treetop Beloved Children’s Book Updated to Inspire a New Generation of Young Environmentalists [Vancouver, July 4, 2021] — Author Andrea Koehle Jones is pleased to announce the release of the new 2021 edition of her beloved children’s book, The Wish Trees: How Planting Trees Can Help Make the World a Better Place. This updated edition features … Read more
Coming soon: The second edition of The Wish Trees. This children’s tree planting book was originally an environmental education tool for The ChariTree Foundation’s children’s tree planting work but it grew in popularity and tree quotes from the book started going viral like: “I’m planting a tree to teach me to … Read more
How Trees Work Together to Form a Natural Kingdom. Book review by Andrea Koehle Jones, author, children’s environmental education advocate and founder of The ChariTree Foundation. (March 3, 2021) The Wisdom of Trees: How Trees Work Together to Form a Natural Kingdom by Lita Judge “I am a single beech, … Read more
Top 5 tips to get kids and teens off screens and plugged into the wonders of nature. By Andrea Koehle Jones, OUTDOOR PARENT NEWS, 1 MARCH, 2021 “Since the start of the pandemic, children have less time and fewer opportunities to get outdoors connect with nature,” said Andrea Koehle Jones, executive … Read more
BY GREEN BOOKS BLOG, 17 FEBRUARY, 2021 Let’s unearth some Canadian children’s books that encourage kids to discover the wonders of nature. These books get kids thinking about the power we each have to initiate positive changes in the world. Wherever possible, I have suggested #IReadCanadian Kindle books over paperback to save more … Read more
The pandemic is threatening the survival of outdoor learning programs just when kids and teens need them most. BY Andrea Koehle Jones OUTDOOR PARENT NEWS, FEBRUARY 11, 2021 As the covid-19 pandemic continues to unfold, many environmental education organizations around the world are facing a growing risk of collapse. An alarming … Read more
BY Andrea Koehle Jones, GREEN BOOKS BLOG, 9 FEBRUARY, 2021 You are never too young or too small to help make the world a better place. I’ve dug-up three amazing books that teach children about environmental activism and how they can help take care of the planet. Kate, Who Tamed the … Read more
“I love this book. I love the warmth of the illustrations, I love the language of the book and I love the feeling that I have when reading it.”
By Andrea Koehle Jones, January 1, 2021 I’ve been busy writing during the pandemic. I write books to introduce children to the wonders of nature. These are my latest children’s book manuscripts and also where I work on my bloglines and pitches. Children’s picture book manuscripts Fiction TIDE TURNERS — … Read more
Andrea Koehle Jones, founder of The ChariTree Foundation, author, environmental education advocate, and founding partner of The FirstLine Foundation, tells the story of how she went from being a CBC Newsworld journalist and Greenpeace communications strategist to building one of the sweetest little children’s charities out there. “Let’s give kids … Read more