. Shortly after, Lola finds a competition whereby she can win her very own tree to plant if she recycles 100 pieces of plastic, metal, and paper in 2 weeks.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The story includes a copy of Lola\u2019s poster to help children keep track of their own recycling projects.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Be transported to a tropical paradise where beautiful creatures swim in the ocean. Duffy<\/a> the sea turtle gets swept to a new part of the ocean after a big storm, a place where there are lots <\/em>of plastic bags floating in the sea\u2026 After mistaking plastic bags for jellyfish, Duffy gets really sick.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Learn all about Duffy\u2019s recovery, return to safety, and the importance of saying no to plastic bags in this heart-warming story.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n A selection of poems<\/a> carefully selected to encourage children to think about the natural world. The poems encourage questions such as \u2018why are trees so important\u2019 and \u2018what can we do to look after our planet?\u2019.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Introduce the concept and importance of sustainability through fun and interesting rhymes.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Slow down is all about taking a journey towards mindfulness. With the world around us traveling so quickly, how can we stop and appreciate our surroundings and learn to really love our planet?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A wonderful book<\/a> for teaching children about the beauty of our planet and that we need to love and respect it.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Find out everything you ever wanted and needed to know about bees in this book<\/a> that answers questions like \u2018what does a beekeeper do?\u2019 and \u2018how do bees communicate?\u2019.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bees are crucial to the survival of our planet. Learning to love and care for them teaches children a wonderful lesson in sustainability as well as fostering respect and admiration for wildlife.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n How do you practice sustainability with your children at home? Share some tips with us! And if you don’t want to miss the next book list, follow our social media channels.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\r\n
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\n1.\u00a0\u00a0 Crab Island – Lion Story, $42.00<\/h3>\n
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\n2.\u00a0The Lorax – Dr. Seuss, $16.34<\/h3>\n
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\n3.\u00a0\u00a0 The Earth Book – Todd Parr, $14.65<\/h3>\n
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\n4.\u00a0A Forest – Marc Martin, $12.32<\/h3>\n
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\n5.\u00a010 Things I Can Do to Help My World – Melanie Walsh, $10.73<\/h3>\n
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\n6.\u00a0We Are Extremely Very Good Recyclers – Lauren Child, $18.53<\/h3>\n
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\n7. Duffy\u2019s Lucky Escape – Ellie Jackson, $10.95<\/h3>\n
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\n8.\u00a0All The Wild Wonders: Poems of Our Earth – Wendy Cooling, $18.99<\/h3>\n
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\n9.\u00a0Slow Down, World – Tai Snaith, $34.55<\/h3>\n
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\n10.\u00a0The Book of Bees – Piotr Socha, $25.97<\/h3>\n
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