National Recycling Day
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On National Recycling Day (November 15), we celebrate by sorting our paper, aluminum, and glass out of the trash to help the environment. Our planet needs help to keep its oceans and lands clean, so we can do small things like picking up trash or even reusing the products that would otherwise go to waste. Whether you make a cardboard castle or pick up plastics on the beach today, let’s help Mother Earth stay green and reduce, reuse, and recycle.
10 Ideas to Save the Planet, by Eleonora Fornasari; illus. Clarissa Corradin (Starry Forest Books) — Nonfiction, Picture Book, Science, How-to / Activity, Series, ages 4-6.
23 Ways to Be an Eco-Hero: A Step-by-Step Guide to Creative Ways You Can Save the World, by Isabel Thomas; illus. Chris Andrews (Quarto) — Nonfiction, Picture Book, Science, How-To / Activity, ages 7-12.
Ada’s Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay, by Susan Hood; illus. Sally Wern Comport (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers) — Nonfiction, Picture Book, Science, Diversity, ages 4-6.
Cardboard Creations: Open-Ended Exploration with Recycled Materials, by Barbara Rucci (The Innovation Press) — Nonfiction, Prose, Science, How-To / Activity, ages 7-12.
Fly Guy Presents: Garbage and Recycling, written and illustrated by Tedd Arnold (Scholastic) — Nonfiction, Picture Book, Science, Series, ages 4-6.
Go Green by Recycling, by Lisa Bullard; illus. Wes Thomas (LernerClassroom) — Fiction, Picture Book, Science, Series, ages 4-6.
The Little Recycler, by Jan Gerardi (Random House Books for Young Readers) — Fiction, Board Book, Science, Series, ages 0-3.
Milk and Juice: A Recycling Romance, written and illustrated by Meredith Crandall Brown (HarperCollins) — Fiction, Picture Book, Humor, Science, ages 4-6.
Nature Recycles—How About You?, by Michelle Lord; illus. Cathy Morrison (Arbordale Publishing) — Fiction, Picture Book, Science, Animals, ages 4-6.
Ossiri and the Bala Mengro, by Richard O’Neill; illus. Hannah Tolson (Child’s Play) — Fiction, Picture Book, History Fiction, Music / Art, Diversity, ages 4-6.
Recycle and Remake: Creative Projects for Eco Kids, by DK (DK) — Nonfiction, Picture Book, Science, How-to / Activity, ages 7-12.
Recycle!: A Handbook for Kids, by Gail Gibbons (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers) — Nonfiction, Picture Book, Science, How-to / Activity, ages 4-6.
Recycling Day, by Edward Miller (Holiday House) — Fiction, Picture Book, Science, ages 4-6.
Recycling!, written and illustrated by Jess Stockham (Child’s Play) — Fiction, Picture Book, Science, Series, ages 0-3.
The Soda Bottle School: A True Story of Recycling, Teamwork, and One Crazy Idea, by Laura Kutner and Suzanne Slade; illus. Aileen Darragh (Tilbury House Publishers) — Nonfiction, Picture Book, Science, ages 7-12.
Stuff! Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, by Steven Kroll; illus. Steve Cox (Amazon / Two Lions) — Fiction, Picture Book, Science, Animals, ages 4-6.
The Three R’s: Reuse, Reduce, Recycle, by Nuria Roca; illus. Rosa M. Curto (Sourcebooks) — Nonfiction, Picture Book, Science, ages 4-6.
Your Planet Needs You: A Kids’ Guide to Reducing Waste and Recycling, by Philip Bunting (Bloomsbury Children’s Books) — Nonfiction, Picture Book, Science, How-To / Activity, ages 4-6.
Celebrate National Recycling Day by reading a book!
List compiled by CBC’s resident holiday expert, Sommer Wissner. Check out other CBC Holiday book lists on our blog.
