From a very young age, children need to be taught to take care of the planet they live on. I had shared a few tips to teach children to protect the environment . Children love listening to stories. Another excellent way to teach children about the environment is to read books to them about the environment, earth , recycling and how to conserve it. When they see pictures, they understand better.
Sharing a few books on how to conserve the environment for children up to the age of 8 years.
TREES : A LIFT THE FLAP ECO BOOK :
This book is from Ladybird series of books. This lift-the-flap book uses plant-based inks, glues with minimal plastic content and is made from recycled board.
Teaching children all about why trees are important and how we can help save them, this eco-friendly book is the perfect introduction to an important topic. With flaps to lift and facts to learn, this book also includes a section on how you can help.
UNEARTHED - THE ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY OF INDEPENDENT INDIA by Meghaa Gupta
Protesting against dams, protecting tigers, hugging trees, saving seeds, making room for elephants, battling mountains of waste, fighting air pollution, coping with soaring temperatures-India and its people have shared a remarkable relationship with the environment.
From the Green Revolution to the National Action Plan on Climate Change, Unearthed: An Environmental History of Independent India chronicles the country's historical movements and significant green missions since 1947. Interspersed with lots of trivia, tales of eco-heroes and humorous cartoons, this easy-to-read account uncovers the story of a past with the hope that we will rewrite India's future.
MY GULMOHAR TREE by Ekta Ohri
“Fascinated by the flower, Abdu went running to his mother STOMP STOMP STOMP and asked excitedly, "Mumma, which flower is this? His mom replied, "Abdu, this is the flower of the most beautiful tree in the world - the Gulmohar tree. When I was a child, I would gaze at its deep red flowers for hours together from my bedroom window... You know Abdu, this tree has many names. It is known as the Flame tree as its bright orange-red flowers resemble the colour of fire. It is also called the Peacock Flower tree as 'Gul' means flower and 'Mohr' means peacock. Isn't that interesting?” My Gulmohar tree is a real-life story with photographs that will make children fall in love with trees and greens (vegetables) and inculcate values of respecting nature and protecting our environment.Children will also become observant of Nature and learn about other concepts, such as Nurture, Living, Giving, Seasons and Greens while reading the story.
KIDS FIGHT PLASTIC : HOW TO BE A #TWOMINUTESSUPERHERO by Martin Dorey
Have you got 2 minutes? That's all the time it takes to become a #2minutesuperhero. Plastic is everywhere. It is in the rivers and it is in the sea. We need superheroes to fight plastic and help save our oceans.
Read this essential book and find out how you can become a #2minutesuperhero by completing 50 missions to fight plastic at home, school and on your days out.
Informative, practical and positive, this guide for children is written by Martin Dorey, anti-plastic campaigner and author of the bestselling No. More. Plastic. Martin is the founder of the Beach Clean Network and the #2minutebeachclean movement and believes that small actions add up to make a big difference.
THE CHILDREN'S BOOK OF GREEN HABITS :
Help your child to discover that the world is a happier and more sustainable place if they have green habits! Great re-usable stickers bring extra fun to every topic and encourage children to look at the pictures carefully, learn from the characters and see how good green habits are important in their own lives. Use the gold stickers to praise and encourage your child's healthy habits, and the special wipe-clean reward chart to record their successes.
HOW TO MAKE A BETTER WORLD by Keily Swift :
Full of positive encouragement to find something you're passionate about and how to get started on making a big difference through small actions, this brilliant fact book for kids is a treasure trove of information and great advice.
There's a lot that can be changed by just one person, if you know what to do.
If you are a kid with big dreams and a passion for what is right, you just might be a world-changer in the making! Through ideas as small as creating a neighbourhood lending library to as important as public speaking and how to talk about politics, How to Make a Better World is a practical guide to activism for children.
Well-written and divided into sections on You, Community, Environment and more, this educational book helps children to look at what they might like to achieve, and the logical approach makes it easy to navigate if you want to tie topics up with school projects.
Brightly illustrated inclusive art makes this fact book as visually appealing as its message. You can easily jump around without any loss of comprehension and dip in for short or longer periods. Learn about tricky social interactions like friendship fallouts, or bullying and how to manoeuvre them, or find out how to go about creating activist campaigns to tackle climate change or social injustice.
If kids are to think positive thoughts and be part of movements for positive change, they need to be encouraged to do it. This book is full of wonderful facts about the world, presenting such positivity as cool, sensible, exciting, and achievable. The perfect starter book to activism for kids.
PEPPA PIG - RECYCLING FUN
Who doesn't love Peppa Pig ?Peppa and George are learning all about recycling, and so they pay Miss Rabbit a visit. She loves to recycle everything . . . even cars!
PEEP INSIDE HOW A RECYCLING TRUCK WORKS , by Lara Bryon .
A must have Usborne book in your child's library Beep, Beep! The recycling truck has arrived! Peep under flaps and through holes to find out how it works, as it trundles around town collecting recycling and taking it to the sorting factory. This friendly introduction to the topic of recycling is perfect for little hands and curious minds.
Books always create a huge impact on children's minds. Start them young and see what a huge difference it makes on their thinking.Children are our future for tomorrow. We need to inculcate good habits in them in order for them to take care of the planet they live on.