Planet Green picks seven green books, listing the classics--- Thoreau, Carson, Whitman, Stegner--- with one surprise for the kids that brought back funny memories: “The Lorax” by Dr. Seuss. While us linking to a cheesy CBS 1972 cartoon adaptation inadvertently proves the author’s pronouncement (“Nobody reads anymore…the novel is dead…everyone just sits around in front of the TV all the time”),  it contains an environmental message that still rings true today.

Seven is to small to do justice but a couple personal favorites to add to the list: “Collapse” by Jared Diamond, “Ish River Country” by Robert Sund, “Blessed Unrest” by Paul Hawken, "Lasso The Wind," by Timothy Egan, “Home Ground” edited by Barry Lopez, and “Rock and Hawk“ by Robinson Jeffers. Any other recommendations?

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