Book Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Bird, Butterfly, Eel
FictionJames Prosek
Explore the lives of three species that live at the same coastal farm in the summer, but travel far away from one another during the rest of the year. Ages 6-8
ISBN-10: 0545227391
Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Seasons, Wildlife
Keywords: coastal
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Beautiful Birds
Non-FictionJean Roussen & Emmanuelle Walker
An alphabet book of birds with stunning design. Ages 3-5
ISBN-10: 1909263291
Category(ies): Art & Nature, Birds
Keywords: alphabet book
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Bears: Polar Bears, Black Bears and Grizzly Bears
Non-FictionDeborah Hodge
Introduces three North American bear species, including the habitat, lifecycle, diet, and many interesting facts. Ages 5-8
ISBN-10: 1550743555
Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Mammals, Natural Cycles
Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Bears (Blastoff Readers. Level 1)
Non-FictionEmily Green
Introduces young readers to bears, including their diet, their homes, and the physical characteristics. Ages 5-8
ISBN-10: 1600144370
Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Mammals
Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Bear-ly There
FictionRebekah Raye
A child helps the community decide what to do when a bear shows up in the neighborhood. Ages 5-8
ISBN-10: 0884483144
Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Mammals, Urban Environment
Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Around One Log, Chipmunks, Spiders and Creepy Insiders
FictionAnthony D. Fredericks
A fallen oak tree becomes a home for many animals. Ages 4-8
ISBN-10: 1584691389
Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Habitats & Ecosystems, Wildlife
Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Animal Hide and Seek
Non-FictionDahlov Ipcar
Author and artist Dahlov Ipcar provides young readers with portraits of animals and then sets the animal into its natural setting, camouflaged for the reader to find. Ages 2-6
ISBN-10: 1934031803
Category(ies): Art & Nature, Habitats & Ecosystems
Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Adventures of a Plastic Bottle
FictionAlison Inches
Children learn about recycling from the perspective of a plastic bottle that is on a journey as it completes its life cycle. Ages 4-6
ISBN-10: 1416967880
Category(ies): Reduce Reuse Recycle
Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- A Nest is Noisy
Non-FictionDianna Hutts Aston & Sylvia Long
Explore a variety of animal nests through poetic language and beautiful design. Ages 5-6
ISBN-10: 1452127132
Category(ies): Art & Nature, Habitats & Ecosystems
Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- A Log’s Life
Non-FictionWendy Pfeffer
Explore the various functions of a fallen oak tree in the ecosystem. Ages 4-8
ISBN-10: 1416934837
Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Habitats & Ecosystems, Natural Cycles, Prairie
Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- A Butterfly is Patient
Non-FictionDianna Hutts Aston & Sylvia Long
Through poetic language and beautiful design, this book explores the world of butterflies. Ages 5-6
ISBN-10: 0545605465
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Nature Exploration
Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- A Beetle is Shy
Non-FictionDianna Hutts Aston & Sylvia Long
Through poetic language and beautiful design, this book explores the world of beetles. Ages 5-6
ISBN-10: 1452127125
Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Nature Exploration
Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- 1,001 Ants
Non-FictionJoanna Rzezak
Travel with ants inside and outside their home to learn about their habitat and behavior. Ages 3-5.
ISBN-10: 0500652082
Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Insects & Inverts
Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- 10 Things I Can Do to Help My World
Non-FictionMelanie Walsh
Simple actions kids can take every day to help care for the planet. Ages 3-7
ISBN-10: 0763659193
Category(ies): Earth Day, Stewardship
Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Neighborhood Puddle
FictionWaters, J.F. 1971. Frederick Warne & Company, Inc.
Category(ies): Nature Exploration, Pond/Lake
Keywords: aquatic life
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Water on Your Street
Non-FictionSeymour, S. 1974. Holiday House.
Category(ies): Water Quailty
Keywords: water
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Water: What It Is, What It Does
Non-FictionSeixas, J.S. 1987. Greenwillow Books.
Category(ies): Water Quailty
Keywords: water
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- At the Edge of the Pond
Non-FictionDewey, J.O. 1987. Little, Brown, and Company.
Category(ies): Fish, Habitats & Ecosystems, Insects & Inverts, Nature, Nature Exploration, Plants, Pond/Lake, Reptiles and Amphibians, Wildlife
Keywords: aquatic life
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Pond Life
Non-FictionCrosby, A.L. 1964. Garrard Publishing.
Category(ies): Fish, Habitats & Ecosystems, Insects & Inverts, Nature, Nature Exploration, Pond/Lake, Reptiles and Amphibians
Keywords: field guide
Age Group: Parents & educators, Pre K-2nd grade
- Rivers
Non-FictionCarlisle, N. and Carlisle M. 1982. Children’s Press.
Category(ies): Fish, Habitats & Ecosystems, River/Riparian
Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Puddles and Ponds: Living Things in Watery Places
Non-FictionBusch, P.S. 1974. Â World Publishing Company.
Category(ies): Fish, Pond/Lake
Keywords: aquatic life
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- The Grandad Tree
FictionCooke, T. 2000. Candlewick Press.
Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Natural Cycles
Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Strange Beginnings
Non-FictionNeedham, K., and Lucas, L. 2002. Tradewinds Books.
Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Insects & Inverts, Nature Exploration
Keywords:
Age Group: Parents & educators, Pre K-2nd grade
- Lake and Pond Food Webs
Non-FictionFleisher, P. 2013. Lerner Publishing Group.
Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Natural Cycles, Pond/Lake
Keywords: food chains
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- When Hunger Calls
FictionKitchen, B. 1994. Candlewick Press.
Category(ies): Natural Cycles
Keywords: food chains
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- What is a Watershed?
Non-FictionPex, D.R. 1994. America Clean Water Foundation.
Category(ies): Natural Resources & Land Use, Pond/Lake, River/Riparian, Urban Environment, Water Quailty, Wetlands
Keywords: watershed
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Old Turtle
FictionWood, D. 1992. Pfeifer-Hamiliton.
Category(ies): Reptiles and Amphibians
Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Were You A Wild Duck Where Would You Go?
Non-FictionMendoza, G. 1990. Stewart Tabori & Chang
Category(ies): Birds, Pond/Lake, River/Riparian, Wetlands
Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- River of Life
Non-FictionMiller, D. 2000. Clarion Books.
Category(ies): River/Riparian
Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Nature Hide and Seek: Rivers & Lakes
Non-FictionWood, J.N. and Dean, K. 2009. Mathew Price, Ltd.
Category(ies): Pond/Lake, River/Riparian
Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Creatures of the Night
FictionBrooks, S. 2005. Purple Sky Publishing.
Category(ies): Wildlife
Keywords: nocturnal
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Today is Monday
FictionCarle, E. 1997. Penguin Group (USA).
Category(ies): Wildlife
Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Eric Carle’s Animals, Animals
FictionCarle, E. 1999. Putnam Juvenile.
Category(ies): Wildlife
Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- The Great Race: The Story of the Chinese Zodiac
FictionCasey, D. and A. Wilson. 2006. Barefoot Books.
Category(ies): Wildlife
Keywords: Chinese Zodiac
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- DK Readers: Wild Baby Animals (Level 1: Beginning to Read)
Non-FictionWallace, K. 2000. DK Publishing, Inc.
Category(ies): Wildlife
Keywords: wild baby animals
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- The Best Book of Night Time Animals
Non-FictionWeber, B. 2006. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Category(ies): Wildlife
Keywords: nocturnal
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- What’s Awake 1 2 3
Non-FictionWhitehouse, P. 2002. Heinemann.
Category(ies): Wildlife
Keywords: nocturnal
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- What’s Awake ABC
Non-FictionWhitehouse, P. 2002. Heinemann.
Category(ies): Wildlife
Keywords: nocturnal
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing
FictionBarrett, J. and R. Barrett. 1988. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.
Category(ies): Wildlife
Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Annie and the Wild Animals
FictionBrett, J. 1989. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Category(ies): Wildlife
Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- I Love Animals: Wild, Scary, Cute or Cuddly, We Love Them All
Non-FictionPriddy, R. and J. Rigg. 2004. St. Martin’s Press.
Category(ies): Wildlife
Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- What is an Amphibian?
Non-FictionSchaefer, L.M. 2001. Coughlan Publishing.
Category(ies): Wildlife
Keywords: amphibians
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Ubiquitous: Celebrating Nature’s Survivors
Non-FictionSidman, J., and B. Prange. 2010. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Category(ies): Wildlife
Keywords: animal survivors
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Animal Fact, Animal Fable
Non-FictionSimon, S. 1987. Random House Children’s Books.
Category(ies): Wildlife
Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- North Country Night
Non-FictionSouci, D.S. 1990. Doubleday Publishing.
Category(ies): Wildlife
Keywords: nocturnal
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Animals in Camouflage
Non-FictionTildes, P. L. 2000. San Val.
Category(ies): Wildlife
Keywords: camouflage
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- When It Is Night and when It Is Day
Non-FictionTyers, J. 1996. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Category(ies): Wildlife
Keywords: nocturnal
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Biggest, Strongest, Fastest
Non-FictionJenkins, S. 1997. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Category(ies): Wildlife
Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- How do animals hide?
Non-FictionKalman, B. 2010. Crabtree Publishing Company.
Category(ies): Wildlife
Keywords: camouflage
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Can I Keep Him?
Non-FictionKellog, S. and S. Seidel. 1992. Penguin Group (USA).
Category(ies): Wildlife
Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Picture Book of Night-Time Animals
Non-FictionMabie, G. 1997. Troll Communications L.L.C.
Category(ies): Wildlife
Keywords: nocturnal
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Night Animals
Non-FictionMeredith, S. 2003. Usborne Publishing Limited.
Category(ies): Wildlife
Keywords: nocturnal
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Animal Camouflage
Non-FictionMettler, R. 2001. Moonlight Publishing Co.
Category(ies): Wildlife
Keywords: camouflage
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- What Color is Camouflage?
Non-FictionOtto, C. and M. Lloyd. 1996. HarperCollins Publishers.
Category(ies): Wildlife
Keywords: camouflage
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- It’s a Perfect Night
Non-FictionPizer, A. 2003. Macmillan UK.
Category(ies): Wildlife
Keywords: nocturnal
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- If Not for the Cat
Non-FictionPrelutsky, J. 2004. Greenwillow.
Category(ies): Wildlife
Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Clever Camouflagers
Non-FictionFredericks, A. D., and K. Povelite. 2000. T&N Children’s Publishing.
Category(ies): Wildlife
Keywords: camouflage
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- 3-D Close Up: Animal Camouflage
Non-FictionGilpin, D. 2010. Advantage Publishers Group.
Category(ies): Wildlife
Keywords: camouflage
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Claws, Coats, and Camouflage: The Ways Animals Fit Into Their Worlds
Non-FictionGoodman, S. E. and M. Doolittle. 2001. Lerner Publishing Group.
Category(ies): Wildlife
Keywords: adaptations
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Chickens Aren’t the Only Ones (World of Nature Series)
Non-FictionHeller, R. 1999. Penguin Group (USA).
Category(ies): Wildlife
Keywords: egg laying animals
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Hide and Seek: Nature’s Best Vanishing Acts
Non-FictionHelman, A., and G. Jecan. 2008. Walker & Company.
Category(ies): Wildlife
Keywords: camouflage
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- All Kinds of Animals (It’s Science)
Non-FictionHewitt, S. 1999. Children’s Press (CT).
Category(ies): Wildlife
Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- I Read Signs
Non-FictionHoban, T. 1987. HarperCollins Publishers.
Category(ies): Wildlife
Keywords: symbols & signs
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Big and Little
Non-FictionJenkins, S. 1996. Haughton Mifflin.
Category(ies): Wildlife
Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Pink Snow and Other Weird Weather
Non-FictionDussling, J., and H. Petach. 1998. Penguin Books, Limited.
Category(ies): Weather
Keywords: weird weather
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- National Geographic Kids: Everything Weather – Facts, Photos, and Fun that Will Blow You Away
Non-FictionFurgang, K. 2012. National Geographic Society.
Category(ies): Weather
Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Wild Weather
Non-FictionGaneri, A. 2012. Heinemann-Raintree.
Category(ies): Weather
Keywords: wild weather
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Rain Song
FictionEvans, L., and C. Jabar. 1997. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Category(ies): Weather
Keywords: rain
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- The Sunset Switch
Non-FictionKudlinski, K. 2005. T&N Children’s Publishing.
Category(ies): Wildlife
Keywords: nocturnal
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Daytime and Nighttime Animals
Non-FictionBehm, B.J. 1999. Gareth Stevens Audio.
Category(ies): Wildlife
Keywords: nocturnal
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Animals by Day & Night
Non-FictionBertolucci, C., A. Bartolozzi, and F. Milo. 2003. School Specialty Children’s Publishing.
Category(ies): Wildlife
Keywords: nocturnal
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Why Do Tigers Have Stripes? A Book about Camouflage
Non-FictionDell, P. J. 2006. Capstone Press.
Category(ies): Wildlife
Keywords: camouflage
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Animal Planet: The Most Extreme Predators
Non-FictionDiscovery Channel. 2007. Wiley, John & Sons.
Category(ies): Wildlife
Keywords: predators
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Where Are the Night Animals?
Non-FictionFraser, M.A. 1999. HarperCollins Children’s Books.
Category(ies): Wildlife
Keywords: nocturnal
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Wild in the City
FictionThornhill, J. 1996. Sierra Club Books for Children.
Category(ies): Urban Environment, Wildlife
Keywords: frogs
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Keeping Water Clean
Non-FictionFrost, H. 1999. Capstone Press.
Category(ies): Water Quailty
Keywords: water quality
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Let’s Explore Science: Weather
Non-FictionKoehler, S. 2009. Rourke Publishing, LLC.
Category(ies): Weather
Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Wind
Non-FictionBauer, M. D., and J. Wallace. 2003. Simon Spotlight.
Category(ies): Weather
Keywords: wind
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Inside Weather.
Non-FictionCarson, M.K. 2011. Sterling Children’s Books.
Category(ies): Weather
Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Weather (DK Eyewitness Book Series)
Non-FictionCosgrove, B. 2004. DK Publishing, Inc.
Category(ies): Weather
Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- My First Pocket Guide: Weather
Non-FictionCremins, R., and T.B. Griswold. 2001. National Geographic Society.
Category(ies): Weather
Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Feel the Wind
Non-FictionDorros, A. 1990. HarperCollins Publishers.
Category(ies): Weather
Keywords: wind
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- The Living Town
Non-FictionHester, N. 2004. Watts Pub Group.
Category(ies): Urban Environment, Wildlife
Keywords: city wildlife
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Urban Wildlife: An Introduction to Familiar Species (North American Nature Guides)
Non-FictionKavanagh, J. and R. Leung. 2001. Waterford Press.
Category(ies): Urban Environment, Wildlife
Keywords: urban wildlife
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Animals in Cities and Parks
Non-FictionRaintree Steck-Vaughn. 1987. Steck-Vaughn.
Category(ies): Urban Environment, Wildlife
Keywords: frogs
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- One Very Small Square: Nighttime in My Backyard
Non-FictionSilver, D.M. 1994. W. H. Freeman Company.
Category(ies): Urban Environment, Wildlife
Keywords: nocturnal
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Baby Einstein: Neighborhood Animals
Non-FictionSinger, M., J. Aigner-Clark, and N. Zaidi. 2001. Hyperion Books for Children.
Category(ies): Urban Environment, Wildlife
Keywords: urban wildlife
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Empty Lot
FictionFife, D. 1996. Sagebrush Education Resources.
Category(ies): Urban Environment, Wildlife
Keywords: 0, Earth Day
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- In My Backyard
FictionGiogas, V. 2007. Sylvan Dell Publishing.
Category(ies): Urban Environment, Wildlife
Keywords: frogs
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Cleaning Up Litter (Help the Environment)
Non-FictionGuillain, C. 2008. Heinemann/Raintree.
Category(ies): Stewardship
Keywords: litter
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Eco-Groups: Joining Together to Protect the Environment
Non-FictionHamilton, J. 1993. ABDO Publishing Company.
Category(ies): Stewardship
Keywords: action
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- The Environment
Non-FictionHarlow, R. 2001. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Category(ies): Stewardship
Keywords: the environment
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Because Brian Hugged His Mother
FictionRice, D.L. and K.D. Thompson. 1999. Dawn Publications.
Category(ies): Stewardship
Keywords: kindness
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Each Living Thing
FictionRyder, J. 2000. Harcourt Children’s Books.
Category(ies): Stewardship, Wildlife
Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Garbage Collectors
Non-FictionBourgeois, P. 2004. Garbage Collectors. San Val.
Category(ies): Urban Environment
Keywords: garbage
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- All the Way to the Ocean
FictionHarper, J. 2006. Freedom Three Publishing.
Category(ies): Urban Environment, Water Quailty
Keywords: garbage
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- The Little Toad And The Big Flood
Non-FictionJohnson, J., and B. Johnson. 2011. Two Peas Publishing.
Category(ies): Urban Environment, Weather
Keywords: floods
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Bugs for Dinner?: The Eating Habits of Neighborhood Creatures
Non-FictionEpstein, S. 1989. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.
Category(ies): Urban Environment, Wildlife
Keywords: neighborhood animals
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- The City Kid’s Field Guide
Non-FictionHerberman, E. 1989. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.
Category(ies): Urban Environment, Wildlife
Keywords: city field guide
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Animal Senses: How Animals See, Hear, Taste, Smell and Feel
Non-FictionKaner, E. 1999. Kids Can Press, Limited.
Category(ies): Senses, Wildlife
Keywords: animal senses
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade