Earth Care

By Margaret Read MacDonald,

Book cover of Earth Care

Book description

Highlight the environment with these thought-provoking stories and activities!


Our relationship to the planet earth is at the heart of the single largest problem we face today. We have a choice: hurt mother earth and we hurt ourselves; care for the earth and we reap its bounty. People from ancient…

When you buy books, we may earn a commission that helps keep our lights on (or join the rebellion as a member).

Why read it?

1 author picked Earth Care as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This book has over forty traditional folktales from thirty-one countries that speak of our relationship to the Earth.

This was my first Eco-Storytelling book, which I often return to because the stories are brilliantly retold. MacDonald is an American folklorist and storyteller who structures tales skilfully for oral telling - she also includes great tips for telling to live audiences.

Researchers, folklorists, and storytellers will appreciate the amazing detail and professionalism of the Bibliography and 'Tale Notes'.

I discovered my all-time favourite environmental folk story in this book, Mikku, and the Trees, a tale from Estonia that tells why trees…

Want books like Earth Care?

Our community of 12,000+ authors has personally recommended 100 books like Earth Care.

Browse books like Earth Care

Book cover of Earth Tales from around the World
Book cover of The Magpie's Nest: A Treasury of Bird Folk Tales
Book cover of Folk Tales from the Garden

Share your top 3 reads of 2024!

And get a beautiful page showing off your 3 favorite reads.

1,592

readers submitted
so far, will you?

5 book lists we think you will like!

Interested in folklore, earth, and storytelling?

Folklore 381 books
Earth 319 books
Storytelling 127 books