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The Penguin books that challenged our view of the environment

Uplifting climate books to inspire hope about the planet’s future

The best books that explore how nature benefits our mental health

The best books for nature lovers

‘Don’t give up on us’: James Rebanks on the future of farming – and how he saved his land

The Penguin books that challenged our view of the environment

Uplifting climate books to inspire hope about the planet’s future

The best books that explore how nature benefits our mental health

The best books for nature lovers

‘Don’t give up on us’: James Rebanks on the future of farming – and how he saved his land

The Penguin books that challenged our view of the environment

Uplifting climate books to inspire hope about the planet’s future

The best books that explore how nature benefits our mental health

The best books for nature lovers

‘Don’t give up on us’: James Rebanks on the future of farming – and how he saved his land

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Photo of the Green Ideas Slipcase, featuring twenty short classics of the environmental movement, available on the Penguin Shop

Green Ideas slipcase collection

In twenty short books, Penguin Classics brings you the ideas that have changed the way we think and talk about the living Earth.

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Articles to inspire

Meet me there, where the sea meets the sky, lost but finally free.

Raynor Winn, The Salt Path

About our science and nature books

From the earth to the sea and into outer space, the best way to learn about the world(s) around us is through books. Yuval Noah Harari’s Sapiens and Bill Bryson’s The Body introduce the wonders of human beings. Nature books including The Salt Path by Raynor Winn, Underland by Robert MacFarlane and Otherlands by Thomas Halliday will show the beauty of our planet. Learn to tap into your inner activist with some of the the best books on climate change, including Greta Thunberg’s The Climate Book and No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference. And for a little science and books about the universe, turn to Stephen Hawking’s class A Brief History of Time, or head into space with former astronaut Tim Peake’s books.