What is a PC(USA) Earth Care Congregation?

Enjoy this playlist as you celebrate God’s good creation on your own or with your family.

Do

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8 Simple Ways Kids Can Help the Planet on Earth Day (and Beyond)

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The Marvelous Seed, by Amy-Jill Levine and Sandy Sasso

I Love You, Blue, by Baroux ~ How can we care for the ocean?

Apple & Magnolia, by Laura Gehl;  Illustrated by Patricia Metola ~ The Power of  Friendship.

The Good for Nothing Tree, by Amy-Jill Levine and Sandy Sasso ~ Find out what’s worth waiting for.

Binkle’s Time to Fly, by Sharmila Collins, Illustrated by Carolina Rabei ~ With a little help and some creativity, there’s more than one way to fly.

Water Dance by Thomas Locker

Looking for more?  Check out this Kids’ Book Club for a listing of great books, courtesy of Disciples Home Missions for younger children, and this excellent listing for older children, ages 6-12 from the United Nations SDG Book Club.

Books to borrow or purchase:

• Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
• Nature’s Best Hope by Douglas Tallamy
• Zero Waste Home by Bea Johnson

Watch/Listen

I’m Only a Kid, There’s Nothing I Can Do About Global Warming, Right?  (Global Weirding, Katherine Hayhoe)

Let There Be Light  – read by author Archbishop Desmond Tutu and illustrated by Nancy Tillman

Watch Animals Live at the San Diego Zoo or at The National Zoom

Katherine Hayhoe’s What If Climate Change is Real? Ted Talk

Explore

Learn about Presbyterians for Earthcare – an Eco-Justice network