Resources for talking about climate change
On the Web
* Climate Classroom, from the National Wildlife Federation
* "A Climate of Hope: Helping Children Respond Productively to Global Warming"
www.edutopia.org/climate-change
* "Truth and Consequences: Teaching Global Warming Doesn't Have to Spell 'Doom'"
www.edutopia.org/global-warming-fear
* Five Tips for Talking to Your Children about Climate Change
http://ecochildsplay.com/2007/11/13/five-tips-for-talking-to-your-childr...
* Talking to Kids about Global Warming, from the National Wildlife Federation
http://online.nwf.org/site/PageNavigator/ClimateClassroom/cc_parents_gui...
* U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Climate Change Kids Site
www.epa.gov/climatechange/kids/index.html
(This list is from a web search for relevant titles. We have not read or reviewed these books. Some are available in local libraries.
* A Hot Planet Needs Cool Kids: Understanding Climate Change and What You Can Do About It by Julie Hall (Green Goat Books, 2007). Ages 4-8.
* How We Know What We Know About Our Changing Climate: Scientists and Kids Explore Global Warming by Lynne Cherry and Gary Braasch (Dawn Publications, 2008). Ages 10-14.
* This Is My Planet: The Kids' Guide to Global Warming by Jan Thornhill (Maple Tree Press, 2007). Ages 9-12.
* Down-to-Earth Guide to Global Warming by Laurie David and Cambria Gordon (Orchard Books, 2007). Ages 9-12.
* A Clean Sky: The Global Warming Story by Robyn C. Friend and Judith Love Cohen (Cascade Pass, Inc., 2007). Ages 9-12.
