Children’s Books
We are currently compiling a comprehensive book list that promote awareness & appreciation of our environment. Check back as we continue to add updates!
Listed below are trade-books that supplement our 3R’s School Recycling and `AINA In Schools education programs.
We encourage the use of our public library system. You may request to have titles sent to your community library in Hawai’i. Click on the selected titles to check them out!
Garden-related Books
Sunflower House by Eve Bunting
Eddie’s Garden and How to Make Things Grow by Sarah Garland
Compost! Growing Gardens from Your Garbage by Linda Glaser
How Groundhog’s Garden Grew by Lynne Cherry
An Earthworm’s Life by John Himmelman
Squirmy Wormy Composters by Bobbie Kalman and Janine Schaub *This title is currently out of print and unavailable in the Hawai’i State Library System. Please check on-line bookstores for a copy.
My Hawaiian Farm by Pearl Maxner
The Butterfly by Anna Milbourne
Life Cycles: Butterflies by Melanie Mitchell
Pumpkin Circle: The Story of a Garden by George Levenson
Earthworms by Elaine Pascoe
Nutrition-related Books
All Our Fruits and Vegetables by Roberta L. Duyff & Patricia C. McKissack
A terrific story that introduces kids to a variety of colorful fruits and veggies,where and how they grow, and encourages tasting new and unique ones! This story book is a component of the Multicultural Nutrition Guide. For Pre-school - 1st grade.
Pretend Soup and other real recipes: A cookbook for preschoolers & up by Mollie Katzen & Ann Henderson
Salad People and more real recipes: A new cookbook for preschoolers & up by Mollie Katzen
Eating the Alphabet by Lois Ehlert
Good Enough to Eat: A Kid’s Guide to Food and Nutrition by Lizzy Rockwell
Eat Healthy, Feel Great by William Sears, Martha Sears, and Christie Watts Kelly
Healthy Treats & Super Snacks for Kids by Penny Warner
A recipe collection. Also includes tips on getting kids to eat, tips on reducing levels of fat, salt, and sugar in kids’ diets, and games to play at the table for mealtime fun. For use by parents and caregivers of children of all ages.
3R’s-related Books
The Earth and I by Frank Asch
Recycling (True Books: Environment) by Rhonda Lucas Donald
Recycle! A Handbook for Kids by Gail Gibbons
Garbage and Recycling (Young Discoverers: Environmental Facts and Experiments) by Rosie Harlow and Sally Morgan
The Wartville Wizard by Don Madden
Where Does the Garbage Go? by Paul Showers