Recommended Books - Age 11
Want to learn more about litter and the environment?
Look for these cool books at your local library or bookstore...

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	Clean Planet: Stopping Litter and Pollution By Tristan Boyer Binns This book introduces the idea that people are constantly dealing with pollution, whether it can be seen (like litter) or not seen (like water pollution). It talks about the effects of litter on children and adults and about how it could be cleaned up. Publisher: Heinemann, August 2005 ISBN: 140346846X
	The Dictionary of the Environment & Its Biomes Edited by Chris Myers A reference book with entries about the different habitats and biomes on the Earth. Publisher: Scholastic Library Publishing, September 2001 ISBN: 0531119831
	Earth Book for Kids: Activities to Help Heal the Environment By Linda Schwartz Easy-to-follow instructions show you how to make your own paper, compare phosphate levels in detergents, test the effects of oil pollution, conduct a recycling survey, create a trash sculpture, redesign a package, chart a flush, measure acidity and make a difference in many other exciting ways! Publisher: Creative Teaching Press, Inc., June 1990 ISBN: 0881601950
	Eco-Fairs and Carnivals: A Complete Guide to Raising Funds for the Environment By Stuart A. Kallen Want to have an Eco-Fair or Carnival at your school? With this book, you can find out how to do it! Publisher: ABDO Publishing Company, December 1993 ISBN: 1562392050
	Frightful's Mountain By Jean Craighead George As she grows through the first years of her life in the Catskill Mountains of New York, a peregrine falcon called Frightful interacts with various humans, including the boy who raised her, a falconer who rescues her, and several unscrupulous poachers, as well as with many animals that are part of the area's ecological balance. Publisher: Puffin, May 2001 ISBN: 0141312351
	John Muir: Young Naturalist (Childhood of Famous Americans Series) By Montrew Dunham A founding father of the conservation movement in the United States, John Muir was born in Scotland and emigrated to Wisconsin when he was eleven. His boyhood passion for the wilderness of North America matured into a pathbreaking career, which included such triumphs as working with President Theodore Roosevelt to establish the National Parks Service, creating the first ever national park, Yosemite, and founding the Sierra Club. Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's, March 1998 ISBN: 068981996X
	My Contract with Henry By Robin Vaupel What begins as an English class project on Henry David Thoreau's Walden has wider repercussions for a group of eighth-grade misfits. Publisher: Holiday House, Inc., May 2003 ISBN: 0823417018
	Open Your Eyes to Litter: Our Littered Past By PA CleanWays, Inc. Ever since people have lived together in groups, dealing with their litter and waste has been an issue. This fun booklet travels from prehistoric times to the present shows many of the reasons for our waste problems. Publisher: PA CleanWays, Inc., March 2002 ISBN: None
	Open Your Eyes to Litter: Think Before You Toss By PA CleanWays, Inc. This booklet describes the ways trash can be handled when properly disposed of: it is recycled, goes to a landfill, or is burned in a resource recovery facility. Publisher: PA CleanWays, Inc., April 2003 ISBN: None
	Song of the Trees By Mildred D. Taylor During the Depression, a rural black family deeply attached to the forest on their land tries to save it from being cut down by an unscrupulous white man. Publisher: Penguin USA, May 2003 ISBN: 0142500755
	Trash! Trash! Trash! By Shelly Nielsen and Julie Berg Just look at what happens to litter and garbage if people don't recycle! Publisher: ABDO Publishing Company, December 1993 ISBN: 1562391925

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