Celebrate Earth Day!

Earth Day is celebrated each year on April 22. This year, we are celebrating by providing an Earth Day kit, so you can grow your own sunflower at home! During the month of April, pick up a kit during your visit to any Library System location (while supplies last). Please note: Earth Day kits are designed for kids ages 12 and under.

Each Earth Day Kit Contains:

• Sunflower seeds

• One peat pot

• One small bag of potting soil

• One information sheet on the life cycle of a sunflower

• One set of growing instructions

Encouraging your child to develop a love of gardening and nature can have many benefits.

Gardening:

• Engages the senses

• Provides a moderate source of exercise

• Demonstrates STEM concepts

• Teaches patience and responsibility

• Is a calming activity

• And much more!

Earth Day kits are generously underwritten by Greenville County Soil and Water Conservation District and the Friends of the Greenville County Library System

Check out these Earth Day and gardening books today!

Picture Books

FancyFancy Nancy: Every Day Is Earth Day by Jane O'Connor E O’Connor

If You Plant a Seed by Kadir Nelson E Nelson

Peppa Pig and the Earth Day Adventure by Neville Astley E Astley

We Are the Gardeners by Joanna Gaines E Gaines

Juvenile Nonfiction

Dig in!: 12 Easy Gardening Projects Using Kitchen Scraps by Kari Cornell J 635 Cornell

Earth Day by Meg Gaertner J 394.262 Gaertner

The Nitty-Gritty Gardening Book: Fun Projects for All Seasons by Kari Cornell J 635.083 Cornell

Plant, Sow, Make & Grow: Mud-tastic Activities for Budding Gardeners by Esther Coombs J 635 Coombs

Juvenile Chapter Books

The Boy Who Grew Dragons by Andy Shepherd J Shepherd

The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden by Karina Yan Glaser J Glaser

World Champions!: A Max Einstein Adventure by James Patterson J Patterson

The Year of the Garden by Andrea Cheng J Cheng

Ebooks from OverDrive

Download at greenvillelibrary.org/ download-and-stream.

Nate the Great and the Earth Day Robot by Andrew Sharmat

Let’s Celebrate Earth Day by Barbara deRubertis

Super Simple Butterfly Gardens: A Kid’s Guide to Gardening by Alex Kuskowski

Super Simple Earth Day Activities: Fun and Easy Holiday Projects for Kids by Megan Borgert-Spaniol