Books for Earth Day

By Coll Rowe | April 15 2025 | Environmental Science

For Earth Day on April 22nd, we are sharing books that educate students on the current major risks to the environment and provide solutions for environmental protection that will aid in securing the future of our planet.

Becoming Earth
Becoming Earth
A Journey Through the Hidden Wonders that Bring Our Planet to Life
Ferris Jabr
9780593133996

A vivid account of a major shift in how we understand Earth, from an exceptionally talented new voice. Earth is not simply an inanimate planet on which life evolved, but rather a planet that came to life.

$20.00 US
Apr 01, 2025
Paperback
320 Pages
Random House Trade Paperbacks
Warmth
Warmth
Coming of Age at the End of Our World
Daniel Sherrell
9780143136538

From a millennial climate activist, an exploration of how young people live in the shadow of catastrophe.

$17.00 US
Aug 03, 2021
Paperback
272 Pages
Penguin Books
National Geographic World From Above
National Geographic World From Above
Jeffrey Kerby
9781426223402

Go on a global aerial odyssey with this photographic compendium of more than 200 full-color images from on high, by the world’s most innovative photographers at National Geographic.

$45.00 US
Oct 01, 2024
Hardcover
368 Pages
National Geographic
What If We Get It Right?
What If We Get It Right?
Visions of Climate Futures
Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
9780593229361

Through clear-eyed essays and vibrant conversations, infused with data, poetry, and art, Ayana Elizabeth Johnson guides us through solutions and possibilities at the nexus of science, policy, culture, and justice.

$34.00 US
Sep 17, 2024
Hardcover
496 Pages
One World
Carbon
Carbon
The Book of Life
Paul Hawken
9780525427445
A journey into the world of carbon, the most versatile element on the planet, by the New York Times bestselling author Paul Hawken.
$28.00 US
Mar 18, 2025
Hardcover
256 Pages
Viking

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