Celebrate Earth Day - Plant a Tree
A simple, beneficial service project to celebrate Earth Day is planting a tree. PLT’s activity “Plant a Tree” will guide your students through this process, while promoting stewardship by allowing students to be involved in the decision making process. Urge students to choose native species when they select the type of tree to plant. Check out the Iowa DNR Forestry web site for reasons why to Iowa plant native trees.
Book List
Grades PreK-2
Albert, T. 2000. I Heard the Willow Weep. Trickle Creek Books.
Asch, F. 1994. The Earth and I. Gulliver Green.
Baker, J. 2004. Home. Greenwillow.
Berenstain, S. 1991. Berenstain Bears Don't Pollute (Anymore). Random House Children's Books.
Burnie, D. 2005. Tree. DK Publishing, Inc.
Douglas, L.G. 2003. Let's Get Ready for Earth Day. Children's Press.
Dr. Seuss. 1971. The Lorax. Random House, Incorporated.
Earthworks Group. 1990. 50 Simple Things Kids Can Do to Save the Earth. Andrews McMeel Publishing.
Fife, D. 1996. Empty Lot. Sagebrush Education Resources.
Glaser, L. 2002. Our Big Home: An Earth Poem. Lerner Publishing Group.
Jennings, S. 2001. Franklin Plants a Tree. Scholastic.
Lowery, L. 2003. Earth Day. Carolrhoda Books.
Martin, B. Jr. 2006. I Love Our Earth. Charlesbridge Publishing.
Marx, D.F. 2000. Earth Day. Scholastic Library Publishing.
McDonnell, J. 1994. Celebrating Earth Day. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Paolilli, P. and D. Brewer. 2001. Silver Seeds: A Book of Nature Poems. Viking.
Roop, P. 2001. Lets Celebrate Earth Day. Millbrook Press.
Salvo-Ryan, D.D. 1994. City Green. HarperCollins Publishers.
Schnetzler, P. 2004. Earth Day Birthday. Dawn Publications.
Worth, B. 2006. I Can Name 50 Trees Today!: All about Trees. Random House Publishing Group.
Grades 3-5
Arthus-Bertrand, Y. 2004. The Future of the Earth: An Introduction to Sustainable Development for Young Readers. HNA Books.
Ball, J. 2003. Conservation and Natural Resources. Gareth Stevens Audio.
Bang, M. 1997. Common Ground: The Water, Earth and Air We Share. Scholastic, Inc.
Berry, J.W. 2001. Every Kid's Guide to Saving the Earth. Warehousing & Fulfillment Specialists, LLC.
Binns, T.B. 2005. Clean Planet: Stopping Litter and Pollution. Heinemann Library.
Brenner, B. 2000. Earth Is Painted Green: A Garden of Poems about Our Planet. Scholastic, Inc.
Elkington, J., D. Hill, J. Hailes, and J. Mekower. 1990. Going Green: A Kid's Handbook to Saving the Planet. Viking Children's Books.
Gardner, R. 1992. Celebrating Earth Day: A Source Book of Activities and Experiments. Lerner Publishing Group.
Holmes, A. 1993. I Can Save the Earth: A Kid's Handbook for Keeping Earth Healthy and Green. Silver Burdett Press.
Iverson, D. 1999. My Favorite Tree. Dawn Publications.
Landau, E. 2002. Earth Day: Keeping Our Planet Clean. Enslow Elementary.
Petersen, C. 2004. Conservation. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Ross, K. 1995. Every Day Is Earth Day. Millbrook Press.
Savan, B. 1992. EarthWatch: Earthcycles and Ecosystems. Addison-Wesley.
Suzuki, D. 1992. Looking at the Environment. Jossey-Bass.
Van Allsburg, C. 1990. Just a Dream. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Grades 6-8
The Earthworks Group. 1990. 50 Simple Things Kids Can Do to Save the Earth. Andrews McMeel Publishing.
Fleischman, P. 1999. Seedfolks. HarperCollins Publishers.
Gay, K. 1993. Caretakers of the Earth. Enslow Publishers, Incorporated.
Giono, J. 2003. Man Who Planted Trees. Random House UK Distribution.
Stille, D.R. 2005. Natural Resources: Using and Protecting Earth's Supplies. Capstone Press.
Watson, S. 2003. Protecting Global Environments. Smart Apple Media.
Grades 9-12
Fitzpatrick, T. 1992. Signals from the Heartland. Walker & Company.
Hayes, D. 2000. Official Earth Day Guide to Planet Repair. Island Press.
Middleton, J. 1989. Atlas of Environmental Issues. Facts on File, Incorporated.
