GEBA Long List 2022

2022 Green Earth Book Award Long List Announced

We are proud to announce the Long List of nominees for the 2022 national Green Earth Book Award, which we bestow annually to children’s and young adult literature that best convey the message of environmental stewardship. The Long List includes qualified submissions for five categories: Picture Book; Children’s Fiction; Children’s Nonfiction, Young Adult Fiction; and Young Adult Nonfiction. From this list, one winner and potentially several honor books will be chosen in each category.

 

For the 18th year, we will bestow the cash award to winners chosen by a panel of literary, environmental, and educational professionals, bringing national recognition to important works and their authors and illustrators with our highly qualified “seal of approval” for environmental literature.  The Short List of finalists will be announced in early April and winners will be revealed on Earth Day, April 22. 

 The 2022 Green Earth Book Award Long List

PICTURE BOOK 

Books for young readers in which the visual and verbal narratives together tell the story

 

  • Pangolina, by Jane Goodall, Illustrated by Daishu Ma (Minedition/Asha Books for Young Readers
  • The Fox and the Forest Fire, by Danny Popovici (Chronicle Books)
  • Welcome Home, Whales, by Christina Booth, Illustrated by Christina Booth (Blue Dot Kids Press)
  • Displaced: A Story About Climate Change and How Displaced Animals Ring the Alarm, written and illustrated by Ronnie Swire Siegel (Swire Siegel)
  • Grandma Lisa's Humming, Buzzing, Chirping Garden, by Lisa Doseff, Illustrated by Duncan Robertson (Pollination Press)
  • Lobstah Gahden, by Alli Brydon and EG Keller, Illustrated by EG Keller (Sourcebooks)
  • Save the Butterflies, written and illustrated by Bethany Stahl (Bethany Stahl)
  • Pooper Snooper, by Jennifer Keats Curtis and Julianne Ubigau, illustrated by Phyllis Saroff (Arbordale Publishing)
  • Michelle’s Garden, written and illustrated by Sharee Miller (Little Brown Books for Young Readers)
  • Captain Green and the Tree Machine, by Evelyn Bookless, illustrated by Danny Deeptown (Marshall Cavendish International Casia)
  • No More Plastic, written and illustrated by Alma Fullerton (Pajama Press)
  • The Tale of the Mandarin Duck, by Bette Midler, illustrated by Michiko Kakutani and Joana Avillez, (Random House BFYR, an imprint of Random House Children's Books)
  • Dear Mother Earth; What Do We Do?, by Nancy Glen, illustrated by Julia Glen (Glen Creations)
  • Begin with a Bee, Liza Ketchum, by Jacqueline Briggs Martin and Phyllis Root, illustrated by Claudia McGehee (University of Minnesota Press)
  • The Wisdom of Trees: How Trees Work Together to Form a Natural Kingdom, by Lita Judge (Roaring Brook Press)
  • Elephants! Strange and Wonderful, by Laurence Pringle, illustrated by Meryl Learnihan Henderson (Astra Publishing House)
  • The Leaf Detective, by Heather Lang, illustrated by Jana Christy (Astra Publishing House)
  • The Secret Life of the Sloth, by Laurence Pringle, illustrated by Kate Garchinsky (Astra Publishing House)
  • Headstrong Hallie!: The Story of Hallie Morse Daggett, the First Female "Fire Guard" , by Aimee Bisssonette , illustrated by David Hohn, (Sleeping Bear Press)
  • Ocean Soup: A Recipe for You, Me, and a Cleaner Sea, by Meeg Pincus, illustrated by Lucy Semple (Sleeping Bear Press
  • Summer of the Tree Army, by Gloria Whelan , illustrated by Kirbi Fagan (Sleeping Bear Press
  • Rosa's Monarch Butterfly, by Martha Driscoll and Ann Driscoll, illustrated by Susan Andra Lion (Driscoll Publishing)

 

CHILDREN'S FICTION 

Novels for young readers up to age 12

 

  • The Namer of Spirits, by Todd Mitchell (Owl Hollow Press)
  • Waiting for a Warbler, by Sneed B. Collard III, illustrated by Thomas Brooks (Tilbury House Publishers)
  • Rescue as Lake Wild, by Terry Lynn Johnson (Clarion Books / Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
  • Paradise on Fire, by Jewel Parker Rhodes (Little Brown Books for Young Readers)
  • Down to Earth, by Betty Culley (Crown BFYR; an imprint of Random House Children's Books)
  • Magic Tree House: Camp Time in California, by Mary Pope Osborne, illustrated by A.G. Ford (Random House BFYR, an imprint of Random House Children's Books)
  • Willa of Dark Hollow, by Robert Beatty (Disney Hyperion, an imprint of Disney Publishing Worldwide)
  • AstroNuts Mission Three, by Jon Scieszka, illustrated by Steven Weinberg (Chronicle Books)
  • Crocodile Rescue (Wild Survival #1), by Melissa Cristina Marquez (Scholastic)
  • Manatee's Best Friend, by Sylvia Liu (Scholastic)
  • One Small Hop, by Madelyn Rosenberg (Scholastic Press)
  • Project Go Green (Alyssa Milano's Hope #4), by Alyssa Milano and Debbie Rigaud, Eric S. Keyes (Scholastic Press)

 

CHILDREN'S NONFICTION 

Nonfiction books for for young readers up to age 12                                                                                               

 

  • Sea Lions in the Parking Lot: Animals on the Move in a Time of Pandemic, by Lenora Todaro, illustrated by Annika Siems (Minedition/Asha Books for Young Readers)
  • Our World Out of Balance: Understanding Climate Change and What We Can Do, by Andrea Minoglio, illustrated by Laura Fanelli (Blue Dot Kids Press)
  • Climate Action: The Future is in Our Hands, by Georgina Stevens, illustrated by Katie Rewse (360 Degrees)
  • Water: A Deep Dive of Discovery, by Christy Mihaly, illustrated by Mariona Cabassa (Barefood Books)
  • Planet Power: Explore the World's Renewable Energy, by Stacey Clark, illustrated by Annalisa Beghelli (Barefood Books)
  • Donovan's Neighborhood, written and illustrated by Matthew Morse, Matthew Morse (Independently Published through Amazon KDP)
  • Donovan's Garden, written and illustrated by Matthew Morse (Independently Published through Amazon KDP)
  • Renewable or Nonrenewable Resources (Arbordale Publishing)
  • The Book Will (Help) Cool the Climate, by Isabel Thomas, illustrated by Alex Paterson (Random House BFYR, an imprint of Random House Children's Books)
  • What's Inside a Flower, by Rachel Ignotofsky (Crown BFYR; an imprint of Random House Children's Books)
  • This Book is Not Garbage, by Isabel Thomas, illustrated by Alex Paterson (Random House BFYR, an imprint of Random House Children's Books)
  • Upstream, Downstream: Exploring Watershed Connection, by Rowena Rae (Orca Book Publishers)
  • Fearless World Traveler: Adventures of Marianne North, Botanical Artist, by Laurie Lawlor, illustrated by Becca Stadtlander (Holiday House)
  • About Habitats: Tundras, by Cathryn Sill, illustrated by John Sill (Peachtree Publishing Company)
  • National Geographic Readers: Rainforests, by Andrea Silen (National Geographic Kids Books)
  • National Geographic Kids Animal Encyclopedia 2nd Edition (National Geographic Kids Books)
  • The Ultimate Book of African Animals, by Dereck Joubert, Beverly Joubert and Suzanne Zimbler (National Geographic Kids Books)
  • Go Wild! Sea Turtles, by Jill Esbaum (National Geographic Kids Books)
  • Go Wild! Pandas, by Margie Malkarian (National Geographic Kids Books)
  • National Geographic Kids Almanac 2022 (National Geographic Kids Books)
  • Beneath the Waves: Celebrating the Ocean through Pictures, Poems, and Stories, by Stephanie Drimmer (National Geographic Kids Books)
  • Bugs for Breakfast, by Mary Boone (Chicago Review Press)
  • Butterfly for a King, by Cindy Trumbore, illustrated by Susan L. Roth, (Lee & Low Books)
  • InspirOcean, by Ryan Moralevitz, illustrated by Ryan Moralevitz and Ryan Sobel (MCRL Overseas Group)
  • How Would You Survive as a Bee?, by David Stewart, illustrated by David Antram (Scholastic)
  • Palm Trees at the North Pole, by Marc ter Horst, illustrated by Wendy Panders (Greystone Kids)
  • Do You Know Where the Animals Live, by Peter Wohlleben, translated by Shelley Tanaka (Greystone Kids)
  • Wilderness - The Words of John Muir, illustrated by Giovanna Manna (Creative Editions)

 

YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION 

Nonfiction books for readers from infancy to age 21

 

  • Hothouse Earth: The Climate Crisis and the Importance of Carbon Neutrality, by Stephanie Sammartino McPherson (Lerner Publishing Group)
  • American Jaguar: Big Cats, Biogeography, and Human Borders, by Elizabeth Webb (Lerner Publishing Group)
  • A Hot Mess: How the Climate Crisis Is Changing Our World, by Jeff Fleischer (Lerner Publishing Group)
  • Come Together: Handbook to Retool for the Future, written and illustrated by Dana Simson (Green Writers Press)
  • Planet Ocean: Why We All Need a Healthy Ocean, by Patricia Newman, illustrated by Annie Crawley (Lerner Publishing Group)
  • Tracking Tortoises: The Mission to Save a Galapagos Giant, by Kate Messner, illustrated by Jake Messner (Lerner Publishing Group)
  • Conservation Canines: How Dogs Work for the Environment, by Isabelle Groc (Orca Book Publishers)
  • Unforgotten: The Wild Life of Dian Fossey and her Relentless Quest to Save Mountain Gorillas, by Anita Silvey (National Geographic Kids Books)
  • 101 Life Hacks: Genius Ways to Simplify Your World, Aubre Andrus (National Geographic Kids Books)
  • The Beekeepers: How Humans Changed the World of Bumble Bees, by Dana L. Church (Scholastic Focus, an imprint of Scholastic Inc.)

 

YOUNG ADULT FICTION 

Books for readers from age 13 to 21


  • The Dreamcatcher Codes, by Barbara Newman, (Green Writers Press)
  • Your Heart, My Sky: Love in a Time of Hunger, by Margarita Engle (Atheneum/Simon & Schuster)
  • Red Flag Warning: An Eco Adventure, by Claire Datnow, illustrated by Kristina Handler (Media Mint Publishing)
  • The Great Big One, by J.C. Geiger (Little Brown Books for Young Readers)
  • Whispering Alaska, by Brendon Jones, illustrated by Rebecca Poulson (Delacorte BFYR; an imprint of Random House Children's Books)
  • Lies Like Wildfire, by Jennifer-Lynn Alvarez (Delacorte BFYR; an imprint of Random House Children's Books)


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