ARTS & CRAFTS RESOURCES Printable Coloring Pages Printable Word Search Puzzles FREE Clip Art		You are here: Teach > Thematic Units > Earth Day     Related Resources for Earth Day   Buy the Book The Giving Tree Author: Shel Silverstein Description: This book is about a tree that loves a boy, and is with him during the time that he grows up. The tree gives the boy everything it has: its leaves, shade, apples, and branches. Finally, the boy has grown very old, and the tree gives him the only thing that is left: a stump to sit on. It is a moving story about the gift of giving and the capacity to love, and helps show how the environment "takes care" of us. Grade Level: K-1 Activity: http://www.halcyon.com/marcs/trees.html Buy the Book For the Love of our Earth Author: P.K. Hallinan Description: A poem about the importance of the environment. Children will learn the importance of trees, flowers, air, and water, as well as how some activities such as needless burning and careless use of resources, contribute to the loss of the earth. Grade Level: 1-2 Activity: http://www.eduplace.com/tview/tviews/harvey37.html Buy the Book City Green Author: Dyanne Disalvo-Ryan Description: A story about a group of neighbors who rent a city lot and clean it up with flowers and vegetables. Grade Level: 2nd Activity: http://www.eduplace.com/tview/tviews/hoyler31.html Buy the Book This is Our Earth Author: Laura Lee Benson Description: A song written in verse about the land that forms the earth. Grade Level: 2nd Activity: http://www.eduplace.com/tview/tviews/bray27.html Buy the Book Earthsong Author: Sally Rogers Description: A picture book that transforms the song, “Over in the Meadow” into an environmentally conscious "Over in the Endangered Meadow." This version introduces children endangered animals from around the world. Grade Level: 2nd Activity: http://www.eduplace.com/tview/tviews/weber24.html