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CHICAGO — In celebration of Earth Day, the 91´«Ã½’s Sustainability Round Table (SustainRT) is pleased to release its first annual Top 10 Sustainability Themed Children's Book List for 2019 (). Covering books published in 2018, the SustainRT list highlights five picture books and five nonfiction books for children (K-3) about the environment, playing in nature, gardening and so much more.

The Picture Book list includes:

• "Ocean Meets Sky" by Terry Fan and Eric Fan/Simon Schuster Books
• "The Patchwork Bike" by Maxine Beneba Clarke/Hachette Australia
• "Run Wild" by David Covell/Viking Books
• "Sometimes Rain" by Meg Fleming/Beach Lane Books
• "Under the Same Sky" by Britta Teckentrup/Caterpillar Books

The Nonfiction Book list includes:

• "All That Trash" by Meghan McCarthy/Simon Schuster Books
• "Dig In!: 12 Easy Gardening Projects Using Kitchen Scraps" by Kari A. Cornell/Millbrook Press
• "Going Wild" by Michelle Mulder/Orca Book Publishers
• "If Polar Bears Disappeared" by Lily Williams/Roaring Brook Press
• "Turtle Pond" by James Gladstone/Groundwood Books

About the Sustainability Round Table

SustainRT's mission is to provide:

• A professional forum for 91´«Ã½ members to exchange ideas and opportunities regarding sustainability in order to move toward a more equitable, healthy, and economically viable society.
• Resources for the library community to support sustainability through curriculum development; collections; exhibits; events; advocacy; communication; library buildings and space design.

For more information about SustainRT, visit or contact sustainrt.ala@gmail.com