Listed below are some great books to use in your classroom on recycling, litter, etc. The following books should be found at the Greenville County Library Branches.
Here are the Branch locations and phone numbers:

West: 864-269-5210	Main: 864-242-5000
Simpsonville: 864-963-9031	Fountain Inn: 864-862-2576
Greer: 864-877-8722	Travelers Rest: 864-834-3650
Augusta Rd: 864-277-0161	Berea: 864-246-1695
Mauldin: 864-277-7397	Pelham Rd: 864-288-6688
Wade Hampton/Taylors: 864-268-5955

Visit the Greenville County Library locations for current information and directions.

Family members take their Christmas tree into the backyard and decorate it with edible trimmings for wild birds and animals.
Available at: Main & Greer Branches

Bangalee teaches his fellow Critters the importance of picking up litter.

The bears in Bear Country grow concerned about how pollution and waste of natural resources are damaging the world around them, so they form The Earthsavers Club.
Available at: Augusta Rd., Berea, and Fountain Inn Branches

It’s recycling day for Bob and the team. By using enclosed, reusable stickers, readers help sort out newspapers, bottles, plastic and cans. Will Farmer Pickles’ tea set end up in the wrong pile? Find out in this interactive story about teamwork.

Dinosaur characters introduce the Earth’s major problems and suggest ways children can help.
Available at: All branches EXCEPT Augusta Rd.

The Earth gives us just about everything we could ask for. It gives us air to breathe, water to drink and yummy food. It’s filled with beautiful trees, mountains and waterfalls. What can we do for the Earth in return? Find out by reading this book.

‘The First Forest, a National Reading Coordinators’ Read, America! selection, has been accepted and recommended for direct and supplementary classroom use by teachers in language arts, graphic arts, conflict resolution, peace and environmental issue discussions, multicultural awareness, well-founded self-esteem, school musical productions, and as a prime example of pour quoi literature. It’s a book children, teachers, and parents love.

The many different animals that live in a great kapok tree in the Brazilian rain forest try to convince a man with an ax the importance of not cutting down their home.
Available at: Main, Augusta Rd., Simpsonville, Taylors, Travelers Rest, & West Branches.

The animal citizens of Beaston discover better ways to recycle and control their trash.
Available at: Augusta Rd., Berea, Main, Mauldin, Simpsonville, & Travelers Rest Branches

Spider saves the school picnic by playing rock and roll on his guitar and changing litterbugs into jitterbugs.

This colorful book introduces young children to the important work of garbage collectors in their neighborhood. Includes information on reducing, reusing and recycling.
Available at: Augusta Rd, Berea, Fountain Inn, Main, Pelham Rd, Travelers Rest, & West Branches

When he has a dream about a future Earth devastated by pollution, Walter begins to understand the importance of taking care of the environment.

Living in a dreary city without any greenery, Daniel comes up with a plan to give his parents a gift of love in the form of a beautiful blade of grass.

The Once-ler describes the results of the local pollution problem.
Available at: Berea, Mauldin, & Pelham Rd. Branches

The endearing story of Miss Spider’s attempt to have new insect friends comes to her tea party.
Available at: Pelham Rd., Travelers Rest, & West Branches.

Making an example of the work of one little girl, the author encourages all children to take action in improving our environment.

A handbook for children that describes the processes of recycling paper, glass, aluminum, plastic, and Styrofoam.
Available at: Mauldin, Pelham Rd., Simpsonville, Travelers Rest, Main, Berea, Fountain Inn, & Greer.

An old telephone book, a discarded love letter, school notebook and other bits of paper trash find hope when Rufus the Garbage Guru explains how they will take on new loves by being recycled.

Lucy the Juicer and other discarded items learn about recycling from Rufus the Trash Master.

An old man fights a town of litterbugs by magically sending each piece of trash back to the person who dropped it.

Explains to primary school students how people create too much waste and how waste is now recycled and put into landfills.
Available at: Berea & Simpsonville Branches

The Wumps quiet world is invaded by the Pollutians from outer space. In no time the Pollutians take up residence in Wump World building skyscrapers and cementing over grasslands. Finally the Pollutians have so polluted Wump World that they rocket off to find a new world to build on and destroy. In time, the Wump’s world begins to renew itself.
Available at: Book Mobile, Fountain Inn, Main, Greer, Pelham Rd., & West.

This website has a variety of books that are available online.
http://www.planetpals.com/booklist.html