Classroom Activity: Where Would You Plant Your Tree? Back-to-school season is a wonderful time to help children reconnect with nature, build curiosity, and discover how they can care for the world around them. Don’t Let Ned Plant a Tree THERE! is written by Andrea Koehle Jones, founder and executive director of The ChariTree Foundation, and illustrated by Erin Mercer. Meet Ned — a wildly … Read more
Discover children’s authors, books and publishers helping young readers connect with nature, conservation and environmental action Children’s books can be a wonderful first step toward helping young people notice the natural world, understand why it matters and discover ways they can help care for it. From stories about forests and wildlife to picture books about … Read more
A Thrilling Eco-Adventure That Gets Kids Off Screens and Into Nature Armando and the Amazing Animal Race is a fast-moving, impossible-to-put-down adventure and a celebration of our planet and the people who protect it. Every child should read it, every school and library should have it, and everyone who believes in the power of stories to … Read more
Beloved Children’s Book Updated to Inspire a New Generation of Young Environmentalists [Vancouver, July 4, 2021] — Author Andrea Koehle Jones is pleased to announce the release of the new 2021 edition of her beloved children’s book, The Wish Trees: How Planting Trees Can Help Make the World a Better Place. This updated edition features refreshed content and vibrant illustrations … Read more