Books About Environmental Disaster

The Best Environmental Disaster Books for Kids

By the Bookroo Editors

Looking for excellent children's books about environmental disaster? This collection brings together Bookroo's highest-rated and most useful picks in one place.

Start with our editorial favorites, then browse recommendations organized by reading stage to find the right book for your reader.

The Shortlist

Our 2 Favorite Books About Environmental Disaster

The Fog Diver
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2015

The Fog Diver

By Joel Ross · Book #1 in the Fog Diver series

In a sky-bound world, slum kids risk all to reach a city that holds the cure for a deadly mist.

Cybils Award (2015)
352 pages· 58,696 words· Est. 8 hour read
7.0/7 Bookroo·4.1/5 Goodreads · 2,488 ratings
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Summary: In a world where mountaintops are humanity's last refuge, thirteen-year-old Chess and his friends sail above a deadly mist, scavenging to survive. But survival isn't enough. They must reach Port Oro to save their beloved Mrs. E from fogsickness. Pursued by the ruthless Lord Kodoc, who seeks Chess's secret, they face perilous skies and hidden fears. Will they find the cure before it's too late?
I Survived the Dust Bowl, 1935
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2025

I Survived the Dust Bowl, 1935

By Lauren Tarshis · Book #25 in the I Survived series

A boy braves deadly dust storms to save his family during the Dust Bowl.

144 pages· 13,084 words· Est. 2 hour read
4.2 Goodreads · 842 ratings
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Summary: In the 1930s Dust Bowl, an eleven-year-old boy faces relentless dust storms and dire poverty. As 'Black Sunday' looms, he must risk everything to protect his family and friends. Will he overcome the odds, or will the storm's fury prove too great? Discover the harrowing journey of survival and courage in a world turned to dust.
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