Earth Day: Ready-to-Read Level 1 (with audio recording)

Robin Hill School

by Margaret McNamara, Mike Gordon (Illustrator)

In the latest beginning reader from the best-selling, class-room based Robin Hill School series the class celebrates EARTH DAY!

The kids in Mrs. Connor's class are celebrating Earth Day, and everyone has lots of ideas on how to save the Earth...except Emma. Emma is worried that her ideas are not good enough. With the help of her dad and Mrs. Connor, Emma learns that her small ideas can have big results!

Genres: Holiday, Picture Books, Childrens

32 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 1, 2008

About the author

Margaret McNamara is the Christopher Award–winning author of more than two dozen books for young readers, including the Robin Hill School series. The Fairy Bell Sisters series is inspired not only by her love of the classic sisterhood novel Little Women but by her own experiences growing up with older sisters (and a baby brother). Margaret and her family live in New York City, but they spend part of their summer on an island in Maine very much like Sheepskerry Island.

Reviews

[Ms. B · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 Cute, short and practical story about small things that anyone can do to help the Earth. After you read this one, see what additional ideas your children or students can think of.

[Jaime · Rating 5 out of 5]

Julianna and I enjoyed thid one and she said its a 5 ;-)

[Candis · Rating 4 out of 5]

G: “ this book is very helpful for kids who don’t know how to save the earth.”

[Debbie Phillips · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of the books I read for Earth Day Story Time at the library. A fun young kids book about finding a project for school for Earth Day. Little ideas can have a big impact. Ideas in the book that you and your child can use to help save our earth.... and maybe it will inspire your young ones to think of other ideas of their own to help your family preserve and do good things for the earth we all live on.

Using this book for the The 52 Book Club 2025 Challenge prompt #14 - Climate Fiction

[Anna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very cute book about what you can do for Earth Day. Big or small, you can help the Earth! Sometimes small ideas can make a big impact and that's exactly what Emma did in the story. The illustrations are cute and fit the book well. Good book for Earth Day!

[XIS Grade 3 · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked it because Emma made a small idea into a big idea. (May)

[Lee Ann · Rating 2 out of 5]

Simple and important. 2/5 stars.

[Sherry Scheline · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice little book. You can do little things and they will make a difference. Happy Earth Day 🌎

[KaitandMaddie · Rating 5 out of 5]

We really enjoy this series and Maddie liked the small is mighty message.

[Virginia Mackmin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a good book for earth day.

[Pug · Rating 3 out of 5]

I just hope that the kid who made dolphin sounds as a way to "save the earth" got a low grade.

[Tasha · Rating 4 out of 5]

This latest book in the Robin Hill School series is a charming look at how even the smallest changes make a big difference. Emma is daunted by the large ideas her classmates give for how they can help Save the Earth. Other children want to rescue polar bears and plant forests. Emma heads home discouraged about her lack of big ideas until her father encourages her to start small. They begin biking more, recycling, shopping at farmer’s markets, and other green activities. By the Earth Day, Emma’s small changes have made a big difference and inspire her classmates to make small changes too.

Gordon’s friendly cartoon illustrations add to the accessible feeling of the book. Emma’s self-doubt rings very true and by the end there are no huge changes, but a sense of hope that is honest as well. The message of each person doing a little and making a big difference is one that can be embraced by families and classrooms.

The perfect Earth Day book for early readers, this one can be read aloud or individually. Appropriate for ages 4-6.

[Jackie · Rating 4 out of 5]

To celebrate Earth Day, Mrs. O'Connor tells Emma and her classmates about the big day and why it is important to save the Earth. Emma is sad because her friends have big ideas, such as rescuing polar bears, planting forests, and saving dolphins. Emma's dad says it is ok to start small and turn off the TV, turn off the faucet, shop at the local farmer's market, and pick up trash...and especially reuse and recycle. When Mrs. O'Connor hears all of Emma's small ideas, she says it adds up to one big idea to start small.

Used for "Go Green!" storytime: April, 2011.

[Molly · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book does show how important doing the little things can be. Even if you could dave a dolphin most of us can't we can recycle. This is grades K+

[Heather Jo · Rating 4 out of 5]

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