Go Green Heroes collection

Borrow children's books about nature stories, eco-projects, and looking after our planet.

Books to help:

  • raise awareness about the environment
  • children feel connected to nature
  • encourage families to make greener choices
  • inspire young readers to become eco-heroes!

How to borrow books

Please note that we are still adding titles in the Go Green Heroes collection to Borrowbox. 

If you're not a library member:

To find the Go Green Heroes selection on Borrowbox or library request sites:

  • In the libraries catalogue, either type the book title in the search option or go to advanced search in the header and select Go Green Heroes
  • in Borrowbox, type the title of the book you’re looking for in the search bar

Go Green Heroes - book list

Junior fiction books

  • A girl called Joy by Jenny Valentine
  • By ash, oak and thorn by Melissa Harrison
  • Future hopes edited by Lauren James
  • Melt by Ele Fountain
  • The dangerous life of Ophelia Bottom by Susie Bower
  • The last bear by Hannah Gold
  • The map of leaves by Yarrow Townsend
  • The whale watchers by Dougie Poynter

Junior poetry

  • My heart was a tree by Michael Morpurgo

Older picture books

  • A song of gladness by Michael Morpurgo and Emily Gravett

Junior non-fiction books

  • 101 ways to be an eco-hero by Kait Eaton
  • 21 things to do with a tree by Jane Wilsher
  • Can we really help the polar bears? by Katie Daynes
  • Climate change for beginners by Andy Prentice
  • Don't panic! by James Campbell
  • Eco craft book by Laura Minter
  • Guardians of the planet by Clive Gifford
  • It's a wonderful world by Jess French
  • Kids fight climate change by Martin Dorey
  • Looking after our planet by Katie Daynes
  • Nature needs you! by Liz Gogerly
  • On the move by Florence Urquhart
  • Recycle and remake: creative projects for eco kids by DK
  • Save the seas! by Liz Gogerly
  • Stuff by Maddie Moate
  • Sustainable planet by Anna Claybourne
  • The food we eat by Katie Woolley
  • The story of conservation by Catherine Barr
  • The things we recycle by Katie Woolley
  • Why do we need trees? by Katie Daynes

Board books

  • Green home by Pintachan
  • Please help planet earth by Ladybird

Younger picture books

  • Dear Earth by Isabel Otter
  • Eco girl by Ken Wilson-Max
  • Elephant in my kitchen! by Smriti Halls
  • Footprint by Phil Cummings
  • King of the swamp by Catherine Emmett
  • The tree next door by Charlie Moyle
  • There's a rang-tan in my bedroom by James Sellick
  • Tiny crab is a tidy crab by Paula Bowles