Related Books
Dive deeper into the themes from The Light Pirate by Lily Brooks-Dalton by picking up another one of these titles.
- Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
- Hidden Systems by Dan Nott
- Reading the Forested Landscape by Tom Wessel
- North Woods by Daniel Mason
- The Great Derangement by Amitav Ghosh
- Hope Dies Last by Alan Weisman
- Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
- Hands on the Land: A History of the Vermont Landscape by Jane Albers
- This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate by Naomi Klein
- Heart Spring Mountain by Robin MacArthur
- Letters to the Earth: Writing to a Planet in Crisis by Jackie Morris and Emma Thompson
- Beyond the Limits: Confronting Global Collapse, Envisioning a Sustainable Future by Donella Meadows, Dennis Meadows, and Jorgen Randers
- Saving Us: A Climate Scientists Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World by Katharine Hayhoe
- Two Degrees by Alan Gratz
- The Ministry of the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson
- Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver
- Blackfish City by Sam J. Miller
- Odds Against Tomorrow by Nathaniel Rich
- How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue
- Bangkok Wakes to Rain by Pitchaya Sudbanthad
- American War by Omar El Akkad
- The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi
- Termination Shock by Neal Stephenson
- Human Rights and Climate Change by Stephen Humphreys
- The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert
- Under A White Sky: The Nature of the Future by Elizabeth Kolbert
- Don’t Even Think About It: Why Our Brains are Wired to Ignore Climate Change by George Marshall
- Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming by Paul Hawken
- A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety: How to Keep Your Cool on a Warming Planet by Sarah Jaquette Ray
- Dry by Jarrod Shusterman and Neal Shusterman
- The Final Six by Alexandra Monir
- 1,001 Voices on Climate Change: Everyday Stories of Flood, Fire, Drought, and Displacement from Around the World by Devi Lockwood
- The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood
- Deluge: Tropical Storm Irene, Vermont’s Flash Floods, and How One Small State Saved Itself by Peggy Shinn
- “The Troubled Roar of the Waters”: Vermont in Flood Recovery, 1927-1931 by Deborah Puckman Clifford and Nicholas R. Clifford
- Connecticut River Valley Flood of 1936 by Joshua Shanley
- Climate Change is Racist: Race, Privilege and the Struggle for Climate Justice by Jeremy Williams and Shola Mos-Shogbamimu
- Generation Dread: Finding Purpose in an Age of Climate Anxiety by Britt Wray and Adam McKay
Young Adult Books
These books are perfect for the middle school and high school aged readers. Click here to learn more about additional educational resources for this age group.
- Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi
- Things You Can Do: How to Fight Climate Change and Reduce Waste by Eduardo García, illustrated by Sara Boccaccini Meadows
- Girls Who Green the World: Thirty-Four Rebel Women Out to Save Our Planet by Diana Kapp, illustrated by Ana Jarén
- Climate Resilience: How We Keep Each Other Safe, Care for Our Communities, and Fight Back Against Climate Change by Kylie Flanagan
- The Twenty-One: The True Story of the Youth Who Sued the US Government Over Climate Change by Elizabeth Rusch
- Everything That Rises: A Climate Change Memoir by Brianna Craft
- The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope by William Kamkwamba
Related Early Reader Books
These are books that highlight resiliency are perfect for story hour or pre-school programs and can provide an opportunity for our youngest community members to engage in your Vermont Reads project.
- The Lorax by Dr. Suess
- The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Picture Book Edition by William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer, and Elizabeth Zunon
- Moth: An Evolution Story by Isabel Thomas and Daniel Egnéus
- Fatima’s Great Outdoors by Ambreen Tariq, illustrated by Stevie Lewis
- Willowdeen by Katherine Applegate
- We are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom, illustrated by Michaela Goade
- Sydney & Simon Go Green! by Paul A Reynolds, illustrated by Peter H Reynolds
- How We Know What We Know About Our Changing Climate by Lynne Cherry and Gary Braasch
- The Magic School Bus Series
- Glow: The Wild Wonders of Bioluminescence by Jennifer N.R. Smith
Other Books by Lily Brooks-Dalton
- Motorcycles I’ve Loved: A Memoir
- Quartz and Other Stories
- Good Morning, Midnight
Podcasts
Explore the themes of power, water, light, and time through the following podcasts:
- Mothers of Invention, hosted by Mary Robinson, Maeve Higgins, and Thimali Kodikara
- Climate History Podcast, hosted by Dr. Dagomar Degroot
- How to Save a Planet, hosted by Alex Blumberg and Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
- Hot Take, hosted by Mary Annaïse Heglar and Amy Westervelt
- The Climate Question, hosted by Graihagh Jackson
- Outrage + Optimism Podcast, hosted by Christiana Figueres, Tom Rivett-Carnac, and Paul Dickinson
- Drilled Podcast
Films & Videos
The following films or videos explore topics related to The Light Pirate.
Documentaries:
- When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (2006)
- Before the Flood (2016)
- I am Greta (2020)
- Powerlands (2022)
- Rockies Repeat (2022)
- The Mud on Their Hands (2022)
- 2040 (2019)
- Burning (2021)
- David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet (2020)
- There Once Was An Island: Te Henua e Noho (2010)
- Climate Refugees (2010)
- The Age of Consequences (2016)
- Climate Crisis: Flooding (2022)
- Climate Crisis: Wildfires (2022)
- Deadly Flood: A Climate Disaster (2023)
- Thank You for the Rain (2017)
Films:
- Avatar (2009)
- Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
- Don’t Look Up (2021)
- Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)
- The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
- First Reformed (2017)
- Princess Mononoke (1997)
- Hard Rain (1998)
- Inundation District (2024)
- Utama (2022)
- Soylent Green (1973)
Kids Movies:
- WALL-E (2008)
- Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax (2012)
- Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)
- Strange World (2022)
- Moana (2016)
- FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)
Television Series:
- Weathered: Earth’s Extremes (2024)
- Al Jazeera’s Planet SOS
Additional Online Resources
- Children’s Literacy Foundation: After the Flood: Helping Kids Find Resilience Through Literature
- United State Environmental Protection Agency: Planning for Flood Recovery and Long-Term Resilience in Vermont
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- NASA Climate Kids
- Smithsonian: Global Climate Change
- Vermont Agency of Natural Resources, Climate Action Office: Climate Change in Vermont
Related Observance Days & Months
- August 6 – National Tree Day
- August 21 – National Honeybee Day
- August 27 – World Lake Day
- August 20 – National Beach Day
- September 4 – National Wildlife Day
- September 7 – International Day of Clean Air
- September 16 – International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
- September 20 – World Cleanup Day & National Cleanup Day
- September 21 – Zero Emissions Day
- September 22 – World Car-Free Day
- September 26 – National Public Lands Day
- September 28 – World Rivers Day
- October – Global Diversity Awareness Month & World Habitat Awareness Month
- October 1 – International Walk to School or Work Day
- October 4, 2025 – World Animal Day
- October 6, 2025 – National Wildlife Day & World Habitat Day
- October 24, 2025 – International Day of Climate Action
- November 6 – International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
- November 15 – National Recycling Day
- November 17 – National Hiking Day
- December 5 – International Volunteer Day & World Soil Day
- December 4 – Wildlife Conservation Day
- December 11 – International Mountain Day
- January 1 – Green New Year’s Resolution
- January 5 – International Bird Day
- January 9 – National Electricity Day
- February 2 – World Wetlands Day
- February 27 – International Polar Bear Day
- March 3 – World Wildlife Day
- March 8-14 – National Groundwater Awareness Day
- March 14 – International Day of Action for Rivers
- March 18 – Global Recycling Day
- March 21 – International Day of Forests
- March 22 – World Water Day
- March 23 – World Meteorological Day
- March 28 at 8:30pm local time – Earth Hour
- April 1 – Fossil Fools Day
- April 3 – World Aquatic Animal Day
- April 19-27 – National Park Week & National Environmental Education Week
- April 22 – Earth Day
- April 24 – National Arbor Day
- May – National Bike Month
- May 3 – Vermont Green Up Day
- May 9 – International Migratory Bird Day
- May 11-17 – National Infrastructure Week
- May 20 – World Bee Day
- May 21 – Endangered Species Day
- May 22 – International Day for Biological Diversity
- May 23 – World Turtle Day
- June 5 – World Environment Day
- June 8 – World Ocean’s Day
- June 15 – Global Wind Day
- June 17 – World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
- June 20 – World Rainforest Day
