Category: Environment

In the Canyon Written by Liz Gorton Scanlon Illustrated by Ashley Wolff   A young girl and her family hike from the top of the Grand Canyon to the bottom.   While hiking from the rim of the Arizona Grand…

Shadow Warrior by Tanya Lloyd Kyi

What’s cooler than girl ninjas? An actual historical female ninja and her cohort of female spies…. Shadow Warrior by Tanya Lloyd Kyi and illustrated by Celia Krampien (Annick Press) covers the historical (and possibly mythical) basis for stories about a…

Blue Sky, White Stars Written by Sarvinder Naberhaus Illustrated by Kadir Nelson     Naberhaus and Nelson’s collaboration, Blue Sky, White Stars, pays homage to the United States’ flag and its history.   In very simple but clever text, the…

What a Waste: Where Does Garbage Go?

Who’d have thought that the trash we put out once a week had such rich history?This entertaining and informative book illuminates one of civilization’s difficult realities: the generating of waste of various forms. It’s a timely topic, of course, but…