Welcome to the Bank Street Children's Book Committee's (CBC) Searchable Best Books List, a tool designed to help educators, families, librarians, and others access developmentally appropriate and engaging books for young readers (ages birth - 18).
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If You Come to Earth
Sophie Blackall
Illustrator: Sophie Blackall
Ages: 6+
Published: 2020
Publisher: Chronicle
ISBN: 978-1-4521-3779-7
Keywords: ecology, the earth, friendship
In this profound paean to our precious planet, a young boy describes the earth and all its complexity. Exquisite, luminous, and often quirky ink and watercolor illustrations.