Earth Day | The environment told to children

There are many ways to talk about the environment in children’s books. As Earth Day approaches, here is a selection of recent titles that show nature differently.

A cicada, an ant and the local flora

The cicada, Gervais by his first name, “having sung all summer, found himself very deprived when the north wind came”. As in La Fontaine’s fable, the poor creature asks for help from its neighbor the ant. Instead of suggesting that she dance, the latter insists on teaching her everything about the plants that surround them. We then follow this improbable duo in funny adventures through which we learn about the flora here. A documentary, presented in the form of a comic strip, as entertaining as it is enriching.

Gervais and Conrad

Text and illustrations by Iris Boudreau

Editions The 400 Blows

From 7 years old

To the rescue of food

“A third of the food produced in the world is thrown away. […] As if you baked 12 cookies… and sent 4 still steaming in the trash. So begins the documentary Operation eat-guards, which seeks to raise awareness among young people about food waste. Because even if all the players in the food circuit have their share of responsibility, as the first chapter of the book demonstrates, children and their families can also limit losses. Nearly twenty tips are also suggested to act against this problem.

Operation eat-guards – No to food waste!

Text by Joan Sénéchal, illustrations by Yves Dumont

Editions of Isatis

From 10 years old

Twenty questions about Quebec plants

Did you know that ragweed pollen can travel 200 km? That there are entirely white plants, including the uniflorous monotrope? That the fetid symplocarp stands out for… its stench? Through 20 amazing questions, like “can plants eat meat?” », the author Pierre-Alexandre Bonin introduces children to just as many Quebec plants. A book to consult before the next walk in the forest.

Do carnivorous plants have teeth?

Text by Pierre-Alexandre Bonin, illustrations by Lucile Danis Drouot

Editions Auzou Quebec

From 6 years old

Unity is strength

Animals wake up in a “a little…wet” town! If at the beginning they are few to pay attention to this strange flood, quickly bears, lion, monkey and other beasts realize that they must unite to find a solution to this enormous problem. A beautifully illustrated fable on climate change that will appeal to young and old alike.

flooded

Text and illustrations by Mariajo Ilustrajo, translation by Maxime Desjardins

Les Malins Editions

From 3 years old