7 inspiring kids' books to celebrate sustainability this Book Week
Book Week 2025 kicks off on 16 August, and it’s the perfect time to introduce your little ones to sustainability thinking through powerful storytelling. Whether you're a parent, carer, or grandparent, reading together is a simple, joyful way to inspire curiosity about the environment and create lifelong habits of sustainability.
Here are 7 standout books to add some sustainability to your bookshelf this Book Week, featuring themes like biodiversity, design, First Nations knowledge, and the wonders of the natural world.
Afloat
by Freya Blackwood, text by Kirli Saunders
In this gentle and powerful story, an Elder guides a child along changing waterways, sharing First Nations knowledge and gathering community as they go. Afloat uses the art of weaving as a metaphor for resilience, connection, and hope in a time of climate crisis.
Not sure if your child’s school is part of the ResourceSmart Schools program?
ResourceSmart Schools is an award-winning Victorian Government program that assists schools to embed sustainability in everything they do. The program is aligned to Sustainability Victoria’s goal to build momentum in communities as we work toward net zero.
The program provides practical support to schools to reduce resource use, make cost savings, integrate sustainability into the curriculum and share learnings beyond the school gate.
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