Frank Carlson Library

While on the White Feather Flier, children learn to do what they can to help save the environment, including creating clean water for people to drink and taking pollution out of the ocean.

"A young girl makes a choice to plant a seed by a long dead riverbed. Little does she know that from this single, small act, a vibrant ecosystem will grow ... This inspiring poem -- bursting with hope for a greener would -- is a love letter to our ailing planet. It shows us that even when the future appears most bleak, each one of us can make a difference. A positive and optimistic story full of hope that it is not too late to mitigate climate change...

Everybody loves Mother Paula's pancakes. Everybody, that is, except the colony of cute but endangered owls that live on the building site of the new restaurant. Can the awkward new kid, Roy, and his feral friend prank the pancake people out of town? Or is the owls' fate cemented in pancake batter?

Antarctic adventure features Mumble, the tap-dancing penguin who solves the mystery of the food famine for the penguins.

Told from the perspective of the Earth, this marvelous ode to the epic and ordinary wonders of the natural world implores us to help the planet in turn.

"Wally the Doodle is a happy puppy in a growing home. Everything changes with the arrival of a baby, and with a baby comes binkies! Wally must balance the emotion of jealousy in sharing love and attention alongside the tantalizing temptations of dozens of delicious binkies. Join Wally in his journey of discovery--the fate of the world hangs in the balance!"--

One day rhino tosses a candy wrapper on the ground and says "It's only one." Soon, others start throwing their trash on the ground and the animals have a problem.

When Sona learns about the climate crisis at school and is very worried that no one is doing enough to combat it, she takes up the challenge herself. But Appa isn't amused when Sona throws out her baby sister's nappies and Thatha isn't happy when she tells him to get rid of his colour-coded plastic files. When Sona learns that many of the kolams - the traditional art that people draw in front of their homes to celebrate the winter months and the festival...

"This picture book takes place in the serenity of a forest as a new pine seedling strikes up a conversation with a nearby older tree that will last for many years. Each beautifully illustrated spread shows the two trees, one on each side, as they discuss the wind, the younger tree learning from the experiences of the older: Wind feels good but it stretches trees and dries them out. It also makes trees dig in and build strength. Wind scatters seeds,...