Have you come across the blog article ‘100 of the Best Books for Children on Sustainability’ (Megan Daley - May 1, 2015)? Closing the main article is list of books focused on foundation and primary grades put together by Megan Daley, an Australian based blogger. Highlights are:
- Australian titles are a feature.
- Selected by a Teacher-Librarian.
- Titles are hyperlinked providing descriptions and summaries of each on an Australian bookseller’s site which Daley is upfront about. You’re free to use any other distributor/supplier.
- Use this ready-made list to cross-check and identify sustainability resources already available within a school’s library or other resource collections.
- Use it as a selection tool to acquire new resources on sustainability.
A quick perusal immediately identified four sustainability resources within the Centre’s lending collection, being:
Eco warriors to the rescue / Tania McCartney. Canberra, ACT : NLA Publishing, 2013. Summary: Join eco warriors Ned, Matilda and Banjo as they battle the enemies that threaten our environment. (From back cover)
The story of rosy dock an animated film [DVD] (10 min.) : sd., col. + Education Package Book***[18p.]./ by Jeannie Baker. Lindfield, N.S.W. : Film Australia, 1995. Suitability: Middle Primary to Lower Secondary. An elderly woman who ventures into the Central Australian desert attempts to recreate the beauty of the home she has left, not realising the beauty already evident in the environment. Delivers a powerful message about how the earth's delicately balanced environment is continually threatened by human interference. ***The book was written with Upper Primary classes in mind.
Where the forest meets the sea [DVD] (10 min.) / artwork and direction, Jeannie Baker. Lindfield, N.S.W. : Film Australia, 2006. Suitability: Kindergarten to Primary. "An animated film set in the Daintree."-Container. "Using relief collage animation, artist Jeannie Baker has created a beautiful short film depicting the wilderness area between the Daintree River and Bloomfield in North Queensland, as seen through the eyes of a child who wanders through coastal rainforest, marveling at its ancient magnificence and silently pondering the future of the area. An extraordinary visual journey through this special rainforest environment."-Container. Originally produced in 1987. Primary RE Curriculum resource 2.7RE, 4.6RE
You and me Murrawee / written by Kerri Hashmi ; illustrated by Felicity Marshall. Ringwood, Vic. : Puffin, 1999.
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NOTE: Any DVDs, Books & Media resources named in this post are available for loan to schools and other bona fide patrons of the Catholic Resource Centre, Bathurst, NSW (Australia). The Centre can provide supplier/distributor information to others in Australia