Save the Planet is a short simple book for young children, and beginner ESL readers, promoting values of conservation and ecologically-friendly behaviour.
This book teaches children ten important lessons about conservation and actions that can help preserve and conserve our natural environment and the resources, for those of us, people and animals, who inhabit it. There are suggestions for lessons supporting the topics at the end which can be used for environmental / earth science education for classroom or home school exercises.
Each of the ten lessons in the book is introduced by an animal with a name that uses alliteration, eg Gerty Goat, Wally Walrus. These animals are a feature of Free Kids Books’ life lessons, Be Nice sight words series. (This revised edition has different animal characters based on feedback).
All books are available in Creative Commons – CC-BY-SA-NC, as a pdf download, read online, and in an editable form too – which allows users to build on this resource, create lesson materials, or even new resources to share. Editable books can be a good way to teach older children editing, formatting, and writing skills, to create their own books in the same style, please do share them with us if you do!
You can read along with this book (original edition) in the following video:
Here is the editable version of this book: Save_the_Planet odg
Note – these books are created using open office draw, since for picture-based books, this format works much better, images and text can be interplayed on each page and don’t scroll. OpenOffice is a free program available at https://www.openoffice.org. The text used is OpenDyslexic which is also free.
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Text from Save the Planet:
Reduce! Reuse! Recycle!
Always put your trash in a bin.
Save water and electricity.
Reduce your carbon footprint.
Use renewable energy.
Buy products that can be recycled.
Plant an indigenous tree
Support sustainable practices.
Don’t waste natural resources.
Save the planet! We only have one.
The book includes some activities for children to help them think about and discuss conservation concepts at the end.
See all the books in the FKB Be Nice Series here: https://freekidsbooks.org/tag/be-nice/
See more books like this in our conservation category.
See more of our books about conservation below
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Our Beautiful World – And What We Can Do - The industrial age gave rise to unwanted side effects, and if we don't do something now, the future is very bleak. An account of climate change and what we can do to prevent it.
What’s Happened to Our Water - The animals find their water is becoming dirty and smelly and the fish are dying. What will they do? A cute beautifully illustrated story for young children with lots of fun sound effects. 
Something is Happening to Our Planet - An inspiring and educational children’s book that helps young readers understand the urgent issues of climate change, conflict, and forced displacement through the eyes of Samuel, a brave 10-year-old boy. As Samuel journeys with his family in search of safety, children learn about the interconnected challenges facing our world—extreme weather, loss of homes, and the importance of empathy and resilience.
From My Little Hut in the Forest – YA short story collection - Yorit Rozin contributes another very special collection of stories from the Sadhana forest. As the co-founder of the non-profit venture to establish a forest and a self sufficient community, committed to a purposeful life, Yorit has a lot of wisdom and stories to offer. A beautiful resource for inspiring young adults and middle-grade children.
I Live in a Hut - I Live in a Hut follows Shanti a 7 year old girl through daily life in Sadhana Forest, a community of Volunteers working on reforestation in India, Haiti, and Kenya. Shanti lives with her family and many others in this unique sustainable forest community named Sadhana Forest in India. As you can imagine, her lifestyle ...
Recycling Arts and Crafts Guide – Planet Ark - Recycling Arts and Crafts free children's ebook is a fun collection of crafts made from recycling - perfect for schools, homeschoolers, families, and all children, young and old.
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A Trip to the Tap – Upcycling - Oluhle is excited to go to the tap and fetch water, she will see her friends there, but what happens when she can’t find her bucket? Illustrated by Phumle April Written by Sindeka Mandoyi Designed by Nadene Kriel Sample Page from A Trip to the Tap Download the full book by selecting one of ...
I Love My Planet – Child friendly conservation guide - I do not use plastic bags but I use cloth bags instead.
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Thanks for your great idea! It’s very important to teach kids early on how to protect the environment and be kind to it. I love that the book has easy lessons that even the youngest readers can understand and fun animal characters. It’s also a great idea that the structure can be changed. This lets kids not only learn but also make up their own stories about protecting the Earth.
This book sounds like a fantastic resource for teaching children about conservation and environmental awareness in an engaging and accessible way.
What a wonderful initiative! Teaching kids about conservation and kindness to our planet from an early age is so important. I love how the book uses fun animal characters and simple lessons that even the youngest readers can understand. The editable format is also such a creative idea — it encourages children to not just learn, but also create their own stories about caring for the Earth.
The series has a deep and significant theme, which is why I enjoy it. The present state of the environment is plain to see. According to the current operating standards, the information given in the book is truly accomplished.
I love the focus on teaching children about conservation and ecological-friendly behavior. It’s so important to instill these values from a young age. I will definitely check out the Be Nice series and share it with others who may find it helpful at my location now
Because they are so engrossed in this program, my children have the ambition to one day become environmental heroes.
My children love this series so much that they want to save the planet one day in the future
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There appears to be a lack of awareness and understanding among individuals regarding the importance of environmental protection, which is regrettable. It is imperative that we implement more stringent measures to safeguard our living environment. It is imperative for nations across the globe to adopt more stringent measures in addressing behaviors that demonstrate a lack of environmental geometry dash consciousness.
I actually really like this series because the message is meaningful. It’s easy to see the current environmental situation. The information the book gives is actually realized according to the existing operating rules.