Sign-In
Cart
This Is Our Planet: Taking Care of Nature
Paperback
Series: First Look At...Series
General Juvenile NonfictionScience & NatureSelf Help
Currently unavailable to order
Please enter your email and a message will be sent to you when this product becomes available on our website.
ISBN13: 9781728270883
Publisher: Sourcebooks Explore
Published: Sep 2 2025
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.57
Height: 0.30 Width: 8.10 Depth: 9.30
Language: English
A gentle, trusted picture book for helping children (ages 4-7) understand caring for the environment and protecting our planet--recommended by parents, teachers, and child therapists worldwide.
When children start asking questions about pollution, conservation, and how to help the Earth, finding simple, reassuring answers can be a challenge. This Is Our Planet: A First Look At Taking Care of Nature uses clear, age-appropriate language and vibrant, inclusive illustrations to guide families through conversations about nature, climate, and our shared responsibility. Written by psychotherapist Pat Thomas and illustrated by Claire Keay, this standout title provides honest, encouraging guidance for young readers eager to make a difference.
What Makes This Book Unique:
- Developed by experts in child development and environmental education
- Explains complex issues like pollution, climate change, and conservation with gentle honesty
- Promotes meaningful discussion with Talk About It prompts and child-friendly reflection questions
- Honors different cultural perspectives so every family feels included and empowered
- Features a special section of practical advice and conversation starters for adults
About the A First Look At Series:
The A First Look At series helps young children understand and navigate sensitive social, emotional, and health topics with honesty and reassurance. Each book uses simple, direct language and engaging illustrations to open conversations between children and caring adults, encouraging questions and building emotional resilience in a safe, supportive way.
Also from
Thomas, Pat
Essential Oils: All-Natural Remedies and Recipes for Your Mind, Body and Home
Curtis, Susan
Johnson, Fran
Thomas, Pat
Paperback
Also in
Science & Nature
Up Close and Incredible: Human Body: An Interactive Adventure with a 3× Magnifying Glass
Thomas, Isabel
Hardcover
A Little Book of Slime: Everything That Oozes, from Killer Slime to Living Mold
Twist, Clint
Hardcover
National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of Dinosaurs
Hughes, Catherine D.
National Geographic Kids
Hardcover
Fourteen Ways of Looking at Jellyfish: (A Picture Book Exploring Ocean Life, Marine Science, and Underwater Wonders for Ages 6-8, Grades 1-3)
Weatherford, Carole Boston
Hardcover
Spooky Rivers: 25 Strange and Mysterious Rivers That Snake Across Our Planet
Rutherford, Geo
Hardcover
National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of Space, 2nd Edition
Hughes, Catherine D.
National Geographic Kids
Hardcover
Paint by Sticker Kids (Official): Outer Space: Create 10 Pictures One Sticker at a Time! Includes Glow-In-The-Dark Stickers
Workman Publishing
Paperback
National Geographic Kids Science Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition: Atom Smashing, Food Chemistry, Animals, Space, and More!
National Geographic Kids
Hardcover
We Need to Talk about Cancer: An Important Book for Patients, Family, and Friends
Juneja, Sanjay
Neon Squid
Paperback
A World Without Summer: A Volcano Erupts, a Creature Awakens, and the Sun Goes Out
Day, Nicholas
Hardcover
When Twilight Comes: The Animals and Plants That Bring Dawn and Dusk to Life
Atkins, Marcie Flinchum
Hardcover
Reading the Bones: Homo Naledi and the Mysteries of Human Evolution
Mead, John S.
Aronson, Marc
Hardcover
We Can Hear Without Ears: And Other Things You Didn't Know We Plants Could Do
Peters, Lisa Westberg
Hardcover
The Big Book of Pi: The Famous Number You Can Never Know
Aubin, Jean-Baptiste
Lehmann, Anita
Hardcover
Cryptids: Uncover the Secrets Behind the World's Most Baffling Beasts and Curious Creatures
MacFarlane, Tamara
Hardcover
National Geographic Little Kids First Encyclopedia of Almost Everything
National Geographic Kids
Hardcover
Eyes, Knees, Boundaries, Please!: My First Book about Private Parts and Consent
Playforth, Krupa Bhojani, MD
Hardcover
An Anthology of Beetles: A Collection of Brilliant Beetles from Around the World
Jones, Richard
Hardcover
An Anthology of Flowers: A Collection of Flowers from Gardens, Mountains and More, with Fascinating Secrets
Bailey, Maddie
Hardcover
Why Space Will Freak You Out: The Scariest, Strangest Parts of the Universe
Watzke, Megan
Arcand, Kimberly K.
Paperback
Everything You Need to Ace Science in One Big Fat Notebook: The Complete Middle School Study Guide
Workman Publishing
Paperback
National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of Space
Hughes, Catherine D.
National Geographic Kids
Hardcover
Buffalo Ways: The Enduring Story of Buffalo and the First Peoples of North America
Havrelock, Deidre
Hardcover
Planets (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 2)
Carney, Elizabeth
National Geographic Kids
Paperback
Chasing Eruptions: How Volcanologists Maurice and Katia Krafft Helped Save 60,000 Lives-But Lost Their Own
Manley, Curtis
Hardcover
National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of Why: Questions and Answers about the World for Curious Kids
National Geographic Kids
Shields, Amy
Hardcover
Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt: (Nature Book for Kids, Gardening and Vegetable Planting, Outdoor Nature Book)
Messner, Kate
Paperback
National Geographic Kids Why?: Over 1,111 Answers to Everything
Boyer, Crispin
National Geographic Kids
Hardcover
Don't Call Me a Star!: A Fun, Fact-Filled Adventure That Sets the Record Straight!
Guillain, Charlotte
Hardcover
Zombie Spiders and Asteroid Blasters: 16 Incredible Ways That Scientists Are Changing the World
Okereke, Maynard
Hardcover
Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka Con La Papa: Join the Quest with Peru's Famed Scientist and Potato Expert
Fajardo, Sara Andrea
Hardcover
Glass: Looking In, Looking Out: (A Nonfiction Book about the Science, History, and Everyday Uses of Glass for Ages 7-10)
Theule, Larissa
Hardcover
Beasts from Before the Dinosaurs: Extraordinary Forgotten Creatures from 250 Million Years Ago
Lerwill, Ben
Hardcover
How to Survive an Apocalypse: The End of the World Doesn't Have to Be the End of the World
Coonradt, Coby
Hardy, Cameron
Hardcover