Books

  • 1,001 Ants
    Non-Fiction
    Joanna 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 Fat Turkeys
    Fiction

    Johnston, T. and R.F. Deas. 2004. Scholastic, Inc.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: turkeys
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • 10 Things I Can Do to Help My World
    Non-Fiction
    Melanie 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

  • 15 Minutes Outside: 365 ways to get out of the house and connect with your kids
    Non-Fiction

    Cohen, R. P. 2011. Sourcebooks, Inc.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration – Keywords: Outside time, children & nature
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • 3-D Close Up: Animal Camouflage
    Non-Fiction

    Gilpin, D. 2010. Advantage Publishers Group.


    Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: camouflage
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • 50 Simple Things Kids Can Do to Save the Earth
    Non-Fiction

    Earthworks Group. 1990. Andrews McMeel Publishing.


    Category(ies): Earth Day, Stewardship – Keywords: action
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • A Bed for Winter
    Fiction

    Wallace, K. 2000. DK Publishing, Inc.


    Category(ies): Seasons, Wildlife – Keywords: winter
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • A Beetle is Shy
    Non-Fiction
    Dianna 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

  • A Busy Year
    Fiction

    Lionni, L. 1992. Knopf Books for Young Readers.


    Category(ies): Seasons – Keywords: spring
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • A Butterfly is Patient
    Non-Fiction
    Dianna 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 Career in the Environment? Naturally!
    Non-Fiction
    Iowa Department of Natural Resources. 2001.  Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
    Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: careers
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • A Chipmunk Song
    Non-Fiction

    Ryder, J. 1989. Lodestar Books.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Mammals, Seasons, Wildlife – Keywords: forest
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • A Citizen’s Guide to Clean Water
    Non-Fiction
    Anon. 1982. Izaak Walton League of America, Inc.
    Category(ies): Pond/Lake, River/Riparian – Keywords:
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • A Color of His Own
    Fiction

    Lionni, L. 1997. Random House Children’s Books.


    Category(ies): Reptiles and Amphibians, Wildlife – Keywords: chameleon
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • A Cool Drink of Water
    Non-Fiction

    Kerley, B. 2006. National Geographic Society.


    Category(ies): Natural Cycles, Stewardship, Water Quailty, Weather – Keywords: drinking water
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • A Country So Full of Game: The Story of Wildlife in Iowa
    Non-Fiction

    Dinsmore, J.J. 1994. University of Iowa Press.


    Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: Iowa wildlife history, natural resource reference
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • A Drop Around the World
    Non-Fiction

    Mckinney, B. 1998. Dawn Publications.


    Category(ies): Natural Cycles, Water Quailty – Keywords: water issues
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • A Drop of Water
    Non-Fiction

    Morrison, G. 2006. Houghton Mifflin Company.


    Category(ies): Natural Cycles – Keywords: water cycle
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • A Field Guide to Animal Tracks (Peterson Field Guide Series)
    Non-Fiction
    Murie, O. J. 1975. Houghton-Mifflin Co.
    Category(ies): Mammals, Nature Exploration, Reptiles and Amphibians, Wildlife – Keywords: field guide
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • A Field Guide to Trees and Shrubs (The Peterson Field guide Series)
    Non-Fiction
    Petrides, G.A. 1986. Houghton Mifflin Co.
    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Plants – Keywords: field guide
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • A Fruit is a Suitcase for Seeds
    Non-Fiction

    Richards, J., and A. Hariton. 2006. Lerner Publishing Group.


    Category(ies): Plants – Keywords: seeds
    Age Group: Parents & educators, Pre K-2nd grade

  • A Golden Guide to Pond Life.
    Non-Fiction
    Reid, G. K. 1987. Golden Press.
    Category(ies): Pond/Lake, Water Quailty – Keywords: field guide
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • A Good Day’s Fishing
    Non-Fiction

    Prosek, J. 2004. Simon and Schuster Children’s Publishing.


    Category(ies): Fishing – Keywords: fishing
    Age Group: Parents & educators, Pre K-2nd grade

  • A Grand Old Tree
    Non-Fiction

    DePalma, M. 2005. New York: Scholastic, Inc.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Plants, Seasons – Keywords: fall
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • A Guide to the Bats of Iowa. Nongame Technical Series No. 2.
    Non-Fiction
    Laubach, C. M., Bowles, J., and Laubach, R. 1988. Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
    Category(ies): Mammals – Keywords: Bats, field guide
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • A Home for Pearl Video and Teacher’s Guide
    Non-Fiction
    Westervelt E. and M.O. 1990. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
    Category(ies): Birds, Habitats & Ecosystems, Natural Resources & Land Use, Wildlife – Keywords:
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • A House for Hermit Crab
    Fiction

    Carle, E. 2002. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.


    Category(ies): Ocean/Marine, Wildlife – Keywords: hermit crab/marine animals
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • A House is a House for Me
    Fiction

    Hoberman, M. A. and B. Fraser. 2007. Penguin Group (USA).


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Wildlife – Keywords: animal homes
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • A is For…? A Photographer’s Alphabet of Animals
    Non-Fiction

    Horenstein, H. 1999. Gulliver Books.


    Category(ies): Art & Nature, Wildlife – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • A Log’s Life
    Non-Fiction
    Wendy 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 Murder of Crows (Animal Groups Series)
    Non-Fiction

    Roza, G. 2013. Gareth Stevens Publishing.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • A Naturalist Indoors: Observing the World of Nature Inside Your Home
    Non-Fiction

    Lawrence, G. and A.M. Tyrol. 2001. iUniverse, Inc.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration, Urban Environment, Wildlife – Keywords: indoor nature
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • A Nest is Noisy
    Non-Fiction
    Dianna 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 Pillbug’s Life (Nature Upclose Series)
    Non-Fiction

    Himmelman, J. 2000. Children’s Press/Grolier.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: frogs
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • A Place for Frogs
    Non-Fiction

    Stewart, M., and H. Bond. 2010. Peachtree Publishers, Ltd.


    Category(ies): Reptiles and Amphibians, Wildlife – Keywords: frogs
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • A Plump and Perky Turkey
    Fiction

    Bateman, T. 2004. Marshall Cavendish, Inc.


    Category(ies): Birds – Keywords: turkeys
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • A Practical Guide to Prairie Reconstruction
    Non-Fiction
    Krutz, C. 2001. University of Iowa Press.
    Category(ies): Prairie – Keywords:
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • A Prairie Garden : Seventy Native Plants You Can Grow in Town or Country
    Non-Fiction

    Smith, J. R., and Smith, B. S. 1980. New York: University of Wisconsin P.


    Category(ies): Natural Resources & Land Use, Plants, Prairie – Keywords: natural resource reference, prairie gardens
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • A River Dream
    Fiction

    Say, A. 1993. Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books.


    Category(ies): Fishing, River/Riparian – Keywords: river
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • A River Ran Wild: An Environmental History
    Non-Fiction

    Cherry, L. 2002.Harcourt Children’s Books.


    Category(ies): Environmental Issues, Habitats & Ecosystems, Native Culture – Keywords: environmental history
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • A Sand County Almanac
    Non-Fiction

    Leopold, A. 1989. Oxford University Press.


    Category(ies): Environmental Writers, Famous Conservationists, Natural Resources & Land Use, Wildlife – Keywords: Aldo Leopold, natural resource reference
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • A Seed Grows: My First Look at a Plant’s Life Cycle
    Fiction

    Hickman, P. 1996. Kids Can Press, Ltd.


    Category(ies): Plants – Keywords: seeds
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • A Seed Is Sleepy
    Fiction

    Aston, D. 2007. Chronicle Books LLC.


    Category(ies): Plants – Keywords: seeds
    Age Group: Parents & educators, Pre K-2nd grade

  • A Story for Children with Serious Medical Problems
    Fiction
    Mills, J.C. 1992. Little Tree: Magination Press.
    Category(ies): Forest/Trees – Keywords:
    Age Group:

  • A Swim Through the Sea
    Non-Fiction

    Pratt-Serafini, K.J. 1994. Dawn Publishing.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Ocean/Marine – Keywords: oceans
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • A Tallgrass Prairie Alphabet
    Non-Fiction

    McGehee, C. 2004. University of Iowa Press.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Plants, Prairie – Keywords: prairie
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • A Tree Can Be
    Non-Fiction

    Nayer, J. 1994. Scholastic, Inc.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Plants – Keywords: trees
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • A Tree for All Seasons. National Geographic Children’s Books
    Non-Fiction

    Bernard, R. 2001.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Seasons – Keywords: trees
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • A Tree for Me
    Fiction

    Van Laan, N. 2000. Random House.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Plants – Keywords: trees
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • A Tree is a Plant
    Non-Fiction

    Bulla, C.R. 2001. Harper Collins.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Plants – Keywords: trees
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • A Tree is Growing
    Non-Fiction

    Dorros, A. 1997. New York: Scholastic, Inc.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Plants, Seasons – Keywords: trees
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • A Tree is Nice
    Non-Fiction

    Udry, J.M. and M. Simont. 1987. HarperCollins Publishers.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Plants – Keywords: trees
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • A Walk in the Deciduous Forest
    Fiction

    Johnson, R. 2000. Lerner Publishing Group.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Habitats & Ecosystems, Plants, Seasons – Keywords: fall
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • A Walk in the Wild: Exploring a Wildlife Refuge
    Non-Fiction

    Ward, L. 1993. Charlesbridge Publishing, Inc.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration, Wildlife – Keywords: wildlife watching
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • A Winter Walk
    Non-Fiction

    Barasch, L. 1993. Ticknor & Fields.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration, Seasons – Keywords: winter
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • A Wolf Pup Diary
    Fiction

    George, J.G. 1998. Harper Collins.


    Category(ies): Mammals, Wildlife – Keywords: wolves
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • A Woodland Counting Book
    Non-Fiction

    McGehee, C. 2006. University of Iowa Press.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Habitats & Ecosystems, Plants – Keywords: forest
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Aaaarrgghh! Spider!
    Fiction

    Monks, L. 2007. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: spiders
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • ABC of a Summer Pond
    Non-Fiction

    Friedman, J.C. 1975. Johnny Reads, Incorporated.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Pond/Lake – Keywords: aquatic
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • ABCedar: An Alphabet of Trees
    Non-Fiction

    Lyon, G. 1996. New York: Scholastic Inc.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Nature Exploration, Plants, Seasons – Keywords: fall
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • About Arachnids: A Guide for Children
    Non-Fiction

    Sill, C. 2003. Peachtree Publishers.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Wildlife – Keywords: arachnid guide
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • About Birds: A Guide for Children
    Non-Fiction

    Sill, C.P. 1997. Peachtree Publishers.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: birds
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • About Fish: A Guide for Children
    Non-Fiction

    Sill, C. 2005. Peachtree Publishers.


    Category(ies): Fish, Wildlife – Keywords: fish
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • About Mammals: A Guide for Children
    Non-Fiction

    Sill, C. 1997. Peachtree Publishers.


    Category(ies): Mammals, Wildlife – Keywords: mammal guide
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Acid Rain, Corroding National Treasures
    Non-Fiction
    Anon. 1987. National Wildlife Federation.
    Category(ies): Environmental Issues – Keywords:
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Adventures of a Plastic Bottle
    Fiction
    Alison 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

  • Agate: What Good is a Moose?
    Fiction

    Dey, J.M. and N. Johnson. 2007. Lake Superior Port Cities.


    Category(ies): Mammals, Wildlife – Keywords: moose
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Agatha’s Feather Bed: Not Just Another Wild Goose Story
    Fiction

    Deedy, C.A. and L.L. Seeley. 1994. Peachtree Publishers.


    Category(ies): Natural Resources & Land Use – Keywords: natural resources
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Air Is All around You
    Non-Fiction

    Branley, F.M. 1986. HarperCollins Children’s Books.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration, Weather – Keywords: air pollution
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Air: Outside, inside, and All Around
    Non-Fiction

    Stille, D.R. 2004. Capstone Press.


    Category(ies): Environmental Issues, Natural Resources & Land Use – Keywords: air pollution
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Aldo Leopold: A Fierce Green Fire
    Non-Fiction

    Lorbiecki, M. 1999. Oxford University Press, USA.


    Category(ies): Famous Conservationists, Stewardship – Keywords: Aldo Leopold
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Alfie the Christmas Tree
    Fiction

    Denver, J. 1990. National Wildlife Federation.


    Category(ies): Plants – Keywords: trees
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • All About Alligators
    Non-Fiction

    Arnosky, J. 2008. Scholastic, Inc.


    Category(ies): Reptiles and Amphibians, Wildlife – Keywords: alligators
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • All About Deer
    Non-Fiction

    Arnosky, J. 1999. Scholastic, Inc.


    Category(ies): Mammals, Wildlife – Keywords: deer
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • All About Fish
    Non-Fiction

    Burger, C. 1960. Random House.


    Category(ies): Fish – Keywords: fish
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • All About Frogs
    Non-Fiction

    Arnosky, J. 2002. Scholastic, Inc.


    Category(ies): Reptiles and Amphibians, Wildlife – Keywords: frogs
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • All About Lizards
    Non-Fiction

    Arnosky, J. 2004. Scholastic, Inc.


    Category(ies): Reptiles and Amphibians, Wildlife – Keywords: lizards
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • All About Owls
    Non-Fiction

    Arnosky, J. 1999. Scholastic Paperbacks.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: owls
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • All About Rattlesnakes
    Non-Fiction

    Arnosky, J. 2002. Scholastic, Inc.


    Category(ies): Reptiles and Amphibians, Wildlife – Keywords: snake
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • All About Seeds
    Non-Fiction

    Kuchalla, S. 1990. Troll Communications L.L.C.


    Category(ies): Plants – Keywords: seeds
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • All about Seeds: A Hands-on Science Book.
    Non-Fiction

    Berger, M. 1994. Scholastic, Inc.


    Category(ies): Plants – Keywords: seeds
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • All About Sharks
    Non-Fiction

    Arnosky, J. 2008. Scholastic, Inc.


    Category(ies): Fish, Wildlife – Keywords: sharks
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • All About Turkeys
    Non-Fiction

    Arnosky, J. 2008. Scholastic, Inc.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: turkeys
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • All About Turtles
    Non-Fiction

    Arnosky, J. 2008. Scholastic, Inc.


    Category(ies): Reptiles and Amphibians, Wildlife – Keywords: turtles
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • All Eyes on the Pond
    Non-Fiction

    Rosen, M.J. 1994. Hyperion Books for Children.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Plants, Pond/Lake – Keywords: aquatic
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • All Kinds of Animals (It’s Science)
    Non-Fiction

    Hewitt, S. 1999. Children’s Press (CT).


    Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • All Night Near the Water
    Fiction

    Arnosky, J. 1999. Penguin Young Readers Group.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: nocturnal
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • All the Way to the Ocean
    Fiction

    Harper, J. 2006. Freedom Three Publishing.


    Category(ies): Urban Environment, Water Quailty – Keywords: garbage
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Alligator at Saw Grass Road
    Fiction

    Halfmann, J., and L. Anzalone. 2006. Palm Publishing, LLC.


    Category(ies): Reptiles and Amphibians, Wildlife – Keywords: alligator
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Amazing Spiders (Eyewitness Junior)
    Non-Fiction

    Parsons, A. and J. Young. 1990. Random House Children’s Books.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: spiders
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • America’s Bald Eagle
    Non-Fiction

    Ryden, H. 1985. Penguin Young Readers Group.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: bald eagle
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • American Eagle: The Symbol of America
    Non-Fiction

    Wilson, J. 1998. Child’s World, Incorporated.


    Category(ies): Birds – Keywords: bald eagle
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • An American Crusade for Wildlife
    Non-Fiction
    Trefethen, J.B. 1975. Boone and Crocket Club.
    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Mammals, Natural Resources & Land Use, Wildlife – Keywords:
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • An Analysis of Iowa’s Forest Resources
    Non-Fiction
    Leatherberry, E.C., Roussopoulos, S.M. and Spencer Jr. J.S. 1990. Iowa Department of Agriculture.
    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Plants – Keywords: Iowa specific
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • An Earthworm’s Life
    Non-Fiction

    Himmelman, J. 2000. Scholastic Library Publishing.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Soil – Keywords: worms
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • An Egg is Quiet
    Fiction

    Aston, D. H., and S. Long. 2006. Chronicle Books, LLC.


    Category(ies): Birds, Reptiles and Amphibians, Wildlife – Keywords: egg laying animals
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • An Extraordinary Egg
    Fiction

    Lionni, L. 1998. Dragonfly Books.


    Category(ies): Reptiles and Amphibians – Keywords: frogs
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • An Illustrated Guide to Iowa Prairie Plants
    Non-Fiction

    Christiansen, P. and M. Muller. 1999. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Pond/Lake – Keywords: Iowa prairie plants, natural resource reference
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • An Introduction to the Aquatic Insects of North America
    Non-Fiction
    Merritt, R. and Cummins K.W. 2008. Kendall/Hunt Publishing.
    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: field guide
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti
    Fiction

    McDermott, G. 1987. Henry Holt & Company, Inc.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: spiders
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • And Still the Turtle Watched
    Fiction

    Macgill-Callahan, S. 1996. Penguin Young Readers Group.


    Category(ies): Environmental Issues, Native Culture – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Animal Camouflage
    Non-Fiction

    Mettler, R. 2001. Moonlight Publishing Co.


    Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: camouflage
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Animal Fact, Animal Fable
    Non-Fiction

    Simon, S. 1987. Random House Children’s Books.


    Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Animal Hide and Seek
    Non-Fiction
    Dahlov 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

  • Animal Homes
    Non-Fiction

    Tatchell, J., A. Baker, and J. Rigby. 1999. E.D.C. Publishing.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Wildlife – Keywords: animal homes
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Animal Homes
    Non-Fiction

    Squire, A.O. 2002. Scholastic Library Publishing.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Wildlife – Keywords: animal homes
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Animal Homes
    Non-Fiction

    Chessen, B. and P. Cahanko. 1997. Scholastic, Inc.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Wildlife – Keywords: animal homes
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Animal Homes
    Non-Fiction

    Allen, J. and S. Mendez. 2009. Kingfisher.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Wildlife – Keywords: animal homes
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Animal Homes (Kingfisher Young Knowledge Series)
    Non-Fiction

    Wilkes, A., et al. 2003. Kingfisher.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Wildlife – Keywords: animal homes
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Animal Life Cycles: Growing
    Non-Fiction

    Kalman, B. 2006. Crabtree Publishing Company.


    Category(ies): Natural Cycles, Wildlife – Keywords: Life Cycles
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Animal Planet: The Most Extreme Predators
    Non-Fiction

    Discovery Channel. 2007. Wiley, John & Sons.


    Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: predators
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Animal Poems
    Non-Fiction

    Worth, V., and S. Jenkins. 2007. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.


    Category(ies): Environmental Writers, Wildlife – Keywords: animal poems
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Animal Pollinators
    Non-Fiction
    Boothroyd, Jennifer 2015, ISBN-13 978-14677606900 This first step nonfiction reader doesn’t include bees at all; however, it’s a great introduction to pollination and the variety of animals that pollinate flowers (think lizards, possums and humans, too!).
    Category(ies): Plants – Keywords: pollinator
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Animal Seasons
    Non-Fiction

    Wildsmith, B. 1991. Oxford University Press.


    Category(ies): Seasons, Wildlife – Keywords: winter
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Animal Senses: How Animals See, Hear, Taste, Smell and Feel
    Non-Fiction

    Kaner, E. 1999. Kids Can Press, Limited.


    Category(ies): Senses, Wildlife – Keywords: animal senses
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Animal Tracker
    Non-Fiction

    Arnosky, J. 1998. Random House Value Publishing, Inc.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration, Wildlife – Keywords: tracks
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Animal Tracks
    Non-Fiction

    Dorros, A. 1991. Scholastic, Inc


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration, Wildlife – Keywords: tracks
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Animals and the Environment
    Non-Fiction

    Boothroyd, J. 2008. Lerner Publishing Group.


    Category(ies): Natural Resources & Land Use, Wildlife – Keywords: animals & the environment
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Animals and Their World
    Non-Fiction

    Morgan, S. 2002. Kingfisher.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Plants, Wildlife – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Animals at Home
    Non-Fiction

    Lock, D. 2007. DK Publishing, Inc.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Wildlife – Keywords: animal homes
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Animals by Day & Night
    Non-Fiction

    Bertolucci, C., A. Bartolozzi, and F. Milo. 2003. School Specialty Children’s Publishing.


    Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: nocturnal
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Animals in Camouflage
    Non-Fiction

    Tildes, P. L. 2000. San Val.


    Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: camouflage
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Animals in Cities and Parks
    Non-Fiction

    Raintree Steck-Vaughn. 1987. Steck-Vaughn.


    Category(ies): Urban Environment, Wildlife – Keywords: frogs
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Animals in the Fall
    Non-Fiction

    Saunders-Smith, G. 1997. Capstone Press.


    Category(ies): Seasons, Wildlife – Keywords: fall
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Animals in Winter
    Non-Fiction

    de. SairignGe, C. 1989. Young Discovery Library.


    Category(ies): Seasons – Keywords: winter birds
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Animals in Winter
    Non-Fiction

    Bancroft, H. 1997. HarperCollins Children’s Books.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration, Seasons, Wildlife – Keywords: winter
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Animals in Winter.
    Non-Fiction

    SairignGe, C. 1989. Young Discovery Library.


    Category(ies): Birds, Seasons, Wildlife – Keywords: winter birds
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Animals of the Forest
    Non-Fiction

    Fonte, I. 2007. Barnes & Noble Books.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Habitats & Ecosystems, Wildlife – Keywords: forest
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Animals of the Night
    Non-Fiction

    Bender, L. 1989. Scholastic Library Publishing.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Wildlife – Keywords: nocturnal
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Animals on Plains and Prairies
    Non-Fiction

    Butterfield, M. 1999. Raintree Publishers.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Prairie – Keywords: prairie
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing
    Fiction

    Barrett, 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
    Fiction

    Brett, J. 1989. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.


    Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Ant and the Grasshopper
    Fiction

    Poole, A. 2000. Holiday House, Inc.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: ants
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Ant Cities
    Non-Fiction

    Dorros, A. 1988. Harper Collins Publishers.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Urban Environment, Wildlife – Keywords: ants
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Ants
    Non-Fiction

    Ashley, S., Nations, S. 2003. Gareth Stevens Publishing.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: ants
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Ants (The New Creepy Crawly Collection)
    Non-Fiction

    Vaughan, J. and T. Gibbons. 1997. Gareth Stevens Publishing.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: ants
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Aquatic Entomology: The Fisherman’s and Ecologists’ Illustrated Guide to Insects and Their Relatives
    Non-Fiction
    McCafferty, W. and Provonsha, A. 1983. Jones & Bartlett Learning.
    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: field guide
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Aquatic plants of Illonis
    Non-Fiction
    Winterringer, G. and Lopinot, A. 1977. Illonis State Museum.
    Category(ies): Plants – Keywords: field guide
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Architecture by Birds and Insects: A Natural Art
    Non-Fiction

    Macnamara, P., et al. 2008. University of Chicago Press.


    Category(ies): Birds, Insects & Inverts – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Are Trees Alive?
    Non-Fiction

    Miller, D. 2003. Walker Books for Young Readers.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Plants, Seasons – Keywords: trees
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Are You a Grasshopper?
    Non-Fiction

    Allen, J. 2002.Kingfisher.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: grasshopper
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Are You a Lady Bug?
    Non-Fiction

    Allen, J. and T. Humphries. 2003. Kingfisher.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: lady bugs
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Are You an Ant?
    Non-Fiction

    Humphries, T. 2004. Kingfisher.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: ants
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Around One Cactus: Owls, Bats and Leaping Rats
    Non-Fiction

    Fredericks, A.D. 2003. Dawn Publications.


    Category(ies): Desert, Habitats & Ecosystems, Wildlife – Keywords: cactus/desert
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Around One Log, Chipmunks, Spiders and Creepy Insiders
    Fiction
    Anthony 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

  • Around the Pond: Who’s Been Here?
    Fiction

    George, L.B. 1996. Greenwillow Books.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Nature Exploration, Pond/Lake, Wildlife – Keywords: aquatic
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • As the Crow Flies
    Non-Fiction

    Keenan, S., and K. Duggan. 2012. Feiwel & Friends.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: crows
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • At the Edge of the Pond
    Non-Fiction
    Dewey, 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

  • At the Edge of the Woods: A Counting Book
    Non-Fiction

    Cotten, C. 2002. Henry Holt & Company, Incorporated.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Habitats & Ecosystems, Plants – Keywords: forest
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Atlas of the North American Indian
    Non-Fiction
    Waldman, C. 1985. Facts on File Publications.
    Category(ies): Native Culture – Keywords:
    Age Group:

  • Attracting Backyard Wildlife
    Non-Fiction
    Iowa Department of Natural Resources. 2001. Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Natural Resources & Land Use, Urban Environment, Wildlife – Keywords: urban wildlife
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Autumn Days: Let’s Look at the Seasons
    Non-Fiction

    Schweninger, A. 1991. Viking Children’s Books.


    Category(ies): Seasons – Keywords: fall
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Autumn Leaves
    Non-Fiction

    Robbins, K. 1998. New York: Scholastic, Inc.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Plants, Seasons – Keywords: fall
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Autumn: An Alphabet Acrostic
    Non-Fiction

    Evans, L. 1997. Houghton Mifflin Company.


    Category(ies): Seasons – Keywords: fall
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Autumnblings
    Fiction

    Florian, D. 2003. HarperCollins Publishers.


    Category(ies): Seasons – Keywords: autumn
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Babies in the Bayou
    Fiction

    Arnosky, J. 2007. Penguin Group (USA).


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, River/Riparian, Wetlands, Wildlife – Keywords: wetlands
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Baby Einstein: Neighborhood Animals
    Non-Fiction

    Singer, 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

  • Backyard Bear
    Fiction

    Rockwell, A. and M. Halsey. 2006. Walker & Company.


    Category(ies): Environmental Issues, Mammals, Wildlife – Keywords: bears
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Backyard Birds (Peterson Field Guides for Young Naturalists)
    Non-Fiction

    Latimer, J. et al. 1999. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.


    Category(ies): Birds, Urban Environment, Wildlife – Keywords: birds
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Backyard Bugs
    Non-Fiction

    DK Publishing. 2007. DK Publishing, Inc.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Urban Environment, Wildlife – Keywords: bugs
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Backyard Camp-out Book
    Non-Fiction

    Love, D. 1997. HarperCollins Publishers.


    Category(ies): Camping, Nature Exploration – Keywords: backyard camp-out
    Age Group: Parents & educators, Pre K-2nd grade

  • Backyard Play Areas You Can Make: Complete Plans and Instructions for Building Playhouses, Forts, and Swing Sets
    Non-Fiction

    Gerhards, P. 1995. Stackpole Books.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration – Keywords: play areas
    Age Group: Parents & educators, Pre K-2nd grade

  • Backyards for Kids: Playhouses, Sandboxes, Tree Forts, Swing Sets, Sports Areas, and More
    Non-Fiction

    Kashef, Z. 2008. Oxmoor House.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration – Keywords: play areas
    Age Group: Parents & educators, Pre K-2nd grade

  • Bald Eagle
    Non-Fiction

    Stone, L.M. 2004. Rourke Publishing, LLC.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: bald eagle
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Bald Eagle
    Non-Fiction

    Quiri, P.R. 1998. Scholastic Library Publishing.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: bald eagle
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Bald Eagle
    Non-Fiction

    Morrison, G. 1998. Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: bald eagle
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Bald Eagle
    Non-Fiction

    Cohen, J. 2003. Lerner Publishing Group.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wetlands – Keywords: bald eagle
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Bald Eagle: Endangered No More
    Non-Fiction

    Priebe, M. 2000. Mindfull Publishing.


    Category(ies): Birds, Endangered Species, Wildlife – Keywords: endangereed
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Bald Eagle: Free Again!
    Fiction

    Amato, C.A. 1996. Barron’s Educational Series, Incorporated.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: bald eagle
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Bald Eagles
    Non-Fiction

    Wechsler, D. 2003. Rosen Publishing Group, Incorporated.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: bald eagle
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Barn Owls
    Non-Fiction

    Whitehouse, P. 2002. Heinemann.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: owls
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Barn Owls
    Non-Fiction

    Johnston, T. 2001. Charlesbridge Publishing, Inc.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: owls
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Bat Loves the Night
    Fiction

    Davies, N. 2014. Candlewick.


    Category(ies): Mammals, Natural Cycles – Keywords: Bats
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Bats
    Non-Fiction

    Gibbons, G. 2000. Holiday House.


    Category(ies): Mammals, Wildlife – Keywords: nocturnal
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Bats and Other Animals of the Night
    Non-Fiction

    Milton, J. 1994. Random House, Incorporated.


    Category(ies): Mammals, Wildlife – Keywords: nocturnal
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Bats: A Complete Thematic Unit
    Non-Fiction

    Moore, J.E. 1995. Evan-Moor Educational Publishers.


    Category(ies): Mammals, Wildlife – Keywords: Bats
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Be Nice to Spiders
    Fiction

    Graham, M. B. 1967. HarperCollins Publishers.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: spiders
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Beachcombing: Exploring the Seashore
    Non-Fiction

    Arnosky, J. 2004. Penguin Group (USA).


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Nature Exploration, Ocean/Marine – Keywords: beaches
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Beaks!
    Non-Fiction

    Collard, S.B. 2002. Charlesbridge Publishing, Inc.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Bear (Watch me Grow)
    Non-Fiction

    DK Publishing. 2004. DK Preschool.


    Category(ies): Mammals, Wildlife – Keywords: bears
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Bear Snores On
    Fiction

    Wilson, K. 2002. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.


    Category(ies): Seasons, Wildlife – Keywords: winter
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Bear-ly There
    Fiction
    Rebekah 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

  • Bears (Blastoff Readers. Level 1)
    Non-Fiction
    Emily 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

  • Bears Are Curious
    Non-Fiction

    Milton, J. and C. Santoro. 1998. Random House Children’s Books.


    Category(ies): Mammals, Wildlife – Keywords: bears
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Bears: Polar Bears, Black Bears and Grizzly Bears
    Non-Fiction
    Deborah 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

  • Beautiful Birds
    Non-Fiction
    Jean 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

  • Beaver at Long Pond
    Fiction

    George, W.T. 1988. Greenwillow Books.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Mammals, Pond/Lake – Keywords: aquatic
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Because Brian Hugged His Mother
    Fiction

    Rice, D.L. and K.D. Thompson. 1999. Dawn Publications.


    Category(ies): Stewardship – Keywords: kindness
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Beetles and Bugs: A Nature Trail Book
    Non-Fiction

    Wood, A. J. 2003. Silver Dolphin Books.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Nature, Nature Exploration – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Berenstain Bears Don’t Pollute (Anymore)
    Fiction

    Berenstain, S. 1991. Random House Children’s Books.


    Category(ies): Reduce Reuse Recycle – Keywords: pollution
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Berries, Nuts and Seeds
    Non-Fiction

    Burns, D. 1996. Northwood Press.


    Category(ies): Nature, Nature Exploration, Plants – Keywords: seeds
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Between Cattails
    Non-Fiction

    Williams, T.T. 1985. Macmillan Library Reference.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Plants, Wetlands, Wildlife – Keywords: wetlands
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Beyond Fair Chase: The Ethic and Tradition of Hunting
    Non-Fiction
    Posewitz, J. 1994. Falcon Publishing, Incorporated.
    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Mammals, Natural Resources & Land Use, Wildlife – Keywords: hunter ethics
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Big Al
    Fiction

    Clements, A. and Yoshi. 1997. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.


    Category(ies): Fish, Wildlife – Keywords: fish
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Big and Little
    Non-Fiction

    Jenkins, S. 1996. Haughton Mifflin.


    Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Big Tracks, Little Tracks: Following Animal Prints
    Non-Fiction

    Selsam, M. E. and M.D. Hill. 1999. HarperCollins Publishers.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration, Wildlife – Keywords: tracks
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Biggest, Strongest, Fastest
    Non-Fiction

    Jenkins, S. 1997. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.


    Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Bird Count
    Fiction
    Written by: Susan Edwards Richmond Illustrated by: Stephanie Fizer Coleman Peachtree Publishing Company Inc., 2019 ISBN-13: 978-1561459544 This book is a fictional narrative about a girl who participates in the Audubon Bird Count each year. The story follows Ava, her mother, and their team leader, Big Al, through a full day of the Bird Count. Readers are introduced to many different bird species and the rules of the Bird Count itself. At the end of the day, everyone comes together for a community campfire, shares stories, and celebrates another successful year of counting birds.
    Category(ies): Birds – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Bird Watcher
    Non-Fiction

    Arnosky, J. 1997. Random House Children’s Books.


    Category(ies): Birds, Nature Exploration, Wildlife – Keywords: watching birds
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Bird, Butterfly, Eel
    Fiction
    James 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

  • Bird, Nests, and Eggs
    Non-Fiction

    Boring, M. and L. Garrow. 1998. National Book Network.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Birds
    Non-Fiction

    Zim, H.S. 1989. St. Martin’s Press.


    Category(ies): Birds – Keywords: birds
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Birds
    Fiction
    Kevin Henkes A young girl’s imagination and curiosity are stimulated as she watches birds from her window. Ages 3-5 ISBN-10: 0061363047
    Category(ies): Birds – Keywords: watching birds
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Birds (Audubon Society First Field Guide Series)
    Non-Fiction

    Weidensaul, S. and T. Taylor. 1998. Scholastic, Inc.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Birds in Your Backyard
    Non-Fiction

    Herkert, B. 2001. Dawn Publications.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: backyard birds
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Birds of Iowa: Field Guide
    Non-Fiction

    Tekiela, S. 2001. Adventure Publications.


    Category(ies): Birds, Nature Exploration, Wildlife – Keywords: Iowa birds, natural resources reference
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Birds: How to Watch and Understand the Fascinating World of Birds
    Non-Fiction

    Bailey, D. 1992. DK Publishing, Inc.


    Category(ies): Birds, Nature Exploration – Keywords: bird watching
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Birdsong
    Non-Fiction

    Wood, A. 2001. Harcourt Children’s Books.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: birds
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Black Bear Cub (Smithsonian Wild Heritage Collection)
    Fiction

    Lind, A. and K. Lee. 1994. Soundprints.


    Category(ies): Mammals, Wildlife – Keywords: bears
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Black Bear Cub at Sweet Berry Trail
    Fiction

    Galvin, L.G., and W. Nelson. 2009. Soundprints.


    Category(ies): Mammals, Wildlife – Keywords: black bears
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Blueberries for Sal
    Fiction

    McCloskey, R. 1948. Penguin Group (USA).


    Category(ies): Mammals, Wildlife – Keywords: bears
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Box Turtle at Long Pond
    Fiction

    George, W.T. 1989. HarperCollins Publishers.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Pond/Lake, Reptiles and Amphibians, Wetlands, Wildlife – Keywords: wetlands
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Box Turtle at Silver Pond Lane
    Fiction

    Korman, S. 2001. Soundprints.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Pond/Lake, Reptiles and Amphibians, Wildlife – Keywords: aquatic
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Brother Eagle, Sister Sky: A Message from Chief Seattle
    Fiction

    Jeffers, S.J. 1991. Dial.


    Category(ies): Native Culture – Keywords: Chief Seattle
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Brother Wolf: A Seneca Tale
    Fiction

    Taylor, H. 1996. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.


    Category(ies): Mammals, Wildlife – Keywords: wolves
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Budding Biologist, Am I an Insect?
    Non-Fiction
    Kristine Duehl Through guided questions, young learners distinguish insects from other animals. Ages 4-8 ISBN-10: 0985548100
    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Wildlife – Keywords: guided questions
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Bug Hunter
    Non-Fiction

    Arnosky, J. 1997. Random House Children’s Books.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Nature Exploration – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Bugliest Bug
    Fiction

    Shields, C.D., and S. Nash. 2005. Candlewick Press.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Bugs and Bugsicles: Insects in the Winter
    Non-Fiction

    Hansen, A., and R. C. Kray. 2009. Boyds Mills Press.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Seasons – Keywords: insects in winter
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Bugs are Insects (Let’s Read and Find Out Science Series)
    Non-Fiction

    Rockwell, A. 2001. Harper Collins Children’s Books.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Wildlife – Keywords: insects
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Bugs for Dinner?: The Eating Habits of Neighborhood Creatures
    Non-Fiction

    Epstein, S. 1989. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.


    Category(ies): Urban Environment, Wildlife – Keywords: neighborhood animals
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Bullfrog at Magnolia Circle
    Fiction

    Dennard, D., and K. Kest. 2002. Soundprints.


    Category(ies): Reptiles and Amphibians, Wildlife – Keywords: bullfrog
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Bumblebee at Apple Tree Lane
    Fiction

    Galvin, L.G., and K. Kest. 2000. Soundprints.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: bumblebee
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Bumblebee Queen
    Non-Fiction
    April Pulley Sayre with Illustrations by Patricia J. Wynne 2005, ISBN-13 978-1570913624 Focused exclusively on bumblebees (not species-specific), the book covers the life cycle with simple and informative text alongside detailed illustrations. At the back of the book are an overview of native bees, lists of resources for further reading, and actions one can take to protect bumblebees.
    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: bumblebee
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Bunny’s First Snowflake
    Fiction

    Wellington, M. 2000. Penguin Group Incorporated.


    Category(ies): Seasons – Keywords: winter
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Bur Bur’s Fishing Adventure: An Exciting Fishing Adventure
    Non-Fiction

    Pastel, J., K. Fitzsimmons and L. VanDeWeghe. IGI Press.


    Category(ies): Fishing – Keywords: fishing
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Butterflies
    Non-Fiction

    Coleman, G. and T. Gibbons. 1997. Gareth Stevens Publishing.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: butterflies
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Butterflies Fly.
    Non-Fiction

    Winer, Y. and K. Lloyd-Jones. 2001. Charlesbridge Publishing, Inc.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: butterflies
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Butterfly Count
    Fiction

    Collard, S.B. 2002. Holiday House.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: butterflies
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Cactus Hotel
    Non-Fiction

    Guiberson, B.Z. and M. Lloyd. 1993. Henry Holt and Co. (BYR).


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Plants – Keywords: cactus
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Camping
    Non-Fiction

    Klein, A. G. 2008. ABDO Publishing Company.


    Category(ies): Camping, Nature Exploration – Keywords: camping
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Camping: Have Fun, Be Smart
    Non-Fiction

    Ching, J. 2000. Rosen Publishing Group, Incorporated.


    Category(ies): Camping, Nature Exploration – Keywords: camping
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Can I Keep Him?
    Non-Fiction

    Kellog, S. and S. Seidel. 1992. Penguin Group (USA).


    Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Can it Rain Cats and Dogs?: Questions & Answers about Weather
    Non-Fiction

    Berger, M., G. Berger, and R. Sullivan. 1999. Scholastic, Inc.


    Category(ies): Nature, Weather – Keywords: weather
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Canada Goose at Cattail Lane
    Fiction

    Halfmann, J., D.J. Stegos, and A. Komisar. 2012. Palm Publishing, LLC.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: Canada goose
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Caring for Nature (Help the Environment)
    Non-Fiction

    Guillain, C. 2008. Heinemann Library.


    Category(ies): Stewardship – Keywords: caring for nature
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Caring for Our Forests
    Non-Fiction

    Greene, C. 1991. Enslow Publishers, Incorporated.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Habitats & Ecosystems, Plants, Stewardship – Keywords: forest
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Cat in the Hat, Knows a Lot About That! I Love the Nightlife!
    Fiction
    Tish Rabe Sally, Nick, and the Cat in the Hat rely on the help of nocturnal animals who use their keen vision, hearing, and sense of smell to locate the Cat’s lost hat. Ages 3-7 ISBN-10: 0375863547
    Category(ies): Senses, Wildlife – Keywords: nocturnal
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Catch the Wind, Harness the Sun: 22 Super-Charged Projects for Kids
    Non-Fiction

    Caduto, M. J., J. H. Mitchell, and D. Bonta. 2011. Storey Publishing, LLC.


    Category(ies): Weather – Keywords: wind
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Caterpillars, Bugs, and Butterflies
    Non-Fiction

    Boring, M. and L. Garrow. 1999. NorthWord Books for Young Readers.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Wildlife – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Celebrating 0,Earth Day: A Source Book of Activities and Experiments
    Non-Fiction

    Gardner, R. 1992. Lerner Publishing Group.


    Category(ies): Earth Day – Keywords: 0, Earth Day
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Celebrating Earth Day
    Non-Fiction

    McDonnell, J. 1994. Scholastic Library Publishing.


    Category(ies): Earth Day – Keywords: 0, Earth Day
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Centipedes
    Non-Fiction

    Coleman, G. and T. Gibbons. 1997. Gareth Stevens Publishing.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: centipedes
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Chains, Webs and Pyramids: The Flow of Energy in Nature
    Non-Fiction
    Pringle, L.P. 1975. Harper Collins Publishers.
    Category(ies): Natural Cycles – Keywords: food chains
    Age Group:

  • Challenger: America’s Favorite Eagle
    Non-Fiction

    Raven, T.M. 2005. Sleeping Bear Press.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: bald eagle
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Chameleon, Chameleon
    Fiction

    Cowley, J. and N. Bishop. 2005. Scholastic, Inc.


    Category(ies): Reptiles and Amphibians, Wildlife – Keywords: chameleon
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Chickens Aren’t the Only Ones (World of Nature Series)
    Non-Fiction

    Heller, R. 1999. Penguin Group (USA).


    Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: egg laying animals
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Children of the Earth…Remember
    Fiction

    Schimmel, S. 2002. T&N Children’s Publishing.


    Category(ies): Nature, Stewardship – Keywords: caring for the Earth
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Chipmunk at Hollow Tree Lane
    Fiction

    Sherrow, V. 1994. Soundprints.


    Category(ies): Mammals, Seasons, Wildlife – Keywords: fall, winter
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Chirp, Chirp!: Crickets in Your Backyard
    Non-Fiction

    Loewen, N. 2005. Coughlan Publishing


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: grasshopper
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Chirping Crickets
    Non-Fiction

    Berger, M. 1999. HarperCollins Children’s Books.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: crickets
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Chirping Crickets, Vol. 2
    Non-Fiction

    Spinelli, E., Berger. M. 1998. Harper Collins Children’s Books.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Cinderella Penguin
    Fiction

    Perlman, J. 1995. Penguin Young Readers Group.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • City Green
    Fiction

    Di Salvo-Ryan, D. 1994. HarperCollins Publishers.


    Category(ies): Environmental Issues, Plants, Urban Environment – Keywords: city green
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • City Park
    Non-Fiction

    Davis, W. 1998. Scholastic Library Publishing.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Urban Environment, Wildlife – Keywords: city park
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Claws, Coats, and Camouflage: The Ways Animals Fit Into Their Worlds
    Non-Fiction

    Goodman, S. E. and M. Doolittle. 2001. Lerner Publishing Group.


    Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: adaptations
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Cleaning Up Litter (Help the Environment)
    Non-Fiction

    Guillain, C. 2008. Heinemann/Raintree.


    Category(ies): Stewardship – Keywords: litter
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Clever Camouflagers
    Non-Fiction

    Fredericks, A. D., and K. Povelite. 2000. T&N Children’s Publishing.


    Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: camouflage
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Clifford’s First Autumn
    Fiction

    Bridwell, N. 1997. San Val.


    Category(ies): Seasons – Keywords: autumn
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Cloud Dance
    Non-Fiction

    Locker, T. 2003. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.


    Category(ies): Nature, Weather – Keywords: clouds
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Clouds (Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Series)
    Non-Fiction

    Rockwell, A. and F. Lessac. 2008. HarperCollins Publishers.


    Category(ies): Natural Cycles, Nature, Weather – Keywords: clouds
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
    Fiction

    Barrett, J. and R. Barrett. 1978. Simon & Schuster.


    Category(ies): Nature, Weather – Keywords: weather
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Cobweb Christmas: The Tradition of Tinsel
    Fiction

    Climo, S. and J. Manning. 2001. HarperCollins Publishers.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Seasons – Keywords: Christmas
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Cockroaches
    Non-Fiction

    Green, T. and T. Gibbons. 1997. Gareth Stevens Publishing.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: cockroaches
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Color Me a Rhyme: Nature Poems for Young People
    Fiction

    Yolen, J. and J. Stemple. Boyds Mills Press.


    Category(ies): Environmental Writers, Habitats & Ecosystems – Keywords: poems
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Come Out, Muskrats
    Non-Fiction

    Arnosky, J. 1989. HarperCollins Publishers.


    Category(ies): Fish, Habitats & Ecosystems, Mammals, Wetlands – Keywords: wetlands
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Come to My Party and Other Shape Poems
    Non-Fiction

    Roemer, H.B. 2004. Henry Holt & Company, Incorporated.


    Category(ies): Senses – Keywords: shapes
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Common Cents for Wildlife
    Non-Fiction
    Iowa Department of Natural Resources. 2001. Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
    Category(ies): Natural Resources & Land Use, Wildlife – Keywords:
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Compost Critters
    Non-Fiction

    Lavies, B. 1993. Penguin Young Readers Group.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Soil – Keywords: composting
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Compost Stew: An A to Z Recipe for the Earth
    Non-Fiction

    Siddals, M.M., and A. Wolf. 2010. Random House Children’s Books.


    Category(ies): Soil, Stewardship – Keywords: compost
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Compost, By Gosh!
    Non-Fiction

    Portman, M.E. 2002. Flower Press.


    Category(ies): Earth Day, Soil, Stewardship – Keywords: composting
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Compost!: Growing Gardens from Your Garbage
    Non-Fiction

    Glaser, L. 1996. Millbrook Press, Inc.


    Category(ies): Earth Day, Soil – Keywords: composting
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Conservation Management of Natural Resources in the United States
    Non-Fiction
    Bennett, C.F. 1983. John Wiley & Sons.
    Category(ies): Natural Resources & Land Use – Keywords: landowner resource
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Cooking in a Can
    Non-Fiction

    White, K.L. 2006. Gibbs Smith.


    Category(ies): Camping, Nature Exploration – Keywords: camping cooking
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Cottontail at Clover Crescent
    Fiction

    Lamm, C.D., and A. Davis. 2003. Soundprints.


    Category(ies): Mammals, Urban Environment, Wildlife – Keywords: cottontail
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Cougar: Lion of the Mountains
    Non-Fiction

    Fowler, A. 1999. Scholastic Library Publishing.


    Category(ies): Mammals, Wildlife – Keywords: mountain lions
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Counting on the Woods
    Non-Fiction

    Olson, A.W. 1998. DK CHILDREN.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Habitats & Ecosystems, Plants – Keywords: forest
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Counting Wildflowers
    Non-Fiction

    McMillan, B. 1986. New York: Lothrop, Lee, & Shepard Books.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Plants, Prairie – Keywords: prairie
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Coyote at Pinon Place
    Fiction

    Dennard, D., A. Komisar, and J.P. Genzo. 1999. Soundprints.


    Category(ies): Mammals, Wildlife – Keywords: coyote
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Coyote Raid in Cactus Canyon
    Fiction

    Arnosky, J. 2005. Penguin Group (USA).


    Category(ies): Desert, Habitats & Ecosystems, River/Riparian, Wildlife – Keywords: deserts
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Crawdad Creek
    Fiction

    Sanders, S. 2002. National Geographic.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, River/Riparian, Urban Environment, Wildlife – Keywords: aquatic habitats, creek
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Creatures of the Earth, Sea, and Sky: Poems
    Fiction

    Heard, G., and J.O. Dewey. 1997. Boyds Mills Press.


    Category(ies): Environmental Writers, Wildlife – Keywords: animal poems
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Creatures of the Night
    Fiction

    Brooks, S. 2005. Purple Sky Publishing.


    Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: nocturnal
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Crickets
    Non-Fiction

    Hall, M. 2004. Coughlan Publishing.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: crickets
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Crinkleroot’s 25 Birds Every Child Should Know
    Non-Fiction

    Arnosky, J. 1993. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.


    Category(ies): Birds, Nature Exploration – Keywords: bird watching
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Crinkleroot’s Book of Animal Tracks and Wildlife Signs
    Non-Fiction

    Arnosky, J. 1979. Penguin Group (USA).


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration, Wildlife – Keywords: tracks, wildlife watching
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Crinkleroot’s Guide to Knowing Animal Habitats
    Non-Fiction

    Arnosky, J. 1997. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Wildlife – Keywords: habitats
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Crinkleroot’s Guide to Knowing Butterflies and Moths
    Non-Fiction

    Arnosky, J. 1996. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Nature Exploration – Keywords: butterflies & moths
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Crinkleroot’s Guide to Knowing the Birds
    Non-Fiction

    Arnosky, J. 1992. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.


    Category(ies): Birds, Nature Exploration – Keywords: bird watching
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Crinkleroot’s Guide to Walking in Wild Places
    Non-Fiction

    Arnosky, J. 1993. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Nature, Nature Exploration, Wildlife – Keywords: nature guide
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Crinkleroot’s Nature Almanac
    Non-Fiction

    Arnosky, J. 1999. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Nature, Plants, Seasons – Keywords: seasons
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Crinkleroot’s Twenty-five Fish Every Child Should Know
    Non-Fiction

    Arnosky, J. 1993. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.


    Category(ies): Fish, Nature Exploration – Keywords: fish
    Age Group: Parents & educators, Pre K-2nd grade

  • Crinkleroot’s Twenty-Five Mammals Every Child Should Know
    Non-Fiction

    Arnosky, J. 1994. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.


    Category(ies): Mammals, Nature Exploration, Wildlife – Keywords: mammals
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Crinkleroot’s Visit to Crinkle Cove
    Fiction

    Arnosky, J. 1999. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Nature Exploration, Plants, Pond/Lake, Wildlife – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Crinkleroots Guide To Knowing Animal Habitats
    Non-Fiction

    Arnosky, J. 2000. Aladdin.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Habitats & Ecosystems – Keywords: wetlands
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Crocodile Safari
    Fiction

    Arnosky, J. 2009. Scholastic, Inc.


    Category(ies): Reptiles and Amphibians, Wildlife – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Crows! Strange and Wonderful
    Non-Fiction

    Pringle, L., and M. Robert. 2010. Boyds Mills Press.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: crows
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Cucumber Soup
    Fiction

    Krudwig, V. L., and C. M. Brown. 1998. Fulcrum Publishing.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Plants – Keywords: vegetable gardens
    Age Group: Parents & educators, Pre K-2nd grade

  • Daddy Longlegs at Birch Lane
    Fiction

    Brenna, B., and S. Blair. 1996. Soundprints.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: daddy longlegs
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Daddy, Could I Have an Elephant?
    Fiction

    Wolf, J. and M. Hafner. 1996. HarperCollins Publishers.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: pets
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Dandelion Adventures
    Non-Fiction

    Kite, L.P. 1998. Lerner Publishing Group.


    Category(ies): Plants, Seasons – Keywords: spring
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Daylight, Starlight Wildlife
    Non-Fiction
    Wendell Minor Compare and contrast day and night in nature, including the behaviors of diurnal and nocturnal wildlife species. Ages 3-5 ISBN-10: 0545946049
    Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: diurnal, nocturnal
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Daytime and Nighttime Animals
    Non-Fiction

    Behm, B.J. 1999. Gareth Stevens Audio.


    Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: nocturnal
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Dear Children of the Earth: A Letter from Home
    Fiction

    Schimmel, S. 1994. T&N Children’s Publishing.


    Category(ies): Nature, Stewardship, Wildlife – Keywords: caring for the Earth
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Dear Fish
    Fiction

    Gall, C. 2006. Little Brown Books for Young Readers.


    Category(ies): Fish – Keywords: fish
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Dear Rebecca, Winter Is Here
    Fiction

    George, J.C. 1995. HarperTrophy.


    Category(ies): Seasons – Keywords: winter
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Deer (Getting to Know Nature’s Children Series)
    Non-Fiction

    Dingwall, L. 1994. Grolier Academic Reference.


    Category(ies): Mammals, Weather, Wildlife – Keywords: deer
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Deer at the Brook
    Fiction

    Arnosky, J. 1986. HarperCollins Publishers.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Mammals, Pond/Lake – Keywords: aquatic
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Deer Mouse at Old Farm Road
    Fiction

    Galvin, L.G., and K. Bratun. 1998. Soundprints.


    Category(ies): Mammals, Wildlife – Keywords: deer mouse
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Deer, Moose, Elk, and Caribou (Kids Can Press Wildlife Series)
    Non-Fiction

    Hodge, D. and P. Stephens. 1999. Kids Can Press, Limited.


    Category(ies): Mammals, Urban Environment, Wildlife – Keywords: deer
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Desert Song
    Non-Fiction

    Johnston, T. 2000. Gibbs Smith.


    Category(ies): Desert, Habitats & Ecosystems, Wildlife – Keywords: nocturnal
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Diary of a Fly
    Fiction

    Cronin, D. and H. Bliss. 2007. HarperCollins Publishers.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: flies
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Diary of a Spider
    Fiction

    Cronin, D. and H. Bliss. 2005. HarperCollins Publishers.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: spiders
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Diary of a Worm
    Fiction

    Cronin, D. 2003. Harpercollins Childrens Books.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Nature, Nature Exploration, Soil, Wildlife – Keywords: worms
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Did a Dinosaur Drink This Water?
    Non-Fiction

    Wells, R.E. 2006. Albert Whitman & Company.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Natural Cycles, Ocean/Marine, Pond/Lake, Water Quailty – Keywords: water cycle
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Did You Ever Wonder about Things You Find in Your Backyard?
    Non-Fiction

    Capogna, V.V. 1999. Marshall Cavendish Inc.


    Category(ies): Nature, Nature Exploration, Urban Environment – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Did You Hear Wind Sing Your Name?
    Non-Fiction

    Orie, S. De Coteau. 1996. Walker & Company.


    Category(ies): Native Culture, Seasons, Senses, Wildlife – Keywords: spring
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Ding: The Life of Jay Norwood Darling
    Non-Fiction

    Lendt, D.L. 1989. Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated.


    Category(ies): Environmental Writers, Famous Conservationists – Keywords: Ding Darling, natural resource reference
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Dinner from Dirt: Ten Meals Kids Can Grow and Cook
    Non-Fiction

    Scott, E., and C. Duffy. 1998. Gibbs-Smith.


    Category(ies): Plants – Keywords: vegetable gardens
    Age Group: Parents & educators, Pre K-2nd grade

  • Dirt: Jump into Science
    Non-Fiction

    Tomecek, S. 2002. National Geographic Society.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Soil – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Discover Nature Close to Home: Things to Know and Things to Do
    Non-Fiction

    Lawlor, E.P. 1993. Stackpole Books.


    Category(ies): Nature, Nature Exploration, Urban Environment – Keywords: nature
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Discover Nature in Winter: Things to Know and Things to Do
    Non-Fiction

    Lawlor, E.P. 1998. Stackpole Books.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration, Seasons – Keywords: winter
    Age Group: Parents & educators, Pre K-2nd grade

  • Discover the Seasons
    Fiction

    Iverson, D. 1996. Dawn Publications.


    Category(ies): Seasons – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Discovering Deer (Discovering Nature)
    Non-Fiction

    Bailey, J. 1988. Scholastic Library Publishing.


    Category(ies): Mammals, Wildlife – Keywords: deer
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Discovering Freshwater Fish
    Non-Fiction
    Brewster, B. 1988. The Bookwright Press.
    Category(ies): Fish – Keywords: aquatic life
    Age Group:

  • Discovering Nature with Young Children
    Non-Fiction

    Chalufour, I., and K. Worth. 2003. Redleaf Press.


    Category(ies): Nature, Nature Exploration – Keywords: children & nature, discovering nature
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Discovering Nature’s Alphabet
    Non-Fiction

    Castella, K., and B. Boyl. 2006. Heyday Books.


    Category(ies): Art & Nature, Nature Exploration, Wildlife – Keywords: nature's alphabet
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • DK Readers: Wild Baby Animals (Level 1: Beginning to Read)
    Non-Fiction

    Wallace, K. 2000. DK Publishing, Inc.


    Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: wild baby animals
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Do All Spiders Spin Webs? (Scholastic Q & A)
    Non-Fiction

    Berger, G., M. Berger and R. Osti. 2000. Scholastic, Inc.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: spiders
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Do Bears Sleep All Winter?
    Non-Fiction

    Berger, G. 2002. Sagebrush Education Resources.


    Category(ies): Mammals, Seasons, Wildlife – Keywords: winter
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Do Cats Have Nine Lives?
    Non-Fiction

    Dennard, D. 1997. Lerner Publishing Group.


    Category(ies): Mammals, Wildlife – Keywords: mountain lions
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Dolphins on the Sand
    Fiction

    Arnosky, J. 2008. Penguin Group (USA).


    Category(ies): Mammals, Ocean/Marine – Keywords: dolphins
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Don’t Wake Up The Bear
    Fiction

    Murray, M.D. 2003. Marshall Cavendish Inc.


    Category(ies): Mammals, Seasons, Wildlife – Keywords: winter
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Dotty
    Fiction
    Paola Opal When Dotty wants to cross the stream like her mother, she looks at how other animals get across. Ages 2-4 ISBN-10: 1897476543
    Category(ies): River/Riparian, Wildlife – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Douglas Fir
    Non-Fiction

    Davis, W.A. 1996. Scholastic Library Publishing.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Plants – Keywords: trees
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Down Comes the Rain
    Non-Fiction

    Branley, F.M. and J.G. Hale. 1997. HarperCollins Publishers.


    Category(ies): Nature, Weather – Keywords: weather
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Dragonflies
    Non-Fiction

    Overbeck, C. 1982. Lerner Publishing Group.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: dragonflies
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Dragonflies
    Non-Fiction

    Amery, H. and T. Gibbons. 1997. Gareth Stevens Publishing.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: dragonflies
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Drawing from Nature
    Non-Fiction

    Arnosky, J. HarperCollins Publishers


    Category(ies): Art & Nature – Keywords: nature art
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Drawing Wildlife
    Non-Fiction

    Amberlyn, J. C. 2005. Crown Publishing Group.


    Category(ies): Art & Nature – Keywords: drawing wildlife
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Dream Weaver
    Fiction

    London, J. and R. Baviera. 1998. Silver Whistle.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: spiders
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Drip! Drop!: How Water Gets to Your Tap
    Non-Fiction

    Seuling, B. 2000. Holiday House, Inc.


    Category(ies): Natural Cycles – Keywords: water cycle
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Duck Pond Dip
    Non-Fiction

    DK Publishing. 2006. DK Publishing, Inc.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Pond/Lake – Keywords: pond
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Each Living Thing
    Fiction

    Ryder, J. 2000. Harcourt Children’s Books.


    Category(ies): Stewardship, Wildlife – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Eagle Watching
    Non-Fiction

    Bair, D. 1999. Capstone Press.


    Category(ies): Birds, Nature Exploration – Keywords: bald eagle
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Eagles
    Non-Fiction

    Evert, L. 2001. T&N Children’s Publishing.


    Category(ies): Birds – Keywords: bald eagle
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Eagles for Kids
    Non-Fiction

    Gieck, C. 1991. Northword Pr.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: bald eagle
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Eagles of America
    Non-Fiction

    Patent, D.H. 1995. Holiday House, Inc.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: bald eagle
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Eagles, Hawks, and Owls
    Non-Fiction

    Silverstein, A. 1994. Random House Children’s Books.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: raptor
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Earth Book for Kids: Activities to Help Heal the Environment
    Non-Fiction

    Schwartz, L. and B. Armstrong. 1990. Creative Teaching Press, Inc.


    Category(ies): Mammals, Nature Exploration, Stewardship – Keywords: Earth activities
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Earth Day
    Non-Fiction

    Lowery, L. 2003. Carolrhoda Books.


    Category(ies): Earth Day, Stewardship – Keywords: 0, Earth Day
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Earth Day Birthday
    Non-Fiction

    Schnetzler, P. 2004. Dawn Publications.


    Category(ies): Earth Day – Keywords: 0, Earth Day
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Earth Day–Hooray!
    Non-Fiction

    Murphy, S.J. 2004. HarperTrophy.


    Category(ies): Earth Day, Stewardship – Keywords: 0, Earth Day
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Earth Friends at Home
    Non-Fiction

    Galko, F. 2004. Heinemann.


    Category(ies): Reduce Reuse Recycle – Keywords: Earth manners
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Earth Hour: A Lights-Out Event for Our Planet
    Non-Fiction
    Nanette Heffernan Each year, at 8:30 on a Saturday night near the spring equinox, people around the globe turn out their lights in observance of Earth Hour. Ages 3-7 ISBN-10: 1580899420
    Category(ies): Seasons, Stewardship – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Earth under Sky Bear’s Feet: Native American Poems of the Land
    Fiction

    Bruchac, J. 1998. Penguin Young Readers Group.


    Category(ies): Native Culture, Wildlife – Keywords: poems of the land
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Earth-Friendly Crafts for Kids: 50 Awesome Things to Make with Recycled Stuff
    Non-Fiction

    Smith, H. and J. Rhatigan. 2002. Lark Books.


    Category(ies): Art & Nature, Earth Day, Reduce Reuse Recycle – Keywords: Earth crafts
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Earthworms
    Non-Fiction

    Llewellyn, C. et al. 2002. Scholastic Library Publishing.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Wildlife – Keywords: worms
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Earthworms
    Non-Fiction

    Holmes, K.J. 1998. Coughlan Publishing.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Soil – Keywords: worms
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Earthworms
    Non-Fiction
    Lisa Amstutz Discover the form, habitat, and behaviors of earthworms. Ages 6-8 ISBN-10: 1515781073
    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Insects & Inverts – Keywords: earthworms
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Eat Like a Bear
    Fiction
    April Pulley Sayre Posing the question, “Can you eat like a bear?” this book follows a brown bear as it forages for food throughout the year. Each month provides a different delicacy. Details are provided about the diet of the brown bear Ages 4-8 ISBN-10: 805090398
    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Mammals – Keywords: brown bear, forage
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Eco-Groups: Joining Together to Protect the Environment
    Non-Fiction

    Hamilton, J. 1993. ABDO Publishing Company.


    Category(ies): Stewardship – Keywords: action
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Ecology of Missouri Forests
    Non-Fiction
    Jackson, J. 1984. Missouri Department of Conservation.
    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Habitats & Ecosystems, Natural Resources & Land Use, Plants – Keywords: landowner resource
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Ecosystem of a Fallen Tree
    Non-Fiction

    Pascoe, E. and D. Kuhn. 2003. Rosen Publishing Group, Inc.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Habitats & Ecosystems – Keywords: trees
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Ecosystem of an Apple Tree
    Non-Fiction

    Pascoe, E. and D. Kuhn. 2003. Rosen Publishing Group, Inc.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Habitats & Ecosystems, Plants – Keywords: trees
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Edible Alphabet
    Non-Fiction

    Christensen, B. 1994. Dial Books for Young Readers.


    Category(ies): Plants – Keywords: gardening
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Egg to Bird (Cycles of Life)
    Non-Fiction

    Scarce, C.


    Category(ies): Birds, Natural Cycles, Wildlife – Keywords: birds
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Empty Lot
    Fiction

    Fife, D. 1996. Sagebrush Education Resources.


    Category(ies): Urban Environment, Wildlife – Keywords: 0, Earth Day
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Endangered Grassland Animals
    Non-Fiction

    Taylor, D. 1992. Crabtree Publishing Company.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Prairie, Wildlife – Keywords: prairie
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Energy Makes Things Happen (Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2)
    Non-Fiction

    Bradley, K. B.


    Category(ies): Natural Cycles – Keywords: energy
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Environmental Experiments about Land
    Non-Fiction

    Rybolt, T.R. 1993. Enslow Publishers, Incorporated.


    Category(ies): Natural Resources & Land Use – Keywords: land use
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Eric Carle’s Animals, Animals
    Fiction

    Carle, E. 1999. Putnam Juvenile.


    Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Erosion
    Non-Fiction

    Rutten, J. 1998. Child’s World, Incorporated.


    Category(ies): Environmental Issues, Natural Resources & Land Use, Soil – Keywords: erosion
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Eve and Smithy: An Iowa Tale
    Fiction

    Edwards, M. 1994. HarperCollins Publishers.


    Category(ies): Natural Resources & Land Use, Plants – Keywords: Iowa
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Every Autumn Comes the Bear
    Fiction

    Arnosky, J. 1996. Penguin Group (USA).


    Category(ies): Mammals, Seasons, Wildlife – Keywords: bears, hibernation
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Experience Iowa Wetlands: A Field Activity Guide
    Non-Fiction
    Iowa Conservation Education Council.
    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Nature Exploration, Wetlands – Keywords:
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Experimenting with Water
    Non-Fiction

    Gardner, R. 2004. Dover Publications.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Natural Cycles – Keywords:
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Exploring Land Habitats
    Non-Fiction

    Yatsevich-Phinney, M.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems – Keywords: land habitats
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Exploring Tree Habitats
    Non-Fiction

    Seifert, P. 1995. Mondo Publishing.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Habitats & Ecosystems, Plants – Keywords: forest
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Eye Wonder: Big Cats
    Non-Fiction

    Walker, S. 2002. DK Publishing, Inc.


    Category(ies): Mammals, Wildlife – Keywords: mountain lions
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Fabulous Fishes
    Non-Fiction

    Stockdale, S. 2008. Peachtree Publishers.


    Category(ies): Fish, Habitats & Ecosystems, Ocean/Marine, Wildlife – Keywords: fish
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Fall Leaves Fall!
    Non-Fiction

    Hall, Z. 2000. Scholastic Press.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Plants, Seasons – Keywords: fall
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Farm Crops
    Non-Fiction

    Gillis, J.B. 2004. Compass Point Books


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Natural Cycles, Plants – Keywords: Farming
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Fawn at Woodland Way
    Fiction

    Zoehfeld, K.W. 1994. Soundprints.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Habitats & Ecosystems, Plants, Wildlife – Keywords: forest
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Feel the Wind
    Non-Fiction

    Dorros, A. 1990. HarperCollins Publishers.


    Category(ies): Weather – Keywords: wind
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Field Guide to Freshwater Mussels of the Midwest
    Non-Fiction
    Cummings, K., and Mayer, C. 1992. Illionis Nature History Survey.
    Category(ies): River/Riparian – Keywords: field guide
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Field Trips: Bug Hunting, Animal Tracking, Bird-watching, Shore Walking
    Non-Fiction

    Arnosky, J. 2002. HarperCollins Publishers.


    Category(ies): Birds, Insects & Inverts, Nature, Nature Exploration, Pond/Lake, River/Riparian, Wetlands, Wildlife – Keywords: field trip, wildlife watching
    Age Group: Parents & educators, Pre K-2nd grade

  • Fight Air Pollution
    Non-Fiction

    Llewellyn, C. 2003. Thameside Press.


    Category(ies): Environmental Issues, Senses – Keywords: air pollution
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Fine Art Nature Photography: Advanced Techniques and the Creative Process
    Non-Fiction

    Sweet, T. 2010. Stackpole Books.


    Category(ies): Art & Nature – Keywords: nature photography
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Fine Feathered Friends: All About Birds (Cat in the Hat’s Learning Library)
    Fiction

    Rabe, T. and A. Ruiz. 1998. Random House Children’s Books.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Fireflies in the Night
    Non-Fiction

    Hawes, J. 1991. HarperCollins Publishers.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: nocturnal
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Firefly at Stonybrook Farm
    Non-Fiction

    Pfeffer, W., and L. Mikec. 2004. Soundprints.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: firefly
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Fish
    Non-Fiction

    Heinrichs, A.R. 2003. Coughlan Publishing.


    Category(ies): Fish, Wildlife – Keywords: fish
    Age Group: Parents & educators, Pre K-2nd grade

  • Fish
    Non-Fiction

    Gallimard, J. 1998. Scholastic.


    Category(ies): Fish, Fishing – Keywords: fish
    Age Group: Parents & educators, Pre K-2nd grade

  • Fish
    Non-Fiction

    Parker, S. 2005. DK Publishing, Inc.


    Category(ies): Fishing, Wildlife – Keywords: fish
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Fish and Frog
    Fiction

    Knudson, M. 2005. Candlewick.


    Category(ies): Fish, Reptiles and Amphibians, Wildlife – Keywords: fish
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Fish Eyes
    Fiction

    Ehleert, L. 2001. Harcourt Children’s Books.


    Category(ies): Fish – Keywords: wetlands
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Fish Iowa!: An Introductory Guide to the Fish of Iowa.
    Non-Fiction
    Iowa Department of Natural Resources. 1997. Iowa Department of Natural Resources
    Category(ies): Fish, Fishing, Plants, Pond/Lake, River/Riparian – Keywords: field guide
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Fish is Fish
    Fiction

    Lionni, L. 1974. Knopf Books for Young Readers.


    Category(ies): Fish, Reptiles and Amphibians, Wildlife – Keywords: fish
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Fishes that Travel
    Non-Fiction
    Fletcher, A.M. 1971. Addison-Wesley.
    Category(ies): Fish – Keywords: aquatic life
    Age Group:

  • Fishing
    Non-Fiction

    Klein, A. G. 2008. ABDO Publishing Company.


    Category(ies): Fishing – Keywords: fishing
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Fishing in a Brook: Angling Activities for Kids
    Non-Fiction

    Drinkard, L. 2000. Gibbs Smith.


    Category(ies): Fishing, Nature Exploration – Keywords: fishing
    Age Group: Parents & educators, Pre K-2nd grade

  • Flamingos, Loons and Pelicans
    Non-Fiction

    Boring, M. and L. Garrow. 2006. T&N Children’s Publishing.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Flash Flood (Magic School Bus Series – To The Rescue
    Fiction

    Capeci, A., and S. Haefele. 2003. Scholastic, Inc.


    Category(ies): Natural Disasters, Weather – Keywords: floods
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Flies
    Non-Fiction

    Green, T. and T. Gibbons. 1997. Gareth Stevens Publishing.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: flies
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Flood Warning
    Fiction

    Pearce, J., and L. Franson. 2012. Orca Book Publishers.


    Category(ies): Natural Disasters, Weather – Keywords: floods
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Flood!
    Non-Fiction

    Bauer, M. D., and J. Wallace. 2008. Simon Spotlight.


    Category(ies): Natural Disasters, Weather – Keywords: floods
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Floods of the Past and Future
    Non-Fiction

    Donnelly, K.J. 2003. Rosen Publishing Group, Incorporated.


    Category(ies): Natural Disasters, Weather – Keywords: floods
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Floods!
    Non-Fiction

    Hopping, L. J., and J. Wheeler. 2000. Scholastic, Inc.


    Category(ies): Natural Disasters, Weather – Keywords: floods
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Flowers and Showers: A Spring Counting Book
    Non-Fiction

    Davis, R.F. 2006. Capstone Press.


    Category(ies): Seasons – Keywords: spring
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Flowers are Calling
    Non-Fiction
    Rita Gray with Illustrations by Kenard Pak 2015, ISBN-13 978-0544340121 Beautifully illustrated book about the critters our flowers are trying to attract. The text is rhyming and minimal; as a result, the beautiful illustrations become the feature. Covers all kinds of pollinators, including wild bees. Includes informational text at the back.
    Category(ies): Plants – Keywords: pollinator
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Flowers, Fruits and Seeds
    Non-Fiction

    Morgan, S. 2004. Thameside Press.


    Category(ies): Plants – Keywords: seeds
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Flowers, Fruits Seeds
    Non-Fiction

    Wexler, J. 1988. Prentice Hall Books.


    Category(ies): Plants – Keywords: seeds
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Flute’s Journey: The Life of a Wood Thrush
    Fiction

    Cherry, L. 1997. Harcourt Children’s Books.


    Category(ies): Birds, Seasons, Wildlife – Keywords: migration
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Flying Squirrel at Acorn Place
    Non-Fiction

    Winkelman, B.G., and K. Kest. 1998. Soundprints.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration, Urban Environment, Wildlife – Keywords: flying squirrels
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Follow That Trash: All about Recycling
    Non-Fiction

    Jacobs, F. 1996. Penguin Group.


    Category(ies): Reduce Reuse Recycle – Keywords: garbage
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Follow Those Feet! (Dora the Explorer Ready-to-Read, Level 1)
    Fiction

    Ricci, C. and S. Hall. 2003. Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration, Wildlife – Keywords: tracks
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Footprints in the Sand
    Fiction

    Benjamin, C. 1999. Schloastic.


    Category(ies): Desert, Nature Exploration, Wildlife – Keywords: wildlife
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Footprints in the Snow
    Fiction

    Benjamin, C. 1994. Scholastic, Inc.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration, Wildlife – Keywords: tracks
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Forest
    Non-Fiction

    DK Publishing. 2004. DK Publishing, Inc.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Habitats & Ecosystems, Plants – Keywords: forest
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Forest Animals (Animals in Their Habitats)
    Non-Fiction

    Galko, F. 2002. Heinemann Library.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Habitats & Ecosystems, Plants, Wildlife – Keywords: habitat
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Forest Bright, Forest Night
    Non-Fiction

    Ward, J. 2005. Dawn Publications.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Habitats & Ecosystems, Wildlife – Keywords: nocturnal
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Forest Explorer
    Non-Fiction

    Pyers, G. 2004. Raintree Publishers.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Insects & Inverts, Nature Exploration – Keywords: forest
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Forest Explorer: A Life-Sized Field Guide
    Non-Fiction

    Bishop, N. 2004. Scholastic, Inc.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Habitats & Ecosystems, Plants – Keywords: trees
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Forests
    Non-Fiction

    Stone, L.M. 2004. Rourke Publishing, LLC.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Habitats & Ecosystems, Plants – Keywords: forests
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Forests
    Non-Fiction

    Rutten, J. 1998. Child’s World, Incorporated.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Habitats & Ecosystems, Plants – Keywords: forest
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Forests For All
    Fiction

    Dundy, M.R., and K. Richardson. 2010. MDCT Publishing.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Habitats & Ecosystems, Plants – Keywords: forests
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Franklin Plants a Tree
    Fiction

    Jennings, S. 2001. Scholastic.


    Category(ies): Earth Day, Stewardship – Keywords: 0, Earth Day
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Freezing and Melting
    Non-Fiction

    Nelson, R. 2003. Lerner Publications.


    Category(ies): Natural Cycles – Keywords: water cycle
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Freshwater Feeders: Studying food Webs in Freshwater
    Non-Fiction
    Hook, G. 2010. Rourke Publishing LLC.
    Category(ies): Fish, Habitats & Ecosystems, Insects & Inverts, Natural Cycles, Plants, Pond/Lake, Reptiles and Amphibians, River/Riparian, Wetlands – Keywords: food chains
    Age Group:

  • Freshwater Fishing
    Non-Fiction
    Allan Morey This photo-illustrated book describes the basics of fishing, including information on gear, bait, tackle, and safety. Ages 4-8 ISBN-10: 1681520780
    Category(ies): Fishing – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Frog Hunt
    Fiction

    Jordan, S. 2002. Roaring Book Press.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration, Reptiles and Amphibians, Wetlands, Wildlife – Keywords: frogs, wetlands
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Frog: A Photographic Portrait
    Non-Fiction

    Marent, T., and T. Jackson. 2010. DK Publishing, Inc.


    Category(ies): Reptiles and Amphibians, Wildlife – Keywords: frogs
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Frogs (Troll Firs- Start Science)
    Non-Fiction

    Dexter, R. 1996. Troll Communications.


    Category(ies): Reptiles and Amphibians, Wildlife – Keywords: frogs
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Frogs, Toads and Turtles (Take-Along Guide)
    Non-Fiction

    Burns, D. and L. Garrow. NorthWord Books for Young Readers.


    Category(ies): Reptiles and Amphibians, Wildlife – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Frogs: A First Discovery Book
    Non-Fiction

    Moignot, D. 1998. Moonlight Publishing.


    Category(ies): Reptiles and Amphibians, Wildlife – Keywords: frogs
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Frogs: Inside Their Remarkable World
    Non-Fiction

    Beltz, E. 2009. Firefly Books, Limited.


    Category(ies): Reptiles and Amphibians, Wildlife – Keywords: frogs
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • From Flower to Fruit
    Non-Fiction

    Downden, A.O. 1984. Thomas Y. Crowell Co.


    Category(ies): Plants – Keywords: seeds
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • From Oil to Gas
    Non-Fiction

    Mitgusch, A. et al. 1981. Lerner


    Category(ies): Natural Resources & Land Use – Keywords: fossil fuel
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • From Oil to Gas
    Non-Fiction

    Zemlicka, S. and S. Knudsen. 2003. Lerner Publishing Group.


    Category(ies): Natural Resources & Land Use – Keywords: fossil fuel
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • From Seed to Plant
    Non-Fiction

    Fowler, A. 2001. Scholastic Library Publishing.


    Category(ies): Plants – Keywords: seeds
    Age Group: Parents & educators, Pre K-2nd grade

  • From Seed to Plant
    Non-Fiction

    Gibbons, G. 1991. Holiday House.


    Category(ies): Plants – Keywords: seeds
    Age Group: Parents & educators, Pre K-2nd grade

  • Fruit and Twig Key
    Non-Fiction
    Harlow, W.M. 1946. Dover Publications.
    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Plants – Keywords: field guide
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Fruits, Roots and Fungi: Plants We Eat
    Non-Fiction

    Sekido, I. 1992. Lerner Publishing Group.


    Category(ies): Plants – Keywords: edible plants
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Fun with Nature
    Non-Fiction

    Boring, M. 1999. T&N Children’s Publishing.


    Category(ies): Nature, Nature Exploration – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Garbage and Recycling
    Non-Fiction

    Harlow, R. 2002. Houghton Mifflin Company.


    Category(ies): Reduce Reuse Recycle – Keywords: garbage & recycling
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Garbage Collectors
    Non-Fiction
    Bourgeois, P. 2004. Garbage Collectors. San Val.
    Category(ies): Urban Environment – Keywords: garbage
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Garbage Monster
    Fiction

    Sensel, J. 2003. Dream Factory Books.


    Category(ies): Reduce Reuse Recycle – Keywords: garbage
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Gardener’s Alphabet
    Non-Fiction

    Azarian, M. 2000. Houghton Mifflin.


    Category(ies): Plants, Seasons – Keywords: spring
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Get out!: Outdoor Activities Kids Can Enjoy Anywhere
    Non-Fiction

    Warshaw, H. and J. Brown. 2003. Sterling Publishing Company, Incorporated.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration – Keywords:
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Giant Sea Creatures: Real and Fantastic
    Non-Fiction
    Walters, J.F. 1973.  Joliet Publishing Company.
    Category(ies): Ocean/Marine – Keywords:
    Age Group:

  • Girls Who Looked under Rocks
    Non-Fiction

    Atkins, J. and P. Conner. 2000. Dawn Publications.


    Category(ies): Environmental Writers, Famous Conservationists, Nature, Nature Exploration, Stewardship – Keywords: children & nature, girls & nature
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Give Bees a Chance
    Non-Fiction
    Bethany Barton 2019, ISBN-13 978-0593113721 This book is for anyone who doesn’t quite appreciate how extra special and important bees are to the world, and even to humankind! Besides making yummy honey, they help plants grow fruits and vegetables. And most bees wouldn’t hurt a fly (unless it was in self-defense!).
    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Plants – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Glenna’s Seeds
    Fiction

    Edwards, N. 2000. Child & Family Press.


    Category(ies): Plants – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Gobble It Up! A Fun Song About Eating!
    Fiction

    Arnosky, J. 2008. Scholastic, Inc.


    Category(ies): Natural Cycles, Wildlife – Keywords: eating
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Gobble, Gobble
    Non-Fiction
    Cathryn Falwell Follow a girl’s discoveries as she observes a flock of wild turkeys in the course of a year. Ages 3-8 ISBN-10: 1584691495
    Category(ies): Birds – Keywords: wild turkeys
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Going Around the Sun: Some Planetary Fun
    Fiction

    Berkes, M., and J. Mason. 2008. Dawn Publications.


    Category(ies): Nature – Keywords: solar system
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Gone Fishing
    Fiction
    Earlene R. Long The life in a day of fishing for a young boy and his father. Ages 4-7 ISBN-10: 395442362
    Category(ies): Fishing – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Good-Night Owl!
    Fiction

    Hutchins, P. 1972. MacMillan.


    Category(ies): Birds, Forest/Trees, Habitats & Ecosystems, Wildlife – Keywords: forest
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Gooseberry Goose
    Fiction

    Freedman, C. 2003. Tiger Tales.


    Category(ies): Birds, Seasons – Keywords: winter
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Granddad’s Fishing Buddy
    Fiction

    Quigley, M. 2007. Dial.


    Category(ies): Fishing, Habitats & Ecosystems, Nature Exploration – Keywords: fishing
    Age Group: Parents & educators, Pre K-2nd grade

  • Grandfather Buffalo
    Fiction

    Arnosky, J. 2006. Penguin Group (USA).


    Category(ies): Mammals, Wildlife – Keywords: buffalo
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Grandpa’s Garden
    Fiction
    Stella Fry The protagonist of this story experiences the magic of gardening and watching fruits and vegetables grow. Ages 5-6 ISBN-10: 1846868092
    Category(ies): Plants – Keywords: gardening
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Grasshopper on the Road (I Can Read Book Series: Level 2)
    Fiction

    Lobel, A. 1986. HarperCollinsPublishers.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: grasshopper
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Grasshoppers
    Non-Fiction

    Coleman, G. and T. Gibbons. 1997. Gareth Stevens Publishing.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: grasshoppers
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Grasshoppers (Nature’s Friends Series)
    Non-Fiction

    Heinrichs, A. R. 2002. Coughlan Publishing.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: grasshoppers
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Grasslands
    Non-Fiction

    Penny, M. 2003. Thameside Press.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Plants, Prairie – Keywords: prairie
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Grasslands
    Non-Fiction

    Howard, F. 2006. ABDO Publishing Company.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Plants, Prairie – Keywords: prairie
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Grasslands
    Non-Fiction

    Cefrey, H. 2003. Rosen Publishing Group, Incorporated.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Prairie – Keywords: prairie
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Gray Squirrel at Pacific Avenue
    Fiction

    Harrington, G, and M.C. Roosevelt. 1995. Soundprints.


    Category(ies): Mammals, Wildlife – Keywords: gray squirrel
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Green
    Non-Fiction
    Laura Vaccaro Seeger This Caldecott Honor book is a tribute to the color green and its various shades in our natural world. Ages 2-6 ISBN-10: 1596433973
    Category(ies): Nature – Keywords: green
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Groundhog at Evergreen Road
    Fiction

    Korman. S., and H. Bond. 2003. Soundprints.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Mammals, Urban Environment, Wildlife – Keywords: groundhog
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Groundhog Stays up Late
    Fiction

    Cuyler, M. 2005. Walker & Company.


    Category(ies): Mammals, Seasons, Wildlife – Keywords: winter
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Growing Frogs
    Fiction

    French, V. and A. Bartlett. 2003. Candlewick Press.


    Category(ies): Reptiles and Amphibians, Wildlife – Keywords: frogs
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Growing Things

    Scrace, C. 2002. Franklin Watts.


    Category(ies): Plants – Keywords: seeds
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Growing Vegetable Soup
    Non-Fiction

    Ehlert, L. 1990. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.


    Category(ies): Plants – Keywords: gardens
    Age Group: Parents & educators, Pre K-2nd grade

  • H is for Hawkeye
    Non-Fiction

    Wagner, J. and E. P. Dawson. 2003. Trails Books.


    Category(ies): Natural Resources & Land Use, Nature Exploration – Keywords: Iowa
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • H is for Hawkeye: An Iowa Alphabet
    Non-Fiction

    Pierce, P. and B. Langton. 2003. Sleeping Bear Press.


    Category(ies): Natural Resources & Land Use – Keywords: Iowa
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Handsprings: Poems and Paintings
    Fiction

    Florian, D. 2006. HarperCollins Children’s Books.


    Category(ies): Environmental Writers, Seasons – Keywords: spring
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Happy Day
    Fiction

    Krauss, R. 1989. HarperCollins Children’s Books.


    Category(ies): Seasons, Wildlife – Keywords: spring
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Harvest of Color: Growing a Vegetable Garden
    Non-Fiction

    Eclare, M. 2002. Handprint Books.


    Category(ies): Plants – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Have You Seen Birds?
    Fiction

    Oppenheim, J.F. and B. Reid. 1987. Scholastic, Inc.


    Category(ies): Birds – Keywords: birds
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Heart of the Wood
    Fiction

    Davol, M.W., and S. Hamanaka. 1992. Simon & Schuster.


    Category(ies): Art & Nature – Keywords: 0, Art & Nature
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Hello Fish!: Visiting the Coral Reef
    Non-Fiction

    Earle, S. and W. Henry. 2001. National Geographic Society Children’s Books.


    Category(ies): Fish, Habitats & Ecosystems, Ocean/Marine, Wildlife – Keywords: coral reef
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Hello Tree!
    Non-Fiction

    Ryder, J. 1991. Lodestar Publishers.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Plants, Seasons – Keywords: fall
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Hello, Snow!
    Fiction

    Vestergaard, H. 2004. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration, Seasons – Keywords: winter
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Henry David Thoreau: American Naturalist
    Non-Fiction

    Anderson, P. 1996. Scholastic Library Publishing.


    Category(ies): Environmental Writers, Famous Conservationists, Nature – Keywords: Henry David Thoreau, authobiography
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Henry David’s House
    Non-Fiction

    Schnur, S., H.D. Thoreau and P.M. Fiore. 2002. Charlesbridge Publishing, Inc.


    Category(ies): Famous Conservationists, Natural Resources & Land Use – Keywords: people
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Hey Water!
    Fiction
    Antoinette Portis A girl discovers the properties, sources, forms, and benefits of water. Ages 4-8 ISBN-10: 0823441555
    Category(ies): Pond/Lake, River/Riparian, Wetlands – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Hey, Little Ant
    Fiction

    Hoose, P., Hoose, H. 1998. Ten Speed Press.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: ants
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Hide and Seek: Nature’s Best Vanishing Acts
    Non-Fiction

    Helman, A., and G. Jecan. 2008. Walker & Company.


    Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: camouflage
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Hiding in a Forest
    Non-Fiction

    Whitehouse, P. 2003. Demco Media.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Wildlife – Keywords: camouflage
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • High Ridge Gobbler: A Story of the American Wild Turkey
    Non-Fiction

    Stemple, D. and T. Lewin. 2001. Boyds Mills Press.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: wild turkeys
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Hike
    Fiction
    Pete Oswald In this nearly wordless story, a child and father go on a hike in the mountains and connect with one another and nature. Ages 4-8 ISBN-10: 153620157X
    Category(ies): Nature – Keywords: hiking, mountains
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Hiking for Kids: A Family Hiking Guide
    Non-Fiction

    Griffin, S. A. and E. M. Griffin. T&N Children’s Publishing.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Home At Last – A Song of Migration
    Non-Fiction

    Sayre, A. 1998. Henry Holt & Company.


    Category(ies): Birds, Seasons, Wildlife – Keywords: migration
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Horton Hears a Who
    Fiction

    Dr. Seuss. 1954. Random House Children’s Books.


    Category(ies): Senses – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • How a Seed Grows
    Non-Fiction

    Jordan, H.J. 1992. HarperCollins Children’s Books.


    Category(ies): Plants – Keywords: seeds
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • How and why Animals Prepare for Winter
    Non-Fiction

    Pascoe, E. 2000. Creative Teaching Press, Incorporated.


    Category(ies): Seasons, Wildlife – Keywords: winter
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • How and Why Birds Use Their Bills (How and Why Series)
    Non-Fiction

    Pascoe, E., et al. 2000. Creative Teaching Press, Inc.


    Category(ies): Birds – Keywords: bird bills
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • How and Why Seeds Travel
    Non-Fiction

    Pascoe, E. and D. Kuhn. 2002. Gareth Stevens Publishing.


    Category(ies): Plants – Keywords: seeds
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • How Animals Use Their Senses
    Non-Fiction

    Hickman, P. 2006. Kids Can Press, Limited.


    Category(ies): Senses, Wildlife – Keywords: animal senses
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • How Artists See Animals: Mammal, Bird, Fish, Reptile
    Non-Fiction

    Carroll, C. 1998. Abbeyville Press.


    Category(ies): Art & Nature, Wildlife – Keywords: wildlife art
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • How Chipmunk Got Tiny Feet: Native American Animal Origin Series
    Fiction

    Hausman, G. 1995. HarperCollins Publishers.


    Category(ies): Native Culture, Wildlife – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • How do animals hide?
    Non-Fiction

    Kalman, B. 2010. Crabtree Publishing Company.


    Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: camouflage
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • How Do Apples Grow?
    Non-Fiction

    Maestro, B. 1993. HarperCollins Children’s Books.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Plants, Seasons – Keywords: fall
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • How do you Know it’s Spring?
    Non-Fiction

    Fowler, A. 1991. Scholastic Library Publishing.


    Category(ies): Seasons – Keywords: spring
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • How Groundhog’s Garden Grew
    Fiction

    Cherry, L. 2003. Scholastic Inc.


    Category(ies): Plants, Seasons – Keywords: spring
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • How Kids Grow
    Non-Fiction

    Mavzollo, J.


    Category(ies): Mammals, Nature Exploration – Keywords: growing
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • How Many Ants?
    Non-Fiction

    Brimer, L. 1998. Children’s Press


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: ants
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • How Many Ants? (Rookie Readers)
    Fiction

    Brimmer, L.D. and J. Cottle. 1997. Scholastic Library Publishing.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Wildlife – Keywords: ants
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • How the Forest Grew
    Non-Fiction

    Jaspersohn, W. 1992. HarperTrophy.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Natural Cycles, Plants, Seasons – Keywords: succession
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • How to Hide A Butterfly
    Non-Fiction
    Ruth Hellers Through illustrations and rhyming text, learn about the camouflage of insects. Ages 4-8 ISBN-10: 0448404776
    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: camouflage
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • How to Hide a Butterfly: and other insects
    Fiction

    Heller, R. 1992. Penguin Group Inc (USA).


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Wildlife – Keywords: camouflage
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • How to Hide a Meadow Frog and Other Amphibians
    Non-Fiction

    Heller, R. 1995. Groslett & Dunlap.


    Category(ies): Reptiles and Amphibians, Wildlife – Keywords: frogs
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • How to Make a Cherry Pie and See the U.S.A.
    Fiction

    Priceman, M. 2008. Random House Childrens Books.


    Category(ies): Natural Resources & Land Use – Keywords: natural resources
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • How to Teach with Topographic Maps
    Non-Fiction
    Van Burgh, D., Lyons, E., and Boyington, M. 1984. National Science Teacher’s Foundation.
    Category(ies): – Keywords: curriculum, topographic maps
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Hungry Animals: My First Look at a Foodchain
    Fiction

    Hickman, P. 1997. Kids Can Press Ltd.


    Category(ies): Natural Cycles – Keywords: food webs
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Hungry Hoppers: Grasshoppers in Your Backyard
    Non-Fiction

    Loewen, N. 2003. Coughlan Publishing.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: grasshopper
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Hurry Up and Slow Down
    Fiction

    Marlow, L. 2009. Holiday House, Inc.


    Category(ies): Mammals, Reptiles and Amphibians, Wildlife – Keywords: tortoise & hare story
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • I Am a Leaf
    Fiction

    Marzollo, J. 1999. New York: Scholastic Inc.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Plants, Seasons – Keywords: fall
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • I am a Turkey
    Fiction
    Jim Arnosky A rhyming text to chant or sing along to that explores the life of a wild turkey and its flock. Ages 4-8 ISBN-10: 0439903645
    Category(ies): Birds – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • I Can Go Camping
    Non-Fiction

    Eckart, E. 2003. Children’s Press.


    Category(ies): Camping, Nature Exploration – Keywords: camping
    Age Group: Parents & educators, Pre K-2nd grade

  • I Can Go Hiking
    Non-Fiction

    Eckart, E. 2003. Children’s Press.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • I Can Name 50 Trees Today!: All about Trees
    Non-Fiction

    Worth, B. 2006. Random House Publishing Group.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Nature Exploration, Plants – Keywords: 0, Earth Day
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • I Can Read About Spiders
    Non-Fiction

    Merrians, D. and G. McKeown. 1977. Troll Communications, LLC.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: spiders
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • I Can Save the Earth!: One Little Monster Learns to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle
    Non-Fiction

    Inches, A., and V. Garofoli. 2008. Little Simon.


    Category(ies): Reduce Reuse Recycle, Stewardship – Keywords: 3 R's
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • I Face the Wind
    Non-Fiction

    Cobb, V., and J. Gorton. 2003. HarperCollins Publishers.


    Category(ies): Weather – Keywords: wind
    Age Group: Parents & educators, Pre K-2nd grade

  • I Heard the Willow Weep
    Non-Fiction

    Albert, T. 2000. Trickle Creek Books.


    Category(ies): Earth Day, Environmental Issues – Keywords: 0, Earth Day
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • I Know It’s Autumn
    Non-Fiction

    Spinelli, E. 2004. HarperCollins Publishers. (Kindergarten)


    Category(ies): Seasons – Keywords: fall
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • I Like Animals
    Fiction
    Dahlov Ipcar One of many classics by Dahlov Ipcar that explores young children’s interest in animals and nature, this book examines a child’s love for animals. Ages 3-7 ISBN-10: 1909263253
    Category(ies): Nature – Keywords: animals
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • I Love Animals: Wild, Scary, Cute or Cuddly, We Love Them All
    Non-Fiction

    Priddy, R. and J. Rigg. 2004. St. Martin’s Press.


    Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • I Love Our Earth
    Fiction

    Martin, B. Jr. 2006. Charlesbridge Publishing.


    Category(ies): Earth Day, Environmental Writers – Keywords: 0, Earth Day
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • I Love the Night
    Fiction

    Hosta, D. 2003. Brown Dog Books.


    Category(ies): Environmental Writers, Wildlife – Keywords: nocturnal
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • I Need a Snake
    Fiction

    Jonell, L. and P. Mathers. 2000. Penguin Young Readers Group.


    Category(ies): Reptiles and Amphibians, Wildlife – Keywords: snakes
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • I Read Signs
    Non-Fiction

    Hoban, T. 1987. HarperCollins Publishers.


    Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: symbols & signs
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • I See Animals Hiding
    Non-Fiction

    Arnosky, J. 1995. Scholastic.


    Category(ies): Nature, Nature Exploration, Wildlife – Keywords: wildlife watching
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • I Took a Walk
    Fiction

    Cole, H. 1998. Greenwillow Books.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Nature Exploration – Keywords: forest
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • I Was Born in a Tree and Raised by Bees
    Non-Fiction

    Arnosky, J. 1977. Penguin Group (USA).


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Nature Exploration, Seasons – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • I Wish I Were a Butterfly
    Fiction

    Howe, J. 1994. Harcourt Children’s Books.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: grasshopper
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • I Wonder Why Pine Trees Have Needles and Other Questions about Forests
    Non-Fiction

    Gaff, J. 2005. Roaring Brook Press.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Habitats & Ecosystems, Plants – Keywords: forests
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • I Wonder Why the Sea is Salty: And Other Questions About the Oceans
    Non-Fiction

    Ganeri, A. 2003. Kingfisher.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Ocean/Marine – Keywords: oceans
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • I Wonder Why Trees Have Leaves and Other Questions about Plants
    Non-Fiction

    Charman, A. 2003. Houghton Mifflin Company.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Plants – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • I’m a Seed
    Fiction

    Marzollo, J. 1996. Scholastic, Inc.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Plants – Keywords: seeds
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • I’m A Turkey!
    Fiction

    Arnosky, J. 2009. Scholastic, Inc.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: turkeys
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • If I Were An Ant
    Fiction

    Moses, A. and T. Dunnington. 1993. Scholastic Library Publishing.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: ants
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • If Not for the Cat
    Non-Fiction

    Prelutsky, J. 2004. Greenwillow.


    Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Imogene’s Antlers
    Fiction

    Small, D. 1988. Dragonfly Books.


    Category(ies): Mammals, Wildlife – Keywords: antlers
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • In a Nutshell (Sharing Nature with Children Book Series)
    Non-Fiction

    Anthony, J. and C. Arbo. 1999. Dawn Publications.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Plants – Keywords: trees
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • In My Backyard
    Fiction

    Giogas, V. 2007. Sylvan Dell Publishing.


    Category(ies): Urban Environment, Wildlife – Keywords: frogs
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • In My Backyard
    Fiction

    Ruurs, M. 2007. Tundra.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration, Urban Environment, Wildlife – Keywords: wildlife watching
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • In November
    Fiction

    Rylant, C. 2000. Harcourt.


    Category(ies): Seasons, Wildlife – Keywords: fall
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • In One Tidepool: Crabs, Snails and Salty Tails
    Non-Fiction

    Fredericks, A.D. 2002. Dawn Publications.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Insects & Inverts, Ocean/Marine, Wildlife – Keywords: crabs, snails
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • In the Blink of an Eye
    Non-Fiction

    Wiesmuller, D. 2003. Walker & Company.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration, Wildlife – Keywords: wildlife watching
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • In the Deep, Dark Forest
    Fiction

    Humphrey, P. 1995. Steck-Vaughn.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Habitats & Ecosystems, Plants – Keywords: forest
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • In the Hush of the Evening
    Fiction

    Graff, N.P. and G.B. Karas. 1998. HarperCollins Publishers.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration, Senses – Keywords: listening
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • In the Small, Small Pond
    Fiction

    Fleming, D. 1993. Henry Holt and Co.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Natural Cycles, Pond/Lake, Wildlife – Keywords: succession
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • In the Snow
    Fiction

    Denslow, S.P. 2005. HarperCollins Children’s Books.


    Category(ies): Seasons – Keywords: winter
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • In the Snow: Who’s Been Here?
    Fiction

    George, L. B. 1999. HarperCollins Publishers.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration, Seasons, Wildlife – Keywords: tracks
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • In the Tall, Tall Grass
    Fiction

    Fleming, D. 1991. Henry Holt and Co.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Plants, Prairie – Keywords: prairie
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • In the Woods: Who’s Been Here?
    Fiction

    George, L.B. 1998. HarperCollins Publishers.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Habitats & Ecosystems, Nature Exploration, Plants, Wildlife – Keywords: forest
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Inch by Inch
    Fiction

    Lionni, L. 1995. HarperCollins Publishers.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Wildlife – Keywords: inch worm
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Insect Pollinators
    Non-Fiction
    Jennifer Boothroyd 2015, ISBN-13 978-1467760683 A first step nonfiction book, this introduces the very basics of pollination and how insects carry pollen from one flower to another. Excellent close-up photos of a variety of insects perched on flowers.
    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Plants – Keywords: pollination, pollinator
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Insect’s Body, Vol 1
    Non-Fiction

    Collins, B. HarperCollins Publishers.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: grasshopper
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Insects (Audubon Society First Field Guide Series)
    Non-Fiction

    Wilsdon, C. 1998. Scholastic, Inc.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Insects in the Pond, Nature Close Ups
    Non-Fiction
    Oda, H. 1986. Raintree Publishers.
    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Pond/Lake – Keywords: aquatic life
    Age Group:

  • Inside Weather.
    Non-Fiction

    Carson, M.K. 2011. Sterling Children’s Books.


    Category(ies): Weather – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Into the Woods: A Woodland Scrapbook
    Non-Fiction

    Krupinski, L. 1997. HarperCollins Children’s Books.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Habitats & Ecosystems, Wildlife – Keywords: forest
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Introducing Your Kids to the Outdoors
    Non-Fiction

    Van Tilburg, C. 2005. Stackpole Books.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration – Keywords: children & nature, outdoors
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Involving Students in Environmental Action Projects: An Educator’s Guide
    Non-Fiction
    Western Regional Environmental Education Council, Inc. 1995. Western Regional Environmental Education Council.
    Category(ies): Stewardship – Keywords: stewardship
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Iowa
    Non-Fiction

    Morrice, P. A. and J. Hart. 2007. Cavendish, Marshall Corporation.


    Category(ies): Natural Resources & Land Use – Keywords: Iowa, natural resource reference
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Iowa – Portrait of the Land
    Non-Fiction

    Prior, J.C. and L.A. Stone. 2000. Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Geological Survey.


    Category(ies): Natural Resources & Land Use – Keywords: Iowa's landscape, natural resource reference
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Iowa Birds
    Non-Fiction

    Johnson, A. 2005. Lone Pine Publishing.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: Iowa birds, natural resources reference
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Iowa Birds
    Non-Fiction

    Kavanagh, J. 2001. Waterford Press Ltd.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: Iowa birds, natural resources reference
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas
    Non-Fiction
    Jackson, L., Thompson, C., and Dinsmore J. 1996. University of Iowa Press.
    Category(ies): Birds – Keywords:
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Iowa Facts and Symbols
    Non-Fiction

    Kule, E.A. 2003. Capstone Press.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: bald eagle
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Iowa Fish and Fishing
    Non-Fiction
    Mayhew, J. 1987. Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
    Category(ies): Fish, Fishing – Keywords: field guide
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Iowa Hunting and Trapping Regulations
    Non-Fiction
    Iowa Department of Natural Resources. 2016. Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Natural Resources & Land Use, Wildlife – Keywords: wildlife management
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Iowa State Preserves Guide
    Non-Fiction
    Iowa Department of Natural Resources. 1992. Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Nature Exploration – Keywords: Iowa specific
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Iowa Wildlife Viewing Guide
    Non-Fiction

    Dinsmore, S. 1995. Falcon.


    Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: Iowa wildlife, natural resource reference
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Iowa: Portrait of the Land
    Non-Fiction

    Iowa Department of Natural Resources. 2000. Iowa Department of Natural Resources.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Natural Resources & Land Use – Keywords: Iowa's landscape, natural resource reference
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Iowa’s Natural Heritage
    Non-Fiction
    Cooper, T.C. 1982. Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation and Iowa Academy of Science.
    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Stewardship, Wildlife – Keywords: Iowa specific
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Iowa’s Wild Places
    Non-Fiction

    Kurtz, C. 1996. Ames: Iowa State University Press.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Natural Resources & Land Use – Keywords: Iowa's landscape, natural resource reference
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • IOWATER Volunteer Monitoring Program
    Non-Fiction
    Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
    Category(ies): Stewardship, Water Quailty – Keywords: stewardship
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Is a Camel a Mammal? (Cat in the Hat’s Learning Library Series)
    Fiction

    Rabe, T., L.R. Penner and J. Durk. 1998. Random House Children’s Books.


    Category(ies): Mammals, Wildlife – Keywords: mammals
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Is It Rough? Is It Smooth? Is It Shiny?
    Non-Fiction

    Hoban, T. 1984. HarperCollins Publishers.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration, Senses – Keywords: textures
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • It Could Still Be Water
    Non-Fiction

    Fowler, A. 1993. Children’s Press.


    Category(ies): Natural Cycles – Keywords: water cycle
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • It’s a Hummingbird’s Life
    Non-Fiction

    Kelly, I. 2003. Holiday House, Inc.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: hummingbirds
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • It’s a Perfect Night
    Non-Fiction

    Pizer, A. 2003. Macmillan UK.


    Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: nocturnal
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • It’s Snowing! It’s Snowing!
    Fiction

    Prelutsky, J. 1984. Greenwillow Books.


    Category(ies): Environmental Writers, Seasons, Weather – Keywords: winter
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • It’s Spring!
    Non-Fiction

    Glaser, L. 2002. Lerner Publishing Group.


    Category(ies): Seasons – Keywords: spring
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • It’s Spring!
    Non-Fiction

    Berger, S. 2003. Scholastic, Inc.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Seasons – Keywords: spring
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • It’s Winter
    Non-Fiction

    Glaser, L. 2002. Millbrook Press.


    Category(ies): Seasons – Keywords: winter
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • It’s Our Garden: From Seeds to Harvest in a School Garden
    Non-Fiction

    Ancona, G. 2013. Candlewick Press.


    Category(ies): Plants – Keywords: school garden
    Age Group: Parents & educators, Pre K-2nd grade

  • Itsy Bitsy Spider
    Fiction

    Trapani, I. 1998. Charlesbridge Publishing, Inc.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: spiders
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Jack’s Garden
    Fiction

    Cole, H. 1997. HarperCollins Publishers.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Nature Exploration – Keywords: gardens
    Age Group: Parents & educators, Pre K-2nd grade

  • Janice VanCleave’s Play and Find Out About Nature: Easy Experiments for Young Children
    Non-Fiction

    VanCleaves, J. 1997. Wiley.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration – Keywords: children & nature, nature exploration
    Age Group: Parents & educators, Pre K-2nd grade

  • Jingle Dancer
    Fiction
    Cynthia Leitich Smith, Ying-Hwa Hu A young Native American girl works with her community to help her prepare for dancing at a powwow. Ages 4-8 ISBN-10: 0688162412
    Category(ies): Native Culture – Keywords: powwow
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Jo MacDonald Hiked in the Woods
    Fiction

    Quattlebaum, M. and L. J. Bryant. 2013. Dawn Publications.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Nature Exploration, Wildlife – Keywords: hiking
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Jody’s Beans
    Fiction

    Doyle, M. and J. Allibone. 2002. Candlewick Press.


    Category(ies): Plants – Keywords: seeds
    Age Group: Parents & educators, Pre K-2nd grade

  • John F. Lacey: Iowa’s Almost Forgotten Conservationist
    Non-Fiction

    Beisker, G. 1985. Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation.


    Category(ies): Famous Conservationists – Keywords: John F. Lacey
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • John Muir: Nature Writings
    Non-Fiction

    Muir, J. 1997. Penguin Group.


    Category(ies): Environmental Writers, Famous Conservationists, Natural Resources & Land Use – Keywords: John Muir
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Joseph Had a Little Overcoat
    Non-Fiction

    Taback, S. 2000. Penguin Group.


    Category(ies): Natural Resources & Land Use – Keywords: natural resource use
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Journey to the Heart of Nature
    Non-Fiction

    Cornell, J. 1994. Crystal Clarity Publishers.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration – Keywords:
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Joy of Songbirds
    Non-Fiction

    Furlow, E.S., et al. 1990. National Wildlife Federation.


    Category(ies): Art & Nature, Wildlife – Keywords: songbirds
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Just for a Day Book: Jaguar in the Rainforest
    Fiction

    Ryder, J. and M. Rothman. 1996. HarperCollins Publishers.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Habitats & Ecosystems, Mammals, Plants, Wildlife – Keywords: rainforest
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Kate and Pippin: An Unlikely Love Story
    Non-Fiction
    Martin Springett The true story of an unusual relationship between a dog and a deer. Ages 4-8 ISBN-10: 0805094879
    Category(ies): Nature, Wildlife – Keywords: deer, dog
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Keep Looking!
    Non-Fiction

    Selsam, M.E. and J. Hunt. 1991. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration, Wildlife – Keywords: wildlife watching
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Keepers of Life: Discovering Plants through Native American Stories and Earth Activities for Children
    Fiction

    Bruchac, J. 1997. Fulcrum Publishing.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Native Culture, Plants – Keywords: Native American activities, children & nature
    Age Group: Parents & educators, Pre K-2nd grade

  • Keepers of the Animals: Native American Stories and Wildlife Activities for Children
    Fiction

    Bruchac, J. 1991. Fulcrum Publishing.


    Category(ies): Native Culture, Natural Disasters, Wildlife – Keywords: Native American activities, children & nature
    Age Group: Parents & educators, Pre K-2nd grade

  • Keepers of the Earth: Native American Stories and Environmental Activities for Children
    Fiction

    Caduto, M.J. 1997. Fulcrum Publishing.


    Category(ies): Native Culture – Keywords: environment
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Keeping Water Clean
    Non-Fiction

    Frost, H. 1999. Capstone Press.


    Category(ies): Water Quailty – Keywords: water quality
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Kid’s Places to Play
    Non-Fiction

    Huber, J. 2003. Sunset Books.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration – Keywords: play areas
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Kids Camp!: Activities for the Backyard or Wilderness
    Non-Fiction

    Carlson, L.M. and J. Dammel. 1995. Chicago Review Press, Incorporated.


    Category(ies): Camping, Nature Exploration – Keywords: kids camp activities
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Kids Campfire Book
    Non-Fiction

    Drake, J. and A. Love. 1998. Kids Can Press, Limited.


    Category(ies): Camping, Nature Exploration – Keywords: kids campfire book
    Age Group: Parents & educators, Pre K-2nd grade

  • Kids Gone Campin’: The Young Camper’s Guide to Having More Fun Outdoors
    Non-Fiction

    Winner, C. 2006. Creative Publishing International, Incorporated.


    Category(ies): Camping, Nature Exploration – Keywords: kids camping fun
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Kids in the Wild: A Family Guide to Outdoor Recreation
    Non-Fiction

    Ross, C., and T. Gladfelter. 1995. Mountaineer Books.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration – Keywords: children & nature, outdoors
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Kids’ Easy-to-Create Wildlife Habitats: For Small Spaces in City-Suburbs-Countryside
    Non-Fiction

    Stetson, E. 2004. Williamson Books.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Urban Environment – Keywords:
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Ladybug at Orchard Avenue
    Fiction

    Zoehfeld, K.W., and T. Buchs. 2002. Soundprints.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: ladybug
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Ladybugs: Red, Fiery and Bright
    Non-Fiction

    Posada, Mia. 2002. Carolhorda.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Wildlife – Keywords: ladybugs
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Lake and Pond Food Webs
    Non-Fiction
    Fleisher, P. 2013. Lerner Publishing Group.
    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Natural Cycles, Pond/Lake – Keywords: food chains
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Land, Sea, and Sky: Poems to Celebrate the Earth
    Fiction

    Paladino, C. 1993. Little, Brown & Company.


    Category(ies): Environmental Writers – Keywords: nature poems
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Lands of Grass
    Non-Fiction

    Fowler, A. 2000. Scholastic Library Publishing.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Plants, Prairie – Keywords: prairie
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Landscaping for Wildlife
    Non-Fiction
    Henderson, C.L. 1987. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
    Category(ies): Natural Resources & Land Use, Plants, Wildlife – Keywords: wildlife management
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder
    Non-Fiction

    Louv, R. 2008. Algonquin Books.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration – Keywords: children & nature
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Leaf Jumpers
    Non-Fiction

    Gerber, C. 2006. Charlesbridge Publishing, Inc.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Plants, Seasons – Keywords: fall
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Leaf Man
    Non-Fiction

    Ehlert, L. 2005. Harcourt Trade Publishers.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Plants, Seasons – Keywords: trees
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Leaves
    Non-Fiction
    Vijaya Khisty Bodach An introduction to leaves, including their growth, their function, and types. Ages 4-8 ISBN-10: 073689621X
    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Plants – Keywords: leaves
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Let’s Find Out About Frogs
    Non-Fiction

    Naden, C.J. 1972. Scholastic Library Publishing.


    Category(ies): Reptiles and Amphibians, Wildlife – Keywords: frogs
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Let’s Get Going: The Step-by-Step Guide to Successful Outings with Children
    Non-Fiction

    Weisner, C. 2003. Red Deer Press.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration – Keywords: children & nature, outdoors
    Age Group: Parents & educators, Pre K-2nd grade

  • Let’s Get Ready for Earth Day
    Non-Fiction

    Douglas, L.G. 2003. Children’s Press.


    Category(ies): Earth Day – Keywords: 0, Earth Day
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Let’s Go on a Picnic
    Non-Fiction

    Foley, C. 2001. Scholastic Library Publishing.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration – Keywords:
    Age Group: Parents & educators, Pre K-2nd grade

  • Let’s Save Water!
    Non-Fiction

    Nelson, S.A., G. Saunders-Smith, and K.M. Krebs. 2006. Capstone Press, Inc.


    Category(ies): Natural Resources & Land Use, Stewardship – Keywords: water
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Let’s Explore Science: Weather
    Non-Fiction

    Koehler, S. 2009. Rourke Publishing, LLC.


    Category(ies): Weather – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Let’s Talk Trash: The Kid’s Book About Recycling
    Non-Fiction

    McQueen, K. & Fassler, D. 1991. Waterfront Books.


    Category(ies): Reduce Reuse Recycle – Keywords: recycling
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Lets Celebrate 0,Earth Day
    Non-Fiction

    Roop, P. 2001. Millbrook Press.


    Category(ies): Earth Day – Keywords: 0, Earth Day
    Age Group: Parents & educators, Pre K-2nd grade

  • Life Cycle of a Swallow
    Non-Fiction

    Williams, J. 1990. Scholastic Library Publishing.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: migration
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Life Cycle of an Owl
    Non-Fiction

    Bailey, J. 1990. Scholastic Library Publishing.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: owls
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Life in a Forest
    Non-Fiction

    Lindeen, C.K. 2003. Capstone Press.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Habitats & Ecosystems, Plants – Keywords: forest
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Life in a Pond
    Non-Fiction

    Lindeen, C.K. 2003. Capstone Press.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Pond/Lake – Keywords: aquatic
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Life in a Pond
    Non-Fiction

    Fowler, A. 1996. Scholastic Library Publishing.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Pond/Lake – Keywords: aquatic
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Life in a Tree: Focus, Habitat
    Fiction

    Costian, M. 2001. Tandem Library.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Habitats & Ecosystems, Plants – Keywords: forest
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Life in Ponds
    Non-Fiction
    Gorvett, J. 1970. American Heritage Press.
    Category(ies): Fish, Habitats & Ecosystems, Insects & Inverts, Nature Exploration, Plants, Pond/Lake, Reptiles and Amphibians – Keywords: aquatic life
    Age Group:

  • Life in Ponds and Streams
    Non-Fiction

    Jackman, L. 1986. Silver, Burdett & Ginn, Incorporated.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Pond/Lake, River/Riparian – Keywords: aquatic
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Life in Ponds and Streams
    Non-Fiction

    Amos, W.H. 1981. National Geographic Society.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Pond/Lake, River/Riparian – Keywords: ponds & streams
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Lifetimes
    Non-Fiction

    Rice, D.L., M.S. Maydak and G.J. Hovemann. 1997. Dawn Publications.


    Category(ies): Nature, Plants, Wildlife – Keywords: lifetimes
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Listen to the Rain
    Non-Fiction

    Martin, Jr., B. and J. Endicott. 1988. Henry Holt & Company, Incorporated.


    Category(ies): Senses – Keywords: listening
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Little Bit of Winter
    Fiction

    Stewart, P. 1999. HarperCollins Children’s Books.


    Category(ies): Seasons, Wildlife – Keywords: winter
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Little Black Ant on Park Street
    Fiction

    Halfmann, J., and K. Rietz. 2009. Soundprints.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: ant
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Little Cricket’s Song
    Fiction

    Barkan, J. 2007. Readers Digest Children’s Publishing, Incorporated.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: grasshopper
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Little Green
    Fiction

    Baker, K. 2001. Harcourt Children’s Books.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Little Lions
    Fiction

    Arnosky, J. 1998. Penguin Group (USA).


    Category(ies): Mammals, Wildlife – Keywords: mountain lions
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Little Owl’s Day
    Fiction
    Divya Srinivasan Compare life in the forest at night and in the day from the perspective of a young owl. Ages 4-6 ISBN-10: 0545916998
    Category(ies): Forest/Trees – Keywords: day, diurnal, night, nocturnal
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Little Owl’s Night
    Fiction
    Divya Srinivasan Compare life in the forest at night and in the day from the perspective of a young owl. Ages 4-6 ISBN-10: 0545790703
    Category(ies): Forest/Trees – Keywords: day, diurnal, night, nocturnal
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Little Owl’s Snow
    Fiction
    Divya Srinivasan Observe the change in the seasons, as winter approaches, from the perspective of a young owl. Ages 4-6 ISBN-10: 1338605082
    Category(ies): Seasons – Keywords: winter
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Little Tom Turkey
    Fiction

    Bloxam, F. and J. Sollers. 2005. Down East Books.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: wild turkeys
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Living on a Prairie
    Non-Fiction

    Mader, J. 2004. Scholastic Library Publishing.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Plants, Prairie – Keywords: prairie
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Living on the Edge: Endangered Species in Iowa
    Non-Fiction
    Howell, D. and Leoschke, M. 1992. Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
    Category(ies): Endangered Species, Plants, Wildlife – Keywords:
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Living Pond
    Non-Fiction

    Tordjman, N. 1991. Young Discovery Library.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Pond/Lake – Keywords: aquatic
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Look and Learn About Animals in the Ocean
    Non-Fiction

    Bampton, B. 2001. Octopus Publishing Group.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Ocean/Marine – Keywords: ocean animals
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Look at This Tree
    Non-Fiction

    Canizares, S. 1997. Scholastic, Inc.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Nature Exploration, Plants – Keywords: trees
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Look What I Did With a Leaf
    Non-Fiction

    Sohi, M.E. 1995. San Val.


    Category(ies): Art & Nature, Nature Exploration, Seasons – Keywords: leaf animals (art)
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Loon at Northwood Lake
    Non-Fiction

    Ring, E., and T. Oughton. 1997. Soundprints.


    Category(ies): Birds, Habitats & Ecosystems, Pond/Lake, Wildlife – Keywords: loons
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Loony Little: An Environmental Tale
    Fiction

    Aston, D.H. and K. Murphy. 2007. Candlewick Press.


    Category(ies): Environmental Issues, Stewardship – Keywords: activism
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Lost in the Snow (Magic School Bus Series)
    Fiction

    Cole, J., C. Bracken, and B. Degen. 2006. Scholastic, Inc.


    Category(ies): Nature, Weather – Keywords: snow
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Lots and Lots of Zebra Stripes: Patterns in Nature
    Non-Fiction

    Swinburne, S.R. 2002. Boyds Mills Press.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration, Senses, Wildlife – Keywords: patterns
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Lots of Spots
    Non-Fiction
    Lois Ehlert A book of illustrated poems about animal camouflage and coloration. Ages 2-4 ISBN-10: 1442489278
    Category(ies): Nature, Wildlife – Keywords: camouflage, coloration
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Magic School Bus Gets Eaten: A Book about Food Chains
    Non-Fiction

    Relf, P. 1996. Scholastic, Inc.


    Category(ies): Natural Cycles – Keywords: food webs
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Magic School Bus Kicks up a Storm
    Fiction

    White, N., et al. Scholastic, Inc.


    Category(ies): Nature, Weather – Keywords: weather
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Magnificent Monarchs
    Non-Fiction
    Linda Glaser 2000, ISBN-10 0761316367 With beautiful and realistic illustrations, this book describes the life cycle and migration of the monarch butterfly. It does not cover pollination, and much of the information is not presented in scientific terms (leaving some concepts a bit fuzzy), but the book provides a good general overview of the monarch butterfly.
    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: monarch butterfly
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Make Way for Ducklings
    Fiction

    McCloskey, R. 1941. Viking Children’s Books.


    Category(ies): Birds, Urban Environment – Keywords: wetlands
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Making Art with Packaging
    Non-Fiction

    Chapman, G. and P. Robson. 2007. Rosen Publishing Group, Inc.


    Category(ies): Art & Nature – Keywords: packaging
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Mallard at Meadow View Pond
    Non-Fiction

    Pfeffer, W., and T. Oughton. 2001. Soundprints.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: mallard
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Mammal Tracks and Scat: Lifesize Tracking Guide
    Non-Fiction

    Levine, L. 2008. Heartwood Press.


    Category(ies): Mammals, Nature Exploration, Wildlife – Keywords: wildlife
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Mammalabilia
    Fiction

    Florian, D. 2004. Voyager Books.


    Category(ies): Mammals, Wildlife – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Mammals (Audubon Society First Field Guide Series)
    Non-Fiction

    Grassy, J. 1998. Scholastic, Inc.


    Category(ies): Mammals, Wildlife – Keywords: mammals
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Management of Nongame Wildlife in the Midwest: A Developing Art
    Non-Fiction
    Hale, J.P. et al. 1986. North Central Section of the Wildlife Society.
    Category(ies): Natural Resources & Land Use, Wildlife – Keywords: wildlife management
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Mapmaking with Children: Sense of Place Education for the Elementary Years
    Non-Fiction

    Sobel, D. 1998. Heinemann.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration, Plants – Keywords: children & nature, sense of place
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Marshes & Swamps
    Non-Fiction

    Gibbons, G. 1998. Holiday House.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Wetlands – Keywords: aquatic habitats, wetlands
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Marshes and Swamps
    Non-Fiction

    Stone, L.M. 1983. Scholastic Library Publishing.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Wetlands – Keywords: wetlands
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Martha Moth Makes Socks
    Fiction

    Evans, C. 2006. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: moths
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Mason Meets a Mason Bee: An Educational Encounter with a Pollinator
    Fiction
    Dawn V Pape and Heather Holm ISBN-13 978-0985187750 Mason, like many other kids, is afraid of bees. Find out how an encounter with a mason bee changes Mason’s life; Mason conquers his fear of bees and is empowered to be like a superhero to help protect the bees. This story teaches timely and important lessons about wild bees, habitat, pesticide use and native plants–heavy topics in a light and fun way. There are definitely big concepts and big words introduced in this little book. That’s exactly what makes the book work so well for a wide audience. Even though the book looks and reads like a picture book for early elementary students, the science and social concepts are big enough for adults to ponder.
    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Insects & Inverts, Plants – Keywords: pesticide use, wild bees
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Materials
    Non-Fiction

    Gifford, C. 2008. Roaring Brook Press.


    Category(ies): Natural Resources & Land Use – Keywords: natural resources
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • McCrephy’s Field
    Fiction
    Myers, C. and Myers, L.B. 1991. Houghton Mifflin & Com.
    Category(ies): Environmental Issues, Habitats & Ecosystems, Natural Cycles, Natural Resources & Land Use, Plants, Prairie, Stewardship, Wildlife – Keywords: change over time
    Age Group:

  • McElligot’s Pool
    Fiction

    Dr. Seuss. 1947. San Val.


    Category(ies): Fishing – Keywords: fishing
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Mighty Tree
    Fiction

    Gackenbach, D. 1996. Harcourt Children’s Books.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Plants, Stewardship – Keywords: trees
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Miss Maple’s Seeds
    Fiction
    Eliza Wheeler A little woman gathers abandoned seeds and nurtures them into beautiful plants. Ages 3-5 ISBN-10: 0399257926
    Category(ies): Plants – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Miss Spider’s Tea Party
    Fiction

    Kirk, D. 2007. Scholastic, Inc.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: spiders
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Mister Seahorse
    Fiction

    Carle, E. 2004. Penguin Group (USA).


    Category(ies): Ocean/Marine, Wildlife – Keywords: seahorse
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Molly Goes Hiking
    Fiction

    Radlauer, R. S. and E. A. McCully. 2007. Aladdin.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration – Keywords: hiking
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Monarch and Milkweed
    Non-Fiction

    Frost, H., and L. Gore. 2008. Atheneum Books for Young Readers.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Insects & Inverts, Plants – Keywords: monarchs
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Monarch Butterfly
    Non-Fiction

    Gibbons, G. 1991. Holiday House, Inc.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: monarch butterflies
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Monarch Butterfly of Aster Way
    Non-Fiction

    Ring, E., and K. Lee. 1999. Soundprints.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Wildlife – Keywords: monarch butterfly
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Moon Glowing
    Fiction

    Partridge, E. 1992. Penguin Young Readers Group.


    Category(ies): Seasons, Wildlife – Keywords: winter
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Moose Eggs: Or, Why Moose Have Flat Antlers
    Fiction

    Beckhorn, S.W. 2007. Down East Books.


    Category(ies): Mammals, Wildlife – Keywords: moose
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • More Fun with Nature
    Non-Fiction

    Boring, M. and L. Evert. 2001. Northword Press.


    Category(ies): Nature, Nature Exploration – Keywords: take along guides
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • More Than Moccasins: A Kid’s Activity Guide to Traditional North American Indian Life
    Non-Fiction

    Carlson, L. 1994. Chicago Review Press.


    Category(ies): Native Culture – Keywords: kid's activities
    Age Group: Parents & educators, Pre K-2nd grade

  • Mosquitoes
    Non-Fiction

    Gibbons, T. 1997. Gareth Stevens Publishing.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: mosquitoes
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Mossy
    Fiction
    Jan Brett A story of a turtle that is removed from, and eventually returned to, its aquatic habitat. Ages 3-5 ISBN-10: 0399257827
    Category(ies): Reptiles and Amphibians, River/Riparian – Keywords: aquatic habitat, turtle
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Moving the Classroom Outdoors
    Non-Fiction

    Broda, H. W. 2011. Stenhouse Publishers.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration – Keywords: children & nature, outdoor classroom
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Mowing
    Fiction

    Haas, J. 1994. Greenwillow Books.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Wildlife – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • My America: A Poetry Atlas of the United States
    Fiction

    Hopkins, L. B. and S. Alcorn. 2000. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.


    Category(ies): Environmental Writers, Natural Resources & Land Use – Keywords: geography, poems
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • My Favorite Tree: Terrific Trees of North America
    Non-Fiction

    Iverson, D. 1999. Dawn Publications.


    Category(ies): Earth Day, Forest/Trees, Plants, Seasons – Keywords: 0, Earth Day, spring, trees
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • My First Hike
    Fiction

    Woolf, C. M. 2008. Dawn Publications.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration – Keywords: hiking
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • My First Pocket Guide: Weather
    Non-Fiction

    Cremins, R., and T.B. Griswold. 2001. National Geographic Society.


    Category(ies): Weather – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • My First Pocket Guide: Weather
    Non-Fiction

    National Geographic Society, R. Cremins, and T.B. Griswold. 2001. National Geographic Society.


    Category(ies): Nature, Weather – Keywords: weather
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • My Friend Grandpa
    Fiction

    Ziefert, H. 2004. Blue Apple Books.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Habitats & Ecosystems, Plants – Keywords: forest
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • My Garden
    Fiction

    Henkes, K. 2010. HarperCollins Publishers.


    Category(ies): Plants – Keywords: gardens
    Age Group: Parents & educators, Pre K-2nd grade

  • My Little Book of River Otters
    Fiction

    Marston, H.I., and M.M. Brown. 2003. Windward Publishing Company.


    Category(ies): Mammals, Wildlife – Keywords: river otters
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • My Mother Talks to Trees
    Fiction

    Gove, D. and M. H. Mallory. Peachtree Publishers.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Plants – Keywords: trees
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • My Nature Book: A Journal and Activity Book for Kids
    Non-Fiction

    Kranz, L. 2002. T&N Children’s Publishing.


    Category(ies): Nature, Nature Exploration – Keywords:
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • My Night Forest
    Fiction

    Owen, R. 1994. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Seasons, Wildlife – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • My River
    Non-Fiction

    Halpern, S. 1993. Scholastic.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, River/Riparian, Wildlife – Keywords: aquatic
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • My Very First Book of Animal Homes
    Non-Fiction

    Carle, E. 2007. Penguin Group (USA).


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Wildlife – Keywords: animal homes
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • My Water Comes from the Mountains
    Non-Fiction

    Fourment, T. 2004. Roberts Rinehart Publishers.


    Category(ies): Natural Cycles – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • National Geographic Kids: Everything Weather – Facts, Photos, and Fun that Will Blow You Away
    Non-Fiction

    Furgang, K. 2012. National Geographic Society.


    Category(ies): Weather – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • National Geographic Readers: Bees
    Non-Fiction
    Laura Marsh 2016, ISBN-13 978-1426322822 This easy reader focuses on honey bees, their life cycle, and pollination. Excellent photos and technical descriptions. Includes a quiz at the end of the book. Makes reference to other species of bees, but does not go into detail. It also does not cover current threats to bees.
    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Plants – Keywords: honey bee
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation
    Non-Fiction
    U.S. Department of the Interior. 1992. U.S. Department of the Interior.
    Category(ies): Fish, Fishing, Habitats & Ecosystems, Mammals, Natural Resources & Land Use, Wildlife – Keywords:
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Natural Disaster
    Non-Fiction

    McGuire, B. and D. Quake. 2007. Kingfisher.


    Category(ies): Natural Disasters, Weather – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Natural Resource Conservation: An Ecological Approach
    Non-Fiction
    Owen, O.S. 1980. Mac Millan Publishing Co., Inc.
    Category(ies): Natural Resources & Land Use – Keywords:
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Nature Art
    Non-Fiction

    Ryall, J. 2012. Rosen Publishing Group, Inc.


    Category(ies): Art & Nature – Keywords: nature art
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Nature Cross-Sections
    Non-Fiction
    Orr, R. 1995. Dorling Kindersley.
    Category(ies): Art & Nature, Forest/Trees, Habitats & Ecosystems, Nature, Nature Exploration, Plants, Wildlife – Keywords:
    Age Group:

  • Nature Hide and Seek: Rivers & Lakes
    Non-Fiction
    Wood, J.N. and Dean, K. 2009. Mathew Price, Ltd.
    Category(ies): Pond/Lake, River/Riparian – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Nature in the Neighborhood
    Non-Fiction

    Morrison, G. 2004. Houghton Mifflin Company.


    Category(ies): Urban Environment, Wildlife – Keywords: neighborhood nature
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Nature Ranger
    Non-Fiction

    Walker, R. 2006. DK Publishing, Inc.


    Category(ies): Nature, Nature Exploration – Keywords:
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Nature Spy
    Non-Fiction

    Rotner, S. 1992. Atheneum.


    Category(ies): Nature, Nature Exploration, Senses – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Nature Through Science and Art
    Non-Fiction

    Criswell, S. G., et al. 1996. McGraw-Hill Companies.


    Category(ies): Art & Nature, Nature, Nature Exploration – Keywords: nature through science and art
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Nature’s Art Box
    Non-Fiction

    Martin, L. C., and D. Cain. 2003. Storey Books.


    Category(ies): Art & Nature – Keywords: nature art
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Nature’s Green Umbrella : Tropical Rain Forests
    Non-Fiction

    Gibbons, G. 1997. New York: Harper Trophy.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Nature’s Paintbox: A Seasonal Gallery of Art and Verse
    Fiction

    Thomas, P., and C. Orback. 2007. Lerner Publishing Group.


    Category(ies): Art & Nature, Environmental Writers – Keywords: seasonal art
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Nature’s Paintbrush: The Patterns and Colors Around You
    Non-Fiction

    Stockdale, S. 1999. Simon and Schuster Children’s Publishing.


    Category(ies): Art & Nature, Nature, Plants, Wildlife – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Near One Cattail: Turtles, Logs and Leaping Frogs
    Non-Fiction

    Fredericks, A.D. 2005. Dawn Publications.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Insects & Inverts, Plants, Wetlands – Keywords: wetlands
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Neighborhood Puddle
    Fiction
    Waters, J.F. 1971. Frederick Warne & Company, Inc.
    Category(ies): Nature Exploration, Pond/Lake – Keywords: aquatic life
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Night Animals
    Non-Fiction

    Meredith, S. 2003. Usborne Publishing Limited.


    Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: nocturnal
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Night Birds
    Non-Fiction

    Flanagan, A.K. 1996. Scholastic Library Publishing.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: nocturnal
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Night Book: Exploring Nature after Dark with Activities, Experiments and Information
    Non-Fiction

    Hickman, P. 1999. Kids Can Press, Limited.


    Category(ies): Nature, Nature Exploration, Wildlife – Keywords: nocturnal
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Night in the Country
    Fiction

    Rylant, C. 1991. Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group.


    Category(ies): Senses – Keywords: sounds
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • No More Vegetables
    Fiction

    Rubel, N. 2002. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.


    Category(ies): Plants – Keywords: edible plants
    Age Group: Parents & educators, Pre K-2nd grade

  • No More Water in the Tub
    Fiction

    Arnold, T. 1995. Puffin Books


    Category(ies): Natural Resources & Land Use – Keywords: water
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Noah’s Children: Restoring the Ecology of Childhood
    Non-Fiction

    Stein, S. 2001. North Point Press.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration – Keywords: children & nature
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Nocturnal Animals and Classroom Nights
    Non-Fiction

    Dondiego, B.L. and R. Vansant. 1997. McGraw-Hill Companies.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration, Wildlife – Keywords: nocturnal
    Age Group: Parents & educators, Pre K-2nd grade

  • North Central Hunter Education Manual
    Non-Fiction
    Outdoor Empire Publishing. 1993.  Outdoor Empire Publishing.
    Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: hunter education
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • North Country Night
    Non-Fiction

    Souci, D.S. 1990. Doubleday Publishing.


    Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: nocturnal
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • North Country Spring
    Fiction

    Sivertson, L. 1997. Houghton Mifflin Company.


    Category(ies): Seasons, Wildlife – Keywords: spring
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Northern Spotted Owls
    Non-Fiction

    Martin, P.A. 2003. Children’s Press.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: owls
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Not a Buzz to be Found: Insects in Winter
    Non-Fiction

    Glaser, L., and J. Zollars. 2011. Lerner Publishing Group.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Seasons – Keywords: winter
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Not a Stick
    Fiction

    Portis, A. 2008. HarperCollins Publishers.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration – Keywords: imagination
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Numbers in a Row: An Iowa Number Book
    Non-Fiction

    Pierce, P. A. and D. Rohner. 2006. Sleeping Bear Press.


    Category(ies): Natural Resources & Land Use, Wildlife – Keywords: Iowa
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Nuts to You!
    Non-Fiction

    Ehlert, L. 2004. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.


    Category(ies): Mammals, Wildlife – Keywords: squirrels
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Oak Tree
    Non-Fiction

    Morrison, G. 2000. Houghton Mifflin Company.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Plants, Seasons, Wildlife – Keywords: fall
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Ocean
    Non-Fiction

    Ring, S. 2003. Coughlan Publishing.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Ocean/Marine – Keywords: ocean
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Ocean Life Anemone to Zebra Fish Book & DVD
    Non-Fiction

    Crawley, A. 2007. Reader’s Digest Children’s Publishing.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Ocean/Marine, Wildlife – Keywords: ocean animals
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Oh Say Can You Seed?: All About Flowering Plants
    Non-Fiction

    Worth, B. 2001. Random House, Incorporated.


    Category(ies): Plants – Keywords: seeds
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Oh, Say, Can You Say, What’s the Weather Today?: All About Weather
    Fiction

    Rabe, T. and A. Ruiz. 2004. Random House.


    Category(ies): Nature, Weather – Keywords: weather
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Oil Spill!
    Non-Fiction

    Berger, M. 1994. HarperCollins Publishers.


    Category(ies): Environmental Issues, Habitats & Ecosystems, Ocean/Marine, Water Quailty, Wildlife – Keywords: oil spills
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Oil to Gas
    Non-Fiction

    Murray, J. 2006. ABDO Publishing Company.


    Category(ies): Natural Resources & Land Use – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Old Turtle
    Fiction
    Wood, D. 1992. Pfeifer-Hamiliton.
    Category(ies): Reptiles and Amphibians – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • On Beyond Bugs: All About Insects
    Non-Fiction

    Dr. Seuss. 1999. Random House Children’s Books


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: ants
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • On One Flower: Butterflies, Ticks and a Few More Icks
    Fiction

    Fredericks, A.D. 2006. Dawn Publications.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Insects & Inverts, Plants, Wildlife – Keywords: flower
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • On the Same Day in March: A Tour of the World’s Weather
    Non-Fiction

    Singer, M. and F. Lessac. 2002. HarperCollins Publishers.


    Category(ies): Nature, Weather – Keywords: weather
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • On the Way to the Beach
    Fiction

    Cole, H. 2003. Greenwillow Books.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Nature, Nature Exploration, Ocean/Marine – Keywords: aquatic
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • On the Wing: American Birds in Migration
    Non-Fiction

    Lerner, C. 2001. HarperCollins.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: migration
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • One Bean
    Non-Fiction

    Rockwell, A. 1999. Walker Books for Young Readers.


    Category(ies): Plants – Keywords: seeds
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • One Hundred Hungry Ants
    Fiction

    Pinczes, E. 1999. Houghton Mifflin Company.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: ants
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • One Nighttime Sea
    Non-Fiction

    Rose, D.L. 2003. Scholastic, Inc.


    Category(ies): Ocean/Marine, Wildlife – Keywords: nocturnal
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • One Small Place in a Tree
    Fiction

    Brenner, B. 2004. HarperCollins Publishers.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Habitats & Ecosystems, Nature, Nature Exploration, Plants – Keywords: tree habitat
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • One Small Square: Backyard
    Non-Fiction

    Silver, D.M. 1997. McGraw-Hill Companies.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Nature Exploration, Urban Environment, Wildlife – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • One Small Square: Woods
    Non-Fiction

    Silver, D.M. 1995. W. H. Freeman Company.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Habitats & Ecosystems, Plants, Seasons, Wildlife – Keywords: fall
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • One Very Small Square: Nighttime in My Backyard
    Non-Fiction

    Silver, D.M. 1994. W. H. Freeman Company.


    Category(ies): Urban Environment, Wildlife – Keywords: nocturnal
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • One Winter’s Day
    Fiction

    Butler, M.C. 2006. Good Books.


    Category(ies): Mammals, Seasons – Keywords: winter
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Opossum at Sycamore Road
    Non-Fiction

    Walker, S.M. 1997. Soundprints.


    Category(ies): Mammals, Urban Environment, Wildlife – Keywords: nocturnal/opossum
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Otters Under Water
    Non-Fiction

    Arnosky, J. 1999. Penguin Group (USA).


    Category(ies): Mammals, Wildlife – Keywords: otters
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Our Big Home: An Earth Poem
    Fiction

    Glaser, L. and E. Kleven. 2000. Lerner Publishing Group


    Category(ies): Earth Day – Keywords: 0, Earth Day
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Our Living Forests
    Non-Fiction

    Fowler, A. 1999. Scholastic Library Publishing.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Habitats & Ecosystems, Plants – Keywords: forest
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Our National Symbols
    Non-Fiction

    Johnson, L.C. 1992. San Val.


    Category(ies): Plants, Wildlife – Keywords: wildlife
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Our Poisoned Waters
    Non-Fiction

    Dolan, E.F. 1997. Penguin Group Incorporated.


    Category(ies): Environmental Issues, Water Quailty – Keywords: water quality
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Our Yard Is Full of Birds
    Non-Fiction

    Rockwell, A.F. 1992. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.


    Category(ies): Birds, Nature Exploration, Urban Environment, Wildlife – Keywords: backyard birds
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Out fo Eden: An Odyssey of Ecological Invasion
    Non-Fiction

    Burdick, A. 2006. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.


    Category(ies): Non-Native Species, Plants, Wildlife – Keywords:
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Outdoor Fun and Games for Kids: Over 100 Activities for 3 – 11 Year Olds
    Non-Fiction

    Kemp, J. and C. Walters. 2007. Hamlyn.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration – Keywords:
    Age Group: Parents & educators, Pre K-2nd grade

  • Outside In
    Fiction
    Deborah Underwood Going outside provides opportunities for connecting with nature and value of time spent outdoors. Ages 4-7 ISBN-10: 1328866823
    Category(ies): Nature – Keywords: connection
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Outside Your Window: A First Book of Nature
    Non-Fiction
    Nicola Davies A poetic description of a child’s interactions with nature that is experienced close to home. Ages 3-7 ISBN-10: 0763655495
    Category(ies): Nature – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Over and Under the Pond
    Fiction
    Kate Messner A child and caregiver explore interactions of species within a pond ecosystem. Ages 5-8 ISBN-10: 1452145426
    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Pond/Lake – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Over and Under the Snow
    Fiction
     Kate Messner A child and caregiver explore what lives on and under the snow in a forest. Ages 5-8 ISBN-10: 0545514422
    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Wildlife – Keywords: snow, winter
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Over in the Artic: Where the Cold Winds Blow
    Fiction

    Berkes, M., and J. Dubin. 2008. Dawn Publications.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Wildlife – Keywords: arctic
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Over in the Jungle: A Rainforest Rhyme
    Fiction

    Berkes, M., and J. Canyon. 2007. Dawn Publications.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Wildlife – Keywords: rainforests
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Over in the Ocean: In a Coral Reef
    Fiction

    Berkes, M. and J. Canyon. 2004. Dawn Publications.


    Category(ies): Ocean/Marine, Wildlife – Keywords: coral reef animals
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Owl Babies
    Non-Fiction

    Waddell, M. and P. Benson. 1996. Candlewick Press.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: owls
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Owl Moon
    Fiction

    Yolen, J. 1987. Philomel.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: owls
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Owls
    Non-Fiction

    Holmes, K.J. 1998. Capstone Press.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: owls
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Owls
    Non-Fiction

    George, M. 1998. Child’s World, Incorporated.


    Category(ies): Birds, Environmental Issues – Keywords: owls
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Owls
    Non-Fiction

    Gibbons, G. 2006. Holiday House.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: owls
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Owls (Zoobooks)
    Non-Fiction

    Biel, T.L. and J.B. Wexo. 2002. Wildlife Education, Limited.


    Category(ies): Birds – Keywords: owls
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Owls and Their Homes
    Non-Fiction

    Gibson, D.C. 2001. Rosen Publishing Group, Incorporated.


    Category(ies): Birds, Habitats & Ecosystems, Wildlife – Keywords: owls
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Owls: Flat-Faced Flyers
    Non-Fiction

    Richardson, A.D. 2002. Capstone Press.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: owls
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Paddle-to-the-Sea
    Fiction

    Holling, C. 1980. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.


    Category(ies): Natural Resources & Land Use, Nature Exploration, Wildlife – Keywords: geography
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Parrotfish and Sunken Ships: Exploring a Tropical Reef
    Non-Fiction

    Arnosky, J. 2007. HarperCollins Publishers.


    Category(ies): Fish, Habitats & Ecosystems, Ocean/Marine, Wildlife – Keywords: tropical reefs
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Pass the Energy, Please!
    Non-Fiction

    Mckinney, B.S. 2000. Dawn Publications.


    Category(ies): Natural Cycles – Keywords: food webs
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Pattern Bugs
    Fiction

    Harris, T. 2001. Lerner Publishing Group.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: patterns
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Pattern Fish
    Fiction

    Harris, T. 2000. Millbrook Press.


    Category(ies): Fish, Wildlife – Keywords: fish
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Patterns in Nature
    Non-Fiction

    Roy, J.R. 2005. Benchmark Books.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration, Senses, Wildlife – Keywords: patterns
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Peeking at Plants with a Scientist
    Non-Fiction

    Murphy, P.J. 2004. Enslow Publishers, Incorporated.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration, Plants – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • People Change the Land
    Non-Fiction

    Bauer, D. 2003. Coughlan Publishing.


    Category(ies): Natural Resources & Land Use – Keywords: people and land
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Peregrine Falcons
    Non-Fiction

    Wechsler, D. 2001. PowerKids Press.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: peregrine falcons
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Peterson First Guide to Insects of North America
    Non-Fiction

    Leahy, C. 1998. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: insects
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Peterson First Guide to Urban Wildlife
    Non-Fiction

    Landry, S.B. and R.T. Peterson. 1998. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Urban Environment, Wildlife – Keywords: urban wildlife
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Pick, Pull, Snap!: Where Once a Flower Bloomed
    Non-Fiction

    Schaefer, L.M. 2003. HarperCollins Children’s Books.


    Category(ies): Plants – Keywords: seeds
    Age Group: Parents & educators, Pre K-2nd grade

  • Pickin’ Peas
    Fiction

    MacDonald, M.R. and P. Cummings. 1998. HarperCollins Publishers.


    Category(ies): Mammals, Plants – Keywords: gardens
    Age Group: Parents & educators, Pre K-2nd grade

  • Pickles to Pittsburgh: A Sequel to Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
    Fiction

    Barrett, J. and R. Barrett. 1997. Simon & Schuster.


    Category(ies): Nature, Weather – Keywords: weather
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Picture Book of Night-Time Animals
    Non-Fiction

    Mabie, G. 1997. Troll Communications L.L.C.


    Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: nocturnal
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Pie in the Sky
    Non-Fiction

    Ehlert, L. 2004. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Plants, Seasons – Keywords: trees
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Pink Snow and Other Weird Weather
    Non-Fiction

    Dussling, J., and H. Petach. 1998. Penguin Books, Limited.


    Category(ies): Weather – Keywords: weird weather
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Place-And Community-Based Education in Schools
    Non-Fiction

    Smith, G. A., and D. Sobel. 2010. Routledge.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration – Keywords: children & nature, place-based education
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Place-Based Education: Connecting Classrooms & Communities
    Non-Fiction

    Sobel, D. 2004. The Orion Society.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration – Keywords: children & nature, place-based education
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Plant
    Non-Fiction

    Burnie, D. 2004. DK Publishing, Inc.


    Category(ies): Plants – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Planting a Rainbow
    Non-Fiction

    Ehlert, L. 1992. Harcourt Children’s Books.


    Category(ies): Plants – Keywords: seeds
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Plants
    Non-Fiction

    Riley, P. 2003. World Almanac Books.


    Category(ies): Plants – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Plants
    Non-Fiction

    Claybourne, A. 2002. Raintree Publishers.


    Category(ies): Plants – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Plants and Flowers
    Non-Fiction

    Hewitt, S. 1999. Scholastic Library Publishing.


    Category(ies): Plants – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Plants and People
    Non-Fiction

    Morgan, S. 2004. Thameside Press.


    Category(ies): Plants – Keywords: edible plants
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Plants and the Environment
    Non-Fiction

    Boothroyd, J. 2008. Lerner Publishing Group.


    Category(ies): Plants – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Plants around Us
    Non-Fiction

    Dixon, M. 1998. Smart Apple Media.


    Category(ies): Plants – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Plants in Winter
    Non-Fiction

    Cole, J. 1973. Harpercollins.


    Category(ies): Plants, Seasons – Keywords: winter
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Plants with Seeds
    Non-Fiction

    Pascoe, E. 2003. Rosen Publishing Group, Incorporated.


    Category(ies): Plants – Keywords: seeds
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Plants, Flowers, Fruits and Seeds
    Non-Fiction

    Royston, A. 2001. Heinemann.


    Category(ies): Plants – Keywords: seeds
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Playful Parenting
    Non-Fiction

    Cohen, L.J. 2002. Ballantine Books.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration – Keywords: play
    Age Group: Parents & educators, Pre K-2nd grade

  • Pocketful of Cricket
    Fiction

    Caudill, R. 2004. Holt, Henry Books for Young Readers.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: grasshopper
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?
    Fiction

    Carle, E. and Jr. Martin, B. 1997. Henry Holt and Co.


    Category(ies): Senses – Keywords: listening
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Pond
    Non-Fiction

    Morrison, G. 2002. Houghton Miffllin.


    Category(ies): Fish, Habitats & Ecosystems, Pond/Lake – Keywords: aquatic habitat ponds, fish
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Pond and Brook: A Guide to nature in Freshwater Environments
    Non-Fiction
    Caduto, M.J., Meadows, D.H. 1990. University Press of New England.
    Category(ies): Fish, Habitats & Ecosystems, Plants, Pond/Lake, Reptiles and Amphibians, Wildlife – Keywords: field guide
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Pond Animals
    Non-Fiction

    Galko, F. 2002. Heinemann.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Pond/Lake – Keywords: aquatic
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Pond Life
    Non-Fiction

    Kirkpatrick, R.K. 1990. Steck-Vaughn.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Pond/Lake, Wildlife – Keywords: aquatic
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Pond Life
    Non-Fiction

    Stone, L.M. 1983. Scholastic Library Publishing.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Plants, Pond/Lake, Wildlife – Keywords: aquatic
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Pond Life
    Non-Fiction

    Stewart, D. 2002. Scholastic Library Publishing.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Plants, Pond/Lake, Wildlife – Keywords: aquatic
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Pond Life
    Non-Fiction
    Crosby, 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

  • Pond Life: The Fishing Trip
    Non-Fiction

    Wells, D.K. 1990. Child’s World, Incorporated.


    Category(ies): Fishing, Habitats & Ecosystems, Plants, Pond/Lake, Wildlife – Keywords: aquatic
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Pond Life: Watching Animals Find Food
    Non-Fiction

    Wong, H.H. and M.F. Vessel. 1970. Addison-Wesley.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Nature Exploration, Pond/Lake, Wildlife – Keywords: aquatic
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Pond Plants
    Non-Fiction

    Giesecke, E. and A. Royston. 2002. Heinemann Library.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Plants, Pond/Lake – Keywords: aquatic
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Pond Year
    Fiction

    Lasky, K. 1997. Candlewick Press.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Pond/Lake, Wildlife – Keywords: aquatic
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Prairie Alphabet
    Non-Fiction

    Bannatyne-Cugnet, J. 1992. Tundra.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Prairie – Keywords: prairie
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Prairie Fire
    Non-Fiction

    Reynolds, M. 1999. Orca Book Publishers.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Plants, Prairie – Keywords: prairie
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Prairie Smoke
    Non-Fiction
    Gilmore, M.R. 1987. Minnesota Historical Society Press.
    Category(ies): Native Culture – Keywords:
    Age Group:

  • Prairie Town
    Fiction

    Geisert, A. 1998. Walter Lorraine Books.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Plants, Prairie – Keywords: prairie
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Prairies and Grasslands
    Non-Fiction

    Rowan, J.P. 1983. Scholastic Library Publishing.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Plants, Prairie – Keywords: prairie
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Precious Water
    Fiction

    Weininger, B. and A. Moller. 2003. North-South Books.


    Category(ies): Natural Resources & Land Use – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Principles of Wildlife Management
    Non-Fiction
    Bailey, J.A. 1984. John Wiley and Sons.
    Category(ies): – Keywords: wildlife management
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Prione’s Tree Maintenance
    Non-Fiction
    Hartman, J.R., Prione, T.P., and Sall, M.A. 2000. Oxford University Press
    Category(ies): Forest/Trees – Keywords: landowner resource
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Project Bluestem: A Curriculum on Prairies and Savannas
    Non-Fiction
    Neil Smith National Wildlife Refuge. 1995. Prairie Learning Center.
    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Plants, Prairie – Keywords: curriculum
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Puddles and Ponds
    Non-Fiction
    Wyler, R. 1990. Silver Burdett Press.
    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Nature, Pond/Lake – Keywords: ponds
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Puddles and Ponds: Living Things in Watery Places
    Non-Fiction
    Busch, P.S. 1974.  World Publishing Company.
    Category(ies): Fish, Pond/Lake – Keywords: aquatic life
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Pumas: Big Cats
    Non-Fiction

    Middleton, D. 2001. Rosen Publishing Group, Incorporated.


    Category(ies): Mammals, Wildlife – Keywords: mountain lions
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Pumpkin Circle: The Story of a Garden
    Non-Fiction

    Levenson, G. 2002. Ten Speed Press.


    Category(ies): Plants, Seasons – Keywords: fall
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Pumpkin Moonshine
    Fiction

    Tudor, T. 2000. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.


    Category(ies): Plants, Seasons – Keywords: fall
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Pumpkin Painting
    Non-Fiction

    McKinney, J. 1996. Sterling.


    Category(ies): Art & Nature, Seasons – Keywords: fall
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Quiet Owls
    Non-Fiction

    Riley, J. 2004. Lerner Publishing Group.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: owls
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Rabbits and Raindrops
    Fiction

    Arnosky, J. 2001. Penguin Group (USA).


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Habitats & Ecosystems, Mammals, Wildlife – Keywords: rabbits
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Rabbits, Squirrels, and Chimpmunks (Take-Along Guide)
    Non-Fiction

    Boring, M. and L. Garrow. 1996. T&N Children’s Publishing.


    Category(ies): Mammals, Wildlife – Keywords: rabbits, squirrels & chimpmunks
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Raccoon at Clear Creek Road
    Fiction

    Otto, C.B., and C. Trachok. 2005. Soundprints.


    Category(ies): Mammals, Wildlife – Keywords: raccoon
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Raccoon on His Own
    Fiction

    Arnosky, J. 2003. Penguin Group (USA).


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Mammals, Wildlife – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Raccoon Tune
    Non-Fiction

    Shaw, N. 2003. Holt, Henry Books for Young Readers.


    Category(ies): Mammals, Wildlife – Keywords: nocturnal
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Raccoons and Ripe Corn
    Non-Fiction

    Arnosky, J. 1991. HarperCollins Publishers.


    Category(ies): Mammals, Wildlife – Keywords: raccoons
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Rachel Carson and Her Book That Changed the World
    Non-Fiction
     Laurie Lawlor Pioneering environmentalist and author Rachel Carson is the subject of this picture book biography. Ages 6-8 ISBN-10: 0823431932
    Category(ies): Environmental Writers – Keywords: Rachel Carson
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Rachel Carson: Voice for the Earth
    Non-Fiction

    Wadsworth. G. 1992. Lerner Publishing Group.


    Category(ies): Environmental Writers, Famous Conservationists, Stewardship – Keywords: Rachel Carson
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Rain Drop Splash
    Fiction

    Tresselt, A.R. 1990. HarperCollins Publishers.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Pond/Lake, River/Riparian – Keywords: aquatic
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Rain Song
    Fiction

    Evans, L., and C. Jabar. 1997. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.


    Category(ies): Weather – Keywords: rain
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Raindrops
    Fiction

    Brimner, L.D. 1999. Scholastic Library Publishing.


    Category(ies): Natural Cycles, Weather – Keywords: water cycle
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Ranger Rick’s NatureScope- Wading into Wetlands
    Non-Fiction
    National Wildlife Federation. 1986. National Wildlife Federation.
    Category(ies): Wetlands – Keywords: wetlands
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Raptors: A Kid’s Guide to Birds of Prey
    Non-Fiction

    Laubach, C & Laubach,R. 2002. Storey Kids.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: raptors
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Raptors: The Eagles, Hawks, Falcons, and Owls of North America
    Fiction

    Price, A. 2002. Rinehart P.


    Category(ies): Birds – Keywords: raptor
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Re-Cycles
    Non-Fiction

    Ross, M.E. 2003. Millbrook Press.


    Category(ies): Reduce Reuse Recycle – Keywords: recycling
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Recycle Every Day
    Non-Fiction

    Wallace, N. 2003. Marshall Cavendish Children’s Books.


    Category(ies): Reduce Reuse Recycle – Keywords: recycling
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Recycle!: A Handbook for Kids
    Non-Fiction

    Gibbons, G. 1996. Little, Brown Young Readers.


    Category(ies): Reduce Reuse Recycle – Keywords: recycling
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Recycled!
    Non-Fiction

    Stecker, R. 2002. Capstone Press.


    Category(ies): Reduce Reuse Recycle – Keywords: recycling
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Recycling
    Non-Fiction

    Lepthien, E.U. 1991. Scholastic Library Publishing.


    Category(ies): Reduce Reuse Recycle – Keywords: recycling
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Recycling
    Non-Fiction

    Hare, T. 1991. Scholastic Library Publishing.


    Category(ies): Reduce Reuse Recycle – Keywords: recycling
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Red Bat at Sleep Hollow Lane
    Fiction

    Halfmann, J. 2005. Soundprints.


    Category(ies): Mammals, Wildlife – Keywords: red bat
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Red Fox at Hickory Lane
    Fiction

    Hollenbeck, K.M., and W. Smith. 2004. Soundprints.


    Category(ies): Mammals, Wildlife – Keywords: red fox
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Red Fox Running
    Fiction

    Minor, W. 1993. Houghton Mifflin Company.


    Category(ies): Mammals, Seasons, Wildlife – Keywords: red fox
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf
    Non-Fiction

    Ehlert, L. 1991. Harcourt Children’s Books


    Category(ies): Seasons – Keywords: fall
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Reptiles (Audubon Society First Field Guide Series)
    Non-Fiction

    Behler, J.L. 1999. Scholastic, Inc.


    Category(ies): Reptiles and Amphibians, Wildlife – Keywords: reptiles
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Restoring the Tallgrass Prairie : An Illustrated Manual for Iowa and the Upper Midwest
    Non-Fiction

    Shirley, S.1994. New York: University of Iowa Press.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Plants, Prairie, Stewardship – Keywords: natural resource reference, tallgrass prairie
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Return of the Osprey
    Non-Fiction

    Mason, P., and C. Bateman. 1999. Harbour Publishing Company, Limited.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: osprey
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Reusing and Recycling (Help the Environment)
    Non-Fiction

    Guillain, C. 2008. Heinemann/Raintree.


    Category(ies): Reduce Reuse Recycle – Keywords: recycling
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Riparian Buffer systems in Crop and Rangelands
    Non-Fiction
    Schults, R.C., Isenhart, T.M. and Colletti, J.R. 1995. Agroforestry and Sustainable Systems: Symposium Proceeding p. 13-27.
    Category(ies): Environmental Issues, Forest/Trees, Natural Resources & Land Use, River/Riparian, Soil – Keywords:
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • River Food Chains
    Non-Fiction
    Lynch, E. 2004. Heinemann Library.
    Category(ies): Natural Cycles, River/Riparian – Keywords: food chains
    Age Group:

  • River Friendly, River Wild
    Fiction

    Kurtz, J. 2000. Simon and Schuster Children’s Publishing.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, River/Riparian, Wildlife – Keywords: aquatic
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • River of Life
    Non-Fiction
    Miller, D. 2000. Clarion Books.
    Category(ies): River/Riparian – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • River of Words: Young Poets and Artists on the Nature of Things
    Fiction

    Hass, R. and P. Michael. 2008. Milkweed Editions.


    Category(ies): Art & Nature, Environmental Writers – Keywords: nature poems & art
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • River Otter at Autumn Lane (Smithsonian’s Backyard)
    Fiction

    Galvin, L.G., and C. Leeper. 2002. Soundprints.


    Category(ies): Mammals, Wildlife – Keywords: river otters
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • River Story
    Fiction

    Hooper, M. 2001. Walker Books Ltd.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Natural Cycles, River/Riparian – Keywords: aquatic
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Rivers
    Non-Fiction
    Carlisle, N. and Carlisle M. 1982. Children’s Press.
    Category(ies): Fish, Habitats & Ecosystems, River/Riparian – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Roadside Plants and Flowers
    Non-Fiction

    Edsall, M.S. 1985. The University of Wisconsin Press.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Nature Exploration, Plants – Keywords: natural resource reference, plants
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Robin at Hickory Street
    Non-Fiction

    Rau, D.M., and J. Snyder. 1995. Soundprints.


    Category(ies): Birds, Urban Environment, Wildlife – Keywords: robins
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Robins: Songbirds of Spring
    Non-Fiction

    Posada, M. 2004. Lerner Publishing Group.


    Category(ies): Birds, Seasons, Wildlife – Keywords: spring
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Rocks and Minerals (Audubon Society First Field Guide Series)
    Non-Fiction

    Ricciuti, E. 1998. Scholastic, Inc.


    Category(ies): Natural Resources & Land Use, Soil – Keywords: rocks & minerals
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Roots, Shoots, Buckets & Boots: Gardening Together with Children.
    Non-Fiction

    Lovejoy, S. 1999. Workman Publishing Company.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration, Plants – Keywords: seeds
    Age Group: Parents & educators, Pre K-2nd grade

  • Rufus Recycles Paper
    Fiction

    Fuzellier, M. 1994. Child’s World, Incorporated.


    Category(ies): Reduce Reuse Recycle – Keywords: recycling
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Run, Jump, Hide, Slide, Splash: The 200 Best Games Ever
    Non-Fiction

    Rhatigan, J. 2005. Sterling Publishing Company, Incorporated.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration – Keywords:
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Salamander Rain: A Lake & Pond Journal
    Non-Fiction

    Pratt-Serafini, K. 2001. Dawn Publications.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Nature Exploration, Pond/Lake, River/Riparian – Keywords: aquatic habitats, fish, ponds
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Salmon Stream (Sharing Nature with Children Book)
    Non-Fiction

    Reed-Jones, C.


    Category(ies): Fish, River/Riparian – Keywords: salmon
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Sara Squirrel and the Lost Acorns
    Fiction

    Sykes, J. 1996. Little Tiger Press.


    Category(ies): Seasons – Keywords: fall
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Save our Streams Action Packet
    Non-Fiction
    Izaak Walton League of America, Inc.
    Category(ies): River/Riparian, Stewardship, Water Quailty – Keywords: stewardship
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Science with Water
    Non-Fiction

    Edom, H. 2007. EDC Publishing.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems – Keywords: aquatic
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Scorpions
    Non-Fiction

    Green, H. and T. Gibbons. 1997. Gareth Stevens Publishing.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: scorpions
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Scranimals
    Non-Fiction

    Prelutsky, J. 2002. Greenwillow.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Plants, Wildlife – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Screech Owl at Midnight Hollow
    Fiction

    Lamm, C.D., and J. Snyder. 2011. Soundprints.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: screech owl
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Sea Creatures Do Amazing Things
    Non-Fiction
    Myers, A. 1981. Random House.
    Category(ies): Ocean/Marine – Keywords:
    Age Group:

  • Seashells by the Seashore
    Fiction

    Berkes, M., and R. Noreika. 2002. Dawn Publications.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Nature, Ocean/Marine – Keywords: seashore
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Seasons of the Tallgrass Prairie
    Non-Fiction

    Lerner, C. 1980. New York: William Morrow and Company.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Plants, Prairie, Seasons – Keywords: prairie
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Secret Place
    Fiction

    Bunting, E. 1996. Clarion Books.


    Category(ies): Seasons, Urban Environment – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Secrets of Inland Waters
    Non-Fiction
    Amov, B. 1965. Little, Brown & Company.
    Category(ies): Fish, Habitats & Ecosystems, Insects & Inverts, Natural Cycles, Plants, Pond/Lake, Reptiles and Amphibians, Water Quailty – Keywords: aquatic life
    Age Group:

  • Seeds
    Non-Fiction

    Whitehouse, P. 2002. Heinemann.


    Category(ies): Plants – Keywords: seeds
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Seeds
    Non-Fiction

    Saunders-Smith, G. 1998. Capstone Press.


    Category(ies): Plants – Keywords: seeds
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Seeds
    Non-Fiction

    Robbins, K. 2004. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.


    Category(ies): Plants – Keywords: seeds
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Seeds
    Non-Fiction

    Jennings, T.J. 1988. Scholastic Library Publishing.


    Category(ies): Plants – Keywords: seeds
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Seeds of Change
    Fiction
    Jen Cullerton Johnson Johnson details the life of the famous Kenyan environmental activist Wangarĩ Maathai. Ages 1-6 ISBN-10: 1600603679
    Category(ies): Famous Conservationists – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Seeds, Bees, and Pollen
    Non-Fiction
    Julie K. Lundgren 2012, ISBN-13 978-1617419508 Though the title suggests the focus is on bees and pollen, the book actually covers how several different types of plants reproduce. (Grades 2-3)
    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Plants – Keywords: plant reproduction
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Seeds: Pop Stick Glide
    Non-Fiction

    Lauber, P. 1991. Crown Books for Young Readers.


    Category(ies): Plants – Keywords: seeds
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Shape of Things
    Non-Fiction

    Dodds, D.A. 1996. Candlewick Press.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration, Senses – Keywords: shapes
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Shapes, Shapes, Shapes
    Non-Fiction

    Hoban, T. 1996. HarperCollins Publishers.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration, Senses – Keywords: shapes
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Sharing Nature with Children (20th Anniversary Edition)
    Non-Fiction

    Cornell, J. B. 1998. Dawn Publications.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration – Keywords: children & nature
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Signs along the River: Learning to Read the Natural Landscape
    Non-Fiction

    Robertson, K. 1986. Rinehart P.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration, River/Riparian, Wildlife – Keywords: wildlife watching
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Signs of Spring
    Fiction

    Fontes, J.K. 2002. Mondo Publishing.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration, Seasons – Keywords: spring
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Silent Spring
    Non-Fiction

    Carson, R. 2002. Houghton Mifflin Company.


    Category(ies): Environmental Writers, Famous Conservationists, Natural Resources & Land Use – Keywords: Rachel Carson
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Silver Seeds: A Book of Nature Poems
    Fiction

    Paolilli, P. and D. Brewer. 2001. Viking.


    Category(ies): Environmental Writers – Keywords: nature poems
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Skunk at Hemlock Circle
    Fiction

    Sherrow, V., and A. Davis. 1994. Soundprints.


    Category(ies): Mammals, Wildlife – Keywords: skunk
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Sky Dancer
    Fiction

    Bushnell, J. 1996. HarperCollins Publishers.


    Category(ies): Birds – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Sky Tree : Seeing Science Through Art
    Non-Fiction

    Locker, T. 2001. New York: HarperCollins.


    Category(ies): Art & Nature, Nature, Nature Exploration, Seasons – Keywords: seeing science through art
    Age Group: Parents & educators, Pre K-2nd grade

  • Sleepy Bee
    Fiction
    John Hutton, Illustrated by Sandra Gross 2014, ISBN 978-1936669271 This is a board book with simple text and inviting graphics that take us though a day in the life of a bee visiting various flowering plants. Not scientific, but a fun intro for very young kids. There is pollinator protection info on the back cover for parents. (0-3 years)
    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: board book
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Sleepy River
    Fiction

    Bandes, H. 1993. Philomel Books.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, River/Riparian – Keywords: aquatic
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Slither and Crawl: Eye to Eye with Reptiles
    Non-Fiction

    Arnosky, J. 2009.


    Category(ies): Reptiles and Amphibians, Wildlife – Keywords: reptiles
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Snail’s Spell
    Fiction

    Ryder, J. 1988. Penguin Young Readers Group.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Nature Exploration – Keywords: forest
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Snails
    Non-Fiction

    Fisher, E. and T. Gibbons. 1997. Gareth Stevens Publishing.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Wildlife – Keywords: snails
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Snakes
    Non-Fiction

    Simon, S. 1994. HarperCollins Publishers.


    Category(ies): Reptiles and Amphibians, Wildlife – Keywords: snakes
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Snow
    Non-Fiction

    Stojic, M. 2002. Crown Books for Young Readers.


    Category(ies): Seasons, Wildlife – Keywords: winter
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Snow
    Non-Fiction

    Rylant, C. and L. Stringer. 2008. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.


    Category(ies): Nature, Weather – Keywords: snow
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Snowflake Bentley
    Fiction

    Martin, J.B. and M. Azarian. 1998. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.


    Category(ies): Nature, Seasons, Weather – Keywords: snowflakes
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Snowflake: A Water Cycle Story
    Non-Fiction

    Waldman, N. 2003. Millbrook Press.


    Category(ies): Natural Cycles – Keywords: water cycle
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Snowmen at Night
    Fiction

    Buehner, C. 2002. Dial.


    Category(ies): Seasons – Keywords: winter
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • So Many Circles, So Many Squares
    Non-Fiction

    Hoban, T. 1998. HarperCollins Publishers.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration, Senses – Keywords: shapes
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • So What, Saw-Whet?
    Fiction

    Frank, R. 2004. Hummingbird Mountain Press.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: owls
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Soaring with the Wind: The Bald Eagle
    Non-Fiction

    Gibbons, G. 1998. HarperCollins.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: bald eagle
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Soil
    Non-Fiction

    Richardson, A.D. 2001. Capstone Press.


    Category(ies): Soil – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Soil
    Non-Fiction

    Bryant-Mole, K. 1996.Steck-Vaughn.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration, Soil – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Someday a Tree
    Fiction

    Bunting, E. 1996. Houghton Mifflin Company.


    Category(ies): Earth Day, Forest/Trees, Plants – Keywords: 0, Earth Day
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Sometimes It’s Turkey, Sometimes It’s Feathers
    Fiction

    Balian, L. 2003. Star Bright Books, Inc.


    Category(ies): Birds – Keywords: turkeys
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems
    Fiction

    Sidman, J. 2005. Houghton Mifflin Company.


    Category(ies): Environmental Writers, Habitats & Ecosystems, Pond/Lake – Keywords: pond poems
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Sophie’s Masterpiece
    Fiction

    Spinelli, E. 2004. Aladdin.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Wildlife – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Spider’s Lunch: All About Garden Spiders
    Non-Fiction

    Cole, J., G. Cole and R. Broda. 1995. Penguin Group (USA).


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: garden spiders
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Spiders
    Non-Fiction

    Gibbons, G. 1994. Holiday House.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: spiders
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Spiders (Photo-Fact Collection Series)
    Non-Fiction

    Resnick, J.P. Kidsbooks, Inc.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: spiders
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Spiders Spin Webs
    Non-Fiction

    Winer, Y. and K. Lloyd-Jones. 1998. Charlesbridge Publishing, Inc.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: spiders
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Spinning Spiders (Let’s-Read- and-Find-Out Science Series)
    Non-Fiction

    Berger, M. 2003. HarperCollins.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Wildlife – Keywords: frogs
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Splish Splash Science, Grades 1-3: Learning about Water with Easy Fun-Filled Activities
    Non-Fiction

    Olien, R. 1999. Scholastic, Inc.


    Category(ies): Natural Cycles – Keywords: water cycle
    Age Group: Parents & educators, Pre K-2nd grade

  • Splish, Splash, Spring
    Fiction

    Carr, J. 2002. Holiday House, Inc.


    Category(ies): Seasons – Keywords: spring
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Spring
    Non-Fiction

    Thayer, T. 2001. Lerner Publishing Group.


    Category(ies): Seasons – Keywords: spring
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Spring
    Non-Fiction

    Saunders-Smith, G. 1998. Capstone Press.


    Category(ies): Seasons – Keywords: spring
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Spring
    Non-Fiction

    Meyer, M.L. 2002. Smart Apple Media.


    Category(ies): Seasons – Keywords: spring
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Spring Peepers
    Non-Fiction

    Hawes, J. 1975. HarperCollins Publishers.


    Category(ies): Reptiles and Amphibians, Wildlife – Keywords: spring peepers
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Spring Thaw
    Non-Fiction

    Schnur, S. 2000. Viking.


    Category(ies): Seasons – Keywords: spring
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Spring Things
    Non-Fiction

    Raczka, B. 2007. Albert Whitman.


    Category(ies): Seasons – Keywords: spring
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Spring: A Haiku Story
    Fiction

    Shannon, G. 1996. HarperCollins Publishers.


    Category(ies): Environmental Writers, Seasons – Keywords: spring
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Spring: An Alphabet Acrostic
    Non-Fiction

    Evans, L. 1999. Houghton Mifflin Company.


    Category(ies): Seasons – Keywords: spring
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Spring: Signs of the Season around North America
    Non-Fiction

    Gerard, V.J. 2002. Capstone Press.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration, Seasons – Keywords: spring
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Spy Hops and Belly Flops: Curious Behaviors of Woodland Animals
    Non-Fiction

    Lies, B. 2004. Houghton Mifflin Company.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Habitats & Ecosystems, Plants, Wildlife – Keywords: forest
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Squirmy’s Big Secret (Miss Gator’s Schoolhouse Series)
    Fiction

    Kraus, R. and B. Brook. 1990. Silver Burrdett Press.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Wildlife – Keywords: worms
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Squish!: A Wetland Walk
    Non-Fiction

    Luenn, N. 1994. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Wetlands, Wildlife – Keywords: wetlands
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Star in My Orange: Looking for Nature’s Shapes
    Non-Fiction

    Rau, D.M. 2006. Lerner Publishing Group.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration, Senses – Keywords: shapes
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Stella and Roy Go Camping
    Fiction

    Wolff, A. 2006. Yosemite Association.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration, Wildlife – Keywords: tracks
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Stellaluna
    Fiction

    Cannon, J. 1993. Harcourt Children’s Books.


    Category(ies): Birds, Mammals, Wildlife – Keywords: nocturnal
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Stick Insect (Bug Books)
    Non-Fiction

    Hartley, K., P. Taylor and C. Macro. 2008. Heinemann/Raintree.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: walking sticks
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening
    Fiction

    Frost, R. 2001. Dutton Juvenile.


    Category(ies): Birds, Seasons, Wildlife – Keywords: winter birds
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Story of Punxsutawney Phil, “the Fearless Forecaster”
    Non-Fiction

    Moutran, J.S. 1987. Literary Publications.


    Category(ies): Mammals, Seasons, Weather – Keywords: winter
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Strange Beginnings
    Non-Fiction
    Needham, K., and Lucas, L. 2002. Tradewinds Books.
    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Insects & Inverts, Nature Exploration – Keywords:
    Age Group: Parents & educators, Pre K-2nd grade

  • Stranger in the Woods: A Photographic Fantasy
    Non-Fiction

    Sams, C.R. 2000. Sams, Carl, R. II, Photography.


    Category(ies): Seasons, Wildlife – Keywords: winter
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Streamside Forests: The Vital, Beneficial Resource
    Non-Fiction
    Kundt, J. 1988. University of Maryland Cooperative Extension.
    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Natural Resources & Land Use, River/Riparian, Soil, Water Quailty – Keywords:
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Summersaults
    Fiction

    Florian, D. 2002. HarperCollins.


    Category(ies): Seasons – Keywords: summer
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Sunflower House
    Fiction

    Bunting, E. 1999. Voyager Books.


    Category(ies): Plants, Seasons – Keywords: spring
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Sunflower Houses: Inspiration From the Garden – A Book for Children and Their Grown-ups
    Non-Fiction

    Lovejoy, S. 2001. Workman Publishing Company, Inc.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration, Plants – Keywords: gardens
    Age Group: Parents & educators, Pre K-2nd grade

  • Swamps and Marshes
    Non-Fiction
    Smith, F.C. 1969. Franklin Watts, Inc.
    Category(ies): Plants, Pond/Lake, Water Quailty, Wetlands – Keywords: aquatic life
    Age Group:

  • Swans (Early Bird Nature Books)
    Non-Fiction

    Stone, L.M. 1997. Lerner Publications.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: swans
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Swim the Silver Sea, Joshie Otter
    Fiction

    Arnosky, J. 1997. Penguin Group (USA).


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Ocean/Marine, Wildlife – Keywords: ocean
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Swimmy
    Fiction

    Lionni, L. 1973. Random House Children’s Books.


    Category(ies): Fish, Wildlife – Keywords: fish
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Take a Hike! The Sierra Club Beginner’s Guide to Hiking and Backpacking
    Non-Fiction

    Foster, L. and M. Weston. 1990. Little, Brown & Company.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration – Keywords: hiking
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Take Me Fishing: 50 Great Writers on Their Favorite Sport
    Non-Fiction

    Bryan, J. et al. 2007. Skyhorse Publishing.


    Category(ies): Fishing, Nature Exploration – Keywords: children & nature, fishing, writing about fishing
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Taking Action: An Educatior’s Guide to Involving Students in Environmental Action Projects
    Non-Fiction
    Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
    Category(ies): Stewardship – Keywords: environmental action projects
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Tall and Tasty: Fruit Trees
    Non-Fiction

    Hughes, M.S. 2000. Lerner Publishing Group.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Plants – Keywords: fruit trees
    Age Group: Parents & educators, Pre K-2nd grade

  • Tell Me Tree: All About Trees for Kids
    Non-Fiction

    Gibbons, G. 2002. Little, Brown Young Readers.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Plants – Keywords: trees
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Temperate Deciduous Forests: Lands of Falling Leaves
    Non-Fiction

    Salas, L.P. 2007. Coughlan Publishing.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Habitats & Ecosystems, Plants – Keywords: forest
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Ten Little Caterpillars
    Fiction
    Lois Ehlert Illustrations of ten caterpillar species and the plants on which they feed, labeled by the plant name, provide young readers with a look at the movement of caterpillars while learning sequences from one to ten. Ages 2-8 ISBN-10: 1442433854
    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Plants – Keywords: sequencing
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Ten Little Fish
    Fiction

    Wood, A. and B.R. Wood. 2004. Blue Sky Press (AZ).


    Category(ies): Fish – Keywords: fish
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Ten Seeds
    Non-Fiction

    Brown, R. 2001. Knopf Publishing Group.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration, Plants – Keywords: seeds
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Amazing Dirt Book
    Non-Fiction

    Bourgeois, P. 1990. Kids Can Press, Limited.


    Category(ies): Soil – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Amazing Pop-Up Geography Book
    Non-Fiction

    Petty, K. and J. Maizels. 2000. Penguin Group (USA).


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems – Keywords: geography
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The American Eagle
    Non-Fiction

    Sorensen, L. 1994. Rourke Publishing, LLC.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: bald eagle
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees
    Non-Fiction
    Little, E.L. 1987. Knopf.
    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Natural Resources & Land Use, Plants – Keywords: field guide
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • The Autumn Marathon
    Fiction

    Desjardens, D. 2005. Artistic Ventures LLC.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Plants, Seasons – Keywords: fall
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Baby Bears (A Golden Look-Look Book)
    Non-Fiction

    Bullaty, S. and A. Lomeo. 1983. Golden Press Publisher.


    Category(ies): Mammals, Wildlife – Keywords: bears
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Bald Eagle
    Non-Fiction

    Yanuck, D.L. 2003. Capstone Press.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: bald eagle
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Bald Eagle
    Non-Fiction

    Potts, S. 2006. Capstone Press.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: bald eagle
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Bald Eagle
    Non-Fiction

    Douglas, L. G. 2003. Scholastic Library Publishing.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: bald eagles
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Bald Eagle
    Non-Fiction

    Dell, P. 2004.Capstone Press.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: bald eagle
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Barefoot Fisherman: A Fishing Book for Kids
    Non-Fiction

    Amdahl, P. 2000. Clearwater Publishing.


    Category(ies): Fish, Fishing – Keywords: fish, fishing
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • The Beauty of the Beast: Poems from the Animal Kingdom
    Fiction

    Prelutsky, J. 1997. Knopf Books for Young Readers.


    Category(ies): Environmental Writers, Wildlife – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Best Book of Night Time Animals
    Non-Fiction

    Weber, B. 2006. Houghton Mifflin Company.


    Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: nocturnal
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Best Bug Parade
    Fiction
    Stuart Murphy A parade of bugs is the venue for learning sequencing, relationships, comparisons and other math concepts and skills. Ages 4-8 ISBN-10: 0064467007
    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: math concepts
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Big Snow
    Fiction

    Hader, B. 2005. Simon & Schuster Children’s.


    Category(ies): Seasons, Wildlife – Keywords: winter
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Black Book of Colors
    Non-Fiction

    Cottin, M., R. Faria, and E. Amado. 2008. Groundwood Books.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration, Senses – Keywords: braille/seeing
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope
    Fiction

    Kamkwamba, W., and B. Mealer. 2010. William Morrow.


    Category(ies): Natural Resources & Land Use, Stewardship, Weather – Keywords: wind
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Brook Book: Exploring the Smallest Streams
    Non-Fiction

    Arnosky, J. 2008. Penguin Young Readers Group.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, River/Riparian – Keywords: streams
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Busy Tree
    Fiction
    Jennifer Ward A rhyming text describes the activities that go on in a tree, including the wildlife the tree supports. Ages 3-7 ISBN-10: 0761455509
    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Wildlife – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Calls of Frogs and Toads: Breeding Calls and Sounds of 42 Different Species
    Non-Fiction

    Elliot, L. 2002. Stackpole Books.


    Category(ies): Reptiles and Amphibians – Keywords: frogs
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Carrot Seed
    Fiction

    Krauss, R. 1993. HarperCollins Publishers.


    Category(ies): Plants – Keywords: seeds
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The City Kid’s Field Guide
    Non-Fiction

    Herberman, E. 1989. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.


    Category(ies): Urban Environment, Wildlife – Keywords: city field guide
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Cloud Book
    Non-Fiction

    DePaola, T. 1985. Holiday House, Inc.


    Category(ies): Nature, Weather – Keywords: clouds
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Colors of Nature
    Non-Fiction

    Kalman, B. 1993. Crabtree Publishing Company.


    Category(ies): Nature, Nature Exploration, Wildlife – Keywords: nature colors
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Company of Crows: A Book of Poems
    Fiction

    Singer, M., and L. Saport. 2002. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: crows
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Complete Backyard Nature Activity Book: Fun Projects for Kids to Learn About the Wonders of Wildlife and Nature
    Non-Fiction

    Koontz, R.M. 1998. McGraw-Hill.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration – Keywords: frogs
    Age Group: Parents & educators, Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Complete Trees of North America
    Non-Fiction
    Elias, T.S. 1980. Times Mirror Magazines, Inc.
    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Plants – Keywords: field guide
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • The Curious Garden
    Fiction

    Brown, P. 2009. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Nature Exploration, Plants – Keywords: gardens
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Deer Family (Zoobooks Series)
    Non-Fiction

    Biel, T. L. 1996. Wildlife Education, Limited.


    Category(ies): Mammals, Wildlife – Keywords: deer
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Drop in My Drink: The Story of Water on Our Planet
    Fiction

    Hooper, M. Viking Press.


    Category(ies): Natural Cycles – Keywords: water cycle
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Early Bird (Step into Reading)
    Fiction

    Scarry, R. 1999. Random House Children’s Books.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: birds
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Earth and I
    Fiction

    Asch, F. 1994. Gulliver Green.


    Category(ies): Earth Day – Keywords: 0, Earth Day
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Ecosystem of a Grassy Field
    Non-Fiction

    Pascoe, E. and D. Kuhn. 2003. Rosen Publishing Group, Inc.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Plants – Keywords: grassy field
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Ecosystem of a Stream
    Non-Fiction

    Pascoe, E. and D. Kuhn. 2003. Rosen Publishing Group, Inc.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, River/Riparian – Keywords: stream
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Environment
    Non-Fiction

    Harlow, R. 2001. Houghton Mifflin Company.


    Category(ies): Stewardship – Keywords: the environment
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Fall of Freddie the Leaf: A Story of Life for All Ages
    Fiction

    Buscagalia, L. 1982. SLACK, Inc.


    Category(ies): Natural Cycles, Plants, Seasons – Keywords: leaves/death
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The First Forest
    Fiction

    Gile, J. and T. Heflin. 1989. JGC/United Publishing Corps.


    Category(ies): Earth Day, Forest/Trees, Plants – Keywords: caring for the Earth
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Foolish Tortoise
    Fiction

    Buckley, E. and E. Carle. 2009. Simon & Schuster.


    Category(ies): Reptiles and Amphibians, Wildlife – Keywords: tortoise
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Forest Where Ashley Lives
    Fiction

    Vitosh, M. and Vitosh, A. 2000. Ames: Iowa State University Extension.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Habitats & Ecosystems, Plants, Seasons, Urban Environment – Keywords: fall
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Frog: Life Cycles
    Non-Fiction

    Crewe, S. 1997. Steck-Vaughn.


    Category(ies): Reptiles and Amphibians, Wildlife – Keywords: frogs
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Gift of a Tree
    Fiction

    Tresselt, A. 1992. Lothrop, Lee & Shephard Books.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Natural Cycles, Nature, Plants – Keywords: trees
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Giving Tree
    Fiction

    Silverstein, S. 2004. HarpersCollins Children’s Books Group.


    Category(ies): Environmental Writers, Forest/Trees, Plants, Seasons – Keywords: attitudes
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Grandad Tree
    Fiction
    Cooke, T. 2000. Candlewick Press.
    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Natural Cycles – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Grasshopper’s Song: An Aesop’s Fable Revisited
    Fiction

    Giovanni, N. and C. Raschka. 2008. Candlewick Press.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: grasshopper
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Great Race: The Story of the Chinese Zodiac
    Fiction

    Casey, D. and A. Wilson. 2006. Barefoot Books.


    Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: Chinese Zodiac
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Great Trash Bash
    Fiction

    Leedy, L. 2005. Holiday House.


    Category(ies): Reptiles and Amphibians, Stewardship – Keywords: garbage
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Hike
    Fiction
    Alison Farrell Three girls venture out for a day of hiking. Labeled illustrations help young readers discover plants and wildlife. Ages 3-5 ISBN-10: 145217461X
    Category(ies): Plants, Wildlife – Keywords: hiking
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Icky Bug Alphabet
    Non-Fiction

    Pallotta, J. and R. Masiello. 1990. Charlesbridge Publishing, Inc.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Incredible Water Show
    Fiction

    Fraiser, D. 2004. Harcourt.


    Category(ies): Natural Cycles – Keywords: water cycle
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Indians of the Great Plains
    Non-Fiction
    Bancroft-Hunt, N. 1992. Little, Brown and Co.
    Category(ies): Native Culture – Keywords:
    Age Group:

  • The Keeper of Wild Words
    Fiction
    Brooke Smith A girl and her grandmother go out into nature to learn words that are disappearing from our language. Ages 5-8 ISBN-10: 1452170738
    Category(ies): Nature, Nature Exploration – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Kids’ Nature Book: 365 Indoor/Outdoor Activities & Experiences
    Non-Fiction

    Milord, S. 1996. Ideals Publications.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration – Keywords:
    Age Group: Parents & educators, Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Know-Nothings Talk Turkey (I Can Read Book 2)
    Fiction

    Spirn, M.S. and R.W. Alley. 2000. HarperCollins Children’s Books.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: turkeys
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Leaping Grasshopper
    Fiction

    Archambault, J. 2006. Jitterbug Books.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: grasshopper
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Life and Times of the Ant
    Non-Fiction

    Micucci, C. 2006. Houghton Mifflin Company.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: ants
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Life Cycle of a Grasshopper
    Non-Fiction

    Trumbauer, L. 2000. Coughlan Publishing.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: grasshoppers
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Life Sustaining Resource: Water
    Non-Fiction
    Gardner, R. 1982. J. Messner.
    Category(ies): Water Quailty – Keywords: water
    Age Group:

  • The Listening Walk
    Non-Fiction

    Showers, P. and Aliki. 1993. HarperCollins Children’s Books.


    Category(ies): Senses – Keywords: listening
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Little Fish That Got Away
    Fiction

    Cook, B. and C. Johnson. 2005. HarperCollins Publishers.


    Category(ies): Fish, Fishing, Nature Exploration – Keywords: fishing
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Little Toad And The Big Flood
    Non-Fiction

    Johnson, J., and B. Johnson. 2011. Two Peas Publishing.


    Category(ies): Urban Environment, Weather – Keywords: floods
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Living Earth
    Non-Fiction

    Schmid, E. 2000. North-South.


    Category(ies): Nature – Keywords: Earth
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Living Town
    Non-Fiction

    Hester, N. 2004. Watts Pub Group.


    Category(ies): Urban Environment, Wildlife – Keywords: city wildlife
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Lizards and turtles of Iowa: Nongame Technical Series No. 3.
    Non-Fiction
    Christiansen, J.L., and Bailey, R.M. 1988. Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
    Category(ies): Reptiles and Amphibians – Keywords: field guide
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • The Lorax
    Fiction

    Dr. Seuss. 1971. Random House Books for Young Readers.


    Category(ies): Earth Day, Natural Resources & Land Use, Wildlife – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Magic School Bus At the Waterworks
    Fiction

    Cole, J. and B. Degen. 1988. Scholastic, Inc.


    Category(ies): Natural Resources & Land Use, Water Quailty – Keywords: water use
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Magic School Bus Meets the Rot Squad: A Book About Decomposition
    Fiction

    Cole, J. 1995. Scholastic Inc.


    Category(ies): Soil – Keywords: composting
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Magic School Bus Plants Seeds: A Book About How Living Things Grow
    Fiction

    Cole, J. 1995. Scholastic, Inc.


    Category(ies): Earth Day, Plants – Keywords: seeds
    Age Group: Parents & educators, Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Magic School Bus Sleeps for the Winter
    Fiction

    Moore, E. 2005. Scholastic, Inc.


    Category(ies): Seasons – Keywords: winter
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Magic School Bus Wet All Over: A Book About The Water Cycle
    Fiction

    Relf, P. 1996. Scholastic Paperbacks.


    Category(ies): Natural Cycles – Keywords: water cycle
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Mitten
    Fiction

    Brett, J. 1989. G.P. Putnam Sons.


    Category(ies): Seasons, Wildlife – Keywords: trees
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Mixed-Up Chameleon
    Fiction

    Carle, E. 1988. HarperCollins Publishers.


    Category(ies): Reptiles and Amphibians, Wildlife – Keywords: chameleon
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Nature Connection: An Outdoor Workbook for Kids, Families, and Classrooms
    Non-Fiction

    Leslie, C. W. 2010. Storey Publishing.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration – Keywords: children & nature, connecting with nature
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • The Night Tree
    Fiction

    Bunting, E. 1994. Voyager Books.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Habitats & Ecosystems, Plants – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Noisy Counting Book
    Non-Fiction

    Schade, S. and J. Butler. 1987. Random House Books for Young Readers.


    Category(ies): Senses, Wildlife – Keywords: wetlands
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Old Red Rocking Chair
    Fiction

    Root, P. 1992. Arcade Publishing.


    Category(ies): Reduce Reuse Recycle – Keywords: recycling
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Other Way to Listen
    Fiction

    Baylor, B. and P. Parnall. 1997. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration, Seasons, Senses – Keywords: listening
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Oxford Book of Animal Poems
    Fiction

    Harrison, M., and C. Stuart-Clark. 1992. Oxford University Press.


    Category(ies): Environmental Writers, Wildlife – Keywords: animal poems
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Quiet Way Home
    Fiction

    Becker, B. and B. Huang. 1995. Holt, Henry, and Company


    Category(ies): Senses, Urban Environment – Keywords: listening
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Racing Worm Brothers
    Fiction

    Barwin, G. and K. MacAulay. 1998. Annick Press, Limited.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Wildlife – Keywords: worms
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Reason for a Flower
    Non-Fiction

    Heller, R. 1992. Sagebrush Education Resources.


    Category(ies): Plants, Seasons – Keywords: spring
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Red Gods Call
    Non-Fiction

    Errington, P. 1973. Iowa State University Press.


    Category(ies): Famous Conservationists – Keywords: Paul Errington
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • The Ring-necked Pheasant in Iowa
    Non-Fiction
    Farris. A.L. 1977. Iowa Conservation Commission.
    Category(ies): Birds, Natural Resources & Land Use, Wildlife – Keywords: wildlife management
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • The Salamander Room
    Fiction

    Mazer, A. 1991. Dragonfly Books.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Reptiles and Amphibians, Wildlife – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Salamanders and Frogs of Iowa: Nongame Technical Series No. 3.
    Non-Fiction
    Christiansen, J.L., and Bailey, R.M. 1991. Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
    Category(ies): Reptiles and Amphibians – Keywords: field guide
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • The Seed I Planted (Wonderwise Readers)
    Non-Fiction

    Manning, M. and B. Granstrom. 2003. Franklin Watts, Ltd.


    Category(ies): Plants – Keywords: seeds
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Shape of Me and Other Stuff
    Fiction

    Dr. Seuss. Random House Children’s Books.


    Category(ies): Senses – Keywords: shapes
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Shortest Day: Celebrating the Winter Solstice
    Non-Fiction

    Pfeffer,W. 2003. Dutton Juvenile.


    Category(ies): Seasons – Keywords: winter
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Skeleton Inside You (Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2)
    Non-Fiction

    Balestrino, P.


    Category(ies): Mammals – Keywords: bones
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Snakes of Iowa: Nongame Technical Report No. 1.
    Non-Fiction
    Christiansen, J.L., and Bailey, R.M. 1987. Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
    Category(ies): Reptiles and Amphibians – Keywords: field guide
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • The Spirit of Native America
    Non-Fiction
    Walters, A.L. 1989. Chronicle Books.
    Category(ies): Art & Nature, Native Culture – Keywords:
    Age Group:

  • The Story of Johnny Appleseed
    Non-Fiction

    Aliki. 1971. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.


    Category(ies): Natural Resources & Land Use – Keywords: people and land
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Streamkeeper’s Field Guide: Watershed Inventory and Stream Monitoring Methods
    Non-Fiction
    Murdoch, T. and Cheo, M. 1996. Adopt a Stream Foundation.
    Category(ies): River/Riparian, Stewardship, Water Quailty – Keywords: stewardship
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • The Sunny Day Book
    Non-Fiction

    Bull, J. 2004. DK Publishing, Inc.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration – Keywords:
    Age Group: Parents & educators, Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Sunset Switch
    Non-Fiction

    Kudlinski, K. 2005. T&N Children’s Publishing.


    Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: nocturnal
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Three Grasshoppers
    Fiction

    Bosca, F. 2006. Purple Bear Books, Incorporated.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Seasons, Wildlife – Keywords: grasshopper
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Tiny Seed
    Fiction

    Carle, E. 1991. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.


    Category(ies): Plants, Seasons – Keywords: seeds
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Tortilla Factory
    Non-Fiction

    Paulsen, G. and R. Paulsen. 1998. Voyager Books.


    Category(ies): Natural Cycles – Keywords: corn
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Travels of a Snowy Owl
    Fiction

    Hiscock, B. Ookpik


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: owls
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Tree
    Non-Fiction

    Bourgoing, P. 1992. Scholastic First Discovery Books.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Plants, Seasons – Keywords: trees
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Turkey Ball
    Fiction

    Steinberg, D. and L. Conrad. 2005. Penguin Group (USA).


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: turkey
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Ugly Duckling
    Fiction

    Anderson, H.C. 1999. HarperCollins Publishers.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wetlands – Keywords: wetlands
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Vascular Plants of Iowa: An Annotated Checklist and Natural History
    Non-Fiction
    Eilers, L.J., and Roosa, D.M. 1994. University of Iowa Press.
    Category(ies): Plants – Keywords: field guide
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • The Vegetables We Eat
    Non-Fiction

    Gibbons, G. 2007. Holiday House, Inc.


    Category(ies): Plants – Keywords: vegetable gardens
    Age Group: Parents & educators, Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Very Busy Spider
    Fiction

    Carle, E. 1989. Penguin Group (USA).


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: spiders
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar
    Fiction

    Carle, E. 1994. Penguin Group (USA).


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: butterflies
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Very Lonely Firefly
    Fiction

    Carle, E. 1995. Philomel.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Wildlife – Keywords: fireflies
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Very Quiet Cricket
    Fiction

    Carle, E. 1997. Penguin Young Readers Group.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Wildlife – Keywords: grasshopper
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Victory Garden Kid’s Book
    Non-Fiction

    Waters, M, et al. 1994. Globe Pequot Press.


    Category(ies): Plants – Keywords: vegetable gardens
    Age Group: Parents & educators, Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Wacky Wedding: A Book of Alphabet Antics
    Fiction

    Edwards, P.D. and H. Cole. 1999. Hyperion Books for Children.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Wildlife – Keywords: ants
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Watcher: Jane Goodall’s Life with the Chimps
    Non-Fiction
    Jeanette Winter This picture book biography traces Jane Goodall’s life from her childhood in the U.K. to her years studying chimpanzees in Tanzania to her environmental advocacy. Ages 4-8 ISBN-10: 0375867740
    Category(ies): Famous Conservationists – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Water Cycle
    Non-Fiction

    Nelson, R. 2002. Lerner Publishing Group.


    Category(ies): Natural Cycles – Keywords: water cycle
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Water Cycle
    Non-Fiction

    Curry, D.L. 1999. Capstone Press.


    Category(ies): Natural Cycles – Keywords: water cycle
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Water Hole
    Fiction

    Base, G. 2001. Harry N Abrams, Inc.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Wildlife – Keywords: animals & water
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Water Princess
    Fiction
    Susan Verde and Georgie Badiel Modeled after Georgie Badiel’s childhood experiences, “The Water Princess” follows a young girl who wants to bring potable drinking water to her West African community. Ages 5-8 ISBN-10: 0399172588
    Category(ies): Environmental Issues, Water Quailty – Keywords: drinking water
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Water’s Journey
    Non-Fiction

    Schmid, E. 1990. North-South Books.


    Category(ies): Natural Cycles – Keywords: water
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Way to Wyatt’s House
    Fiction

    Carlstrom, N.W., and M. Morgan. 2000. Walker & Company.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Nature Exploration, Senses – Keywords: observation
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Whole Green World
    Fiction

    Johnston, T. 2005. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Plants, Seasons – Keywords: spring
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Winter Hedgehog
    Fiction

    Cartwright, A. 1990. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.


    Category(ies): Mammals, Seasons – Keywords: winter
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • The Yucky Reptile Alphabet Book
    Non-Fiction

    Pallotta, J. and R. Massiello. 1989. Charlesbridge Publishing, Inc.


    Category(ies): Reptiles and Amphibians, Wildlife – Keywords: reptiles
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • There Goes the Water: A Song About the Water Cycle
    Non-Fiction

    Salas, L.P., and S. De Giorgi. 2010. Picture Window Books.


    Category(ies): Natural Cycles – Keywords: water cycle
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • There’s a Bat in the Attic and a Woodchuck in the Garden
    Non-Fiction
    Patterson, R.A. 1985. Indian Creek Nature Center.
    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Mammals, Urban Environment, Wildlife – Keywords: Bats, gardens, woodchucks
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • There’s an Opossum in My Backyard
    Fiction

    Bogue, G. and C. Todd. 2007. Heyday Books.


    Category(ies): Mammals, Wildlife – Keywords: opossum
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Thinking About Ants
    Non-Fiction

    Brenner, B. 1997. Mondo Publishing.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Nature Exploration, Wildlife – Keywords: ants
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Thirteen Moons on Turtle’s Back: A Native American Year of Moons
    Fiction

    Bruchac, J. 1997. Penguin Young Readers Group.


    Category(ies): Native Culture, Wildlife – Keywords: year of moons
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • This is a River: Exploring an Ecosystem
    Non-Fiction
    Pringle, L. 1972. The Macmillan Company.
    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Nature Exploration – Keywords: aquatic life
    Age Group:

  • This is the Tree
    Non-Fiction

    Moss, M. and A. Kennaway. 2005. Random House Adult Trade Publishing Group.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Plants – Keywords: baobab tree
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • This is Your Life Cycle
    Fiction

    Miller, H.L. 2008. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.


    Category(ies): Natural Cycles, Wildlife – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Three R’s: Reuse, Reduce, Recycle
    Non-Fiction

    Roca, N. 2007. Barron’s Educational Series, Incorporated.


    Category(ies): Reduce Reuse Recycle – Keywords: 3 R's
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Thunder Cake
    Fiction

    Polacco, P. 1997. Penguin Group (USA).


    Category(ies): Nature, Weather – Keywords: thunder
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Tickly Prickly
    Fiction

    Becker, B., and S. Halpern. 1999. HaperCollins Publishers.


    Category(ies): Senses – Keywords: touch
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Tilly: A River Otter
    Non-Fiction

    Reece, P.J. 2001. Perfection Learning Corporation


    Category(ies): Mammals, Wildlife – Keywords: river otters
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Time For Kids: Plants!
    Non-Fiction

    Time for Kids Magazine. 2006. HarperCollins Children’s Books.


    Category(ies): Plants – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Time to Sleep
    Fiction

    Fleming, D. 2001. Henry Holt & Company, Incorporated.


    Category(ies): Seasons – Keywords: winter
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Tobias, the Quig, and the Rumplenut Tree
    Fiction

    Robinson, T. 2000. Winslow Press.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees – Keywords: bird & trees
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Today is Monday
    Fiction

    Carle, E. 1997. Penguin Group (USA).


    Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Tom Turkey and Erik Eagle: Or How the Eagle Became the American Symbol
    Fiction

    Davidson, S.C. 2008. Arcade Publishing.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: American wildlife symbols
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Too Much Garbage
    Fiction

    Testa, F. 2001. North-South Books.


    Category(ies): Environmental Issues – Keywords: garbage
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Tracks in the Snow
    Fiction

    Yee, W.H. 2007. Square Fish.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration, Wildlife – Keywords: tracks
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Tracks, Scats & Signs
    Non-Fiction

    Dendy, L. 1996. NorthWord Books for Young Readers.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration, Wildlife – Keywords: wildlife
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Trash Trouble
    Fiction

    Brimner, L.D. 2003. Children’s Press.


    Category(ies): Earth Day, Reduce Reuse Recycle – Keywords: garbage
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Tree
    Non-Fiction

    Llewellyn, C. 2004. T&N Children’s Publishing.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Plants – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Tree
    Non-Fiction

    Burnie, D. 2005. DK Publishing, Inc.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Plants – Keywords: 0, Earth Day
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Tree in the Ancient Forest
    Non-Fiction

    Reed-Jones, C. 1995. Dawn Publications.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Habitats & Ecosystems, Plants – Keywords: forest
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Tree Trunk Traffic
    Non-Fiction

    Lavies, B. 1989. Penguin Group (USA), Inc.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Habitats & Ecosystems, Wildlife – Keywords: trees
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Trees
    Non-Fiction

    Gamlin, L. 1997. DK Publishing, Inc.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Plants, Seasons – Keywords: fall
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Trees
    Non-Fiction

    Cassie, B. and M. Burns. 1999. Scholastic, Inc.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Plants – Keywords: trees
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Trees
    Non-Fiction

    Behn, H. and J. Endicott. 1994. Henry Holt & Company, Inc.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Habitats & Ecosystems – Keywords: trees
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Trees, Leaves and Bark
    Non-Fiction

    Burns, D. 1998. Northwoods Press.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Habitats & Ecosystems, Seasons – Keywords: fall
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Trends in Wildlife Populations and Harvest
    Non-Fiction
    Iowa Department of Natural Resources. 2016. Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Natural Resources & Land Use, Wildlife – Keywords: wildlife management
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Trout
    Non-Fiction

    Winner, C. and B. Lehnhausen. 1998. Lerner Publishing Group.


    Category(ies): Fish – Keywords: fish (trout)
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Trout Are Made of Trees
    Non-Fiction

    Sayre, A.P. and K. Endle. 2008. Charlesbridge Publishing, Inc.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Natural Cycles, Plants, Wildlife – Keywords: food cycle
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Trout the Magnificent
    Fiction

    Turnage, S. and J. Stevens. 1984. Harcourt Children’s Books.


    Category(ies): Fish – Keywords: trout
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Trout, Trout, Trout: A Fish Chant
    Non-Fiction

    Sayre, P. 2007. Northword Books for Young Readers.


    Category(ies): Fish – Keywords: trout
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • True Green Kids: 100 Things You Can Do to Save the Planet
    Non-Fiction

    McKay, K., J. Bonnin, and D. de Rothschild. 2008. Natl Geographic Soc Childrens Boks.


    Category(ies): Earth Day, Stewardship – Keywords: green living
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Trumpeter Swan (Giants Among Us)
    Non-Fiction

    Cooper, J. 1997. Rourke Publishing.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: trumpeter swans
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Tulip Sees America
    Fiction

    Rylant, C. and L. Desimini. 2002. Scholastic, Inc.


    Category(ies): Natural Resources & Land Use – Keywords: geography
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Turtle Dreams
    Fiction

    Bauer, M.D. 1997. Holiday House, Inc.


    Category(ies): Reptiles and Amphibians, Seasons, Wildlife – Keywords: winter
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Turtle in the Sea
    Fiction

    Arnosky, J. 2002. Penguin Group (USA).


    Category(ies): Ocean/Marine, Reptiles and Amphibians, Wildlife – Keywords: sea turtles
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Turtle Splash!: Countdown at the Pond
    Fiction

    Falwell, C. 2001. HarperCollins Publishers.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Pond/Lake, Reptiles and Amphibians – Keywords: aquatic
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Turtle Time: A Bedtime Story
    Fiction

    Stoddard, S. L. Munsinger. 1997. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.


    Category(ies): Reptiles and Amphibians, Wildlife – Keywords: turtles
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Two Bad Ants
    Fiction

    Allsburg, C.V. 2002. Book Wholesalers, Inc.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: ants
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Ubiquitous: Celebrating Nature’s Survivors
    Non-Fiction

    Sidman, J., and B. Prange. 2010. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.


    Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: animal survivors
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Under One Rock: Bugs, Slugs and Other Ughs
    Non-Fiction

    Fredericks, A.D. 2001. Dawn Publications.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Insects & Inverts, Nature, Nature Exploration, Wildlife – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Under One Rock: Bugs, Slugs, and Other Ughs (Sharing Nature With Children Book)
    Fiction

    Fredericks, A. 2001. Dawn Publications.


    Category(ies): Art & Nature, Reptiles and Amphibians, Wildlife – Keywords: frogs
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Under the Ground
    Non-Fiction

    De Bourgoing, P. and G. Jeunesse. 1995. Scholastic, Inc.


    Category(ies): Soil – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Under the Sea from A to Z
    Non-Fiction

    Doubilet, A. and D. Doubilet. 1991. Random House Children’s Books.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Ocean/Marine, Wildlife – Keywords: ocean animals
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Under the Snow
    Non-Fiction

    Stewart, M., and C. R. Bergum. 2009. Peachtree Publishers, Ltd.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Seasons, Weather, Wildlife – Keywords: winter
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Understanding Forest Ecosystems
    Non-Fiction
    Richberger, W.E. and Howard Jr., R.A.  1980. Cornell University Cooperative Extension.
    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Habitats & Ecosystems, Plants – Keywords:
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt
    Fiction
    Kate Messner Explore the lives of many animals in a vegetable garden, above and below the soil. Ages 7-8 ISBN-10: 1452161365
    Category(ies): Soil, Wildlife – Keywords: vegetable gardens
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Urban Wildlife: An Introduction to Familiar Species (North American Nature Guides)
    Non-Fiction

    Kavanagh, J. and R. Leung. 2001. Waterford Press.


    Category(ies): Urban Environment, Wildlife – Keywords: urban wildlife
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Vegetative Filter Strips
    Non-Fiction
    Anon. 1988. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
    Category(ies): Environmental Issues, Natural Resources & Land Use, Pond/Lake, River/Riparian, Soil, Water Quailty, Wetlands – Keywords:
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Very First Things to Know About Ants
    Non-Fiction

    Grossman, P. and J.D. Dawson. 1997. Workman Publishing Company, Inc.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: ants
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Voices from the Wild: An Animal Sensagoria
    Fiction

    Bouchard, D. and R. Parker. 1996. Chronicle Books LLC.


    Category(ies): Senses, Wildlife – Keywords: animal sounds
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Vulture View
    Non-Fiction

    Sayre, A.P. and S. Jenkins. 2007. Henry Holt and Co. (BYR).


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: vultures
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Walden
    Non-Fiction

    Thoreau, H. 2004. Houghton Mifflin Books.


    Category(ies): Environmental Writers, Famous Conservationists – Keywords: Henry David Thoreau
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Walking Sticks
    Non-Fiction

    Green, T. and T. Gibbons. 1997. Gareth Stevens Publishing.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: walking sticks
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Waste Not: Time to Recycle
    Non-Fiction

    Weber, R. 2002. Capstone Press.


    Category(ies): Reduce Reuse Recycle – Keywords: recycling
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Watching Desert Wildlife
    Non-Fiction

    Arnosky, J. 2002. National Geographic Society.


    Category(ies): Desert, Habitats & Ecosystems, Nature Exploration, Wildlife – Keywords: deserts
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Watching Water Birds
    Non-Fiction

    Arnosky, J. 2002. National Geographic Children’s Books.


    Category(ies): Birds, Nature Exploration, Wildlife – Keywords: wildlife watching
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Water
    Fiction

    Asch, F. 2000.HMH Books for Young Readers


    Category(ies): Natural Cycles – Keywords: water
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Water
    Non-Fiction

    Pluckrose, H. 2001. Gareth Stevens Audio.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Natural Cycles – Keywords: aquatic
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Water Cycle
    Non-Fiction

    Kalman, B. 2006. Crabtree Publishing Company.


    Category(ies): Natural Cycles – Keywords: water cycle
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Water Cycle
    Non-Fiction

    Greenaway, T. 2000. Raintree Publishers.


    Category(ies): Natural Cycles – Keywords: water cycle
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Water Dance
    Non-Fiction

    Locker, T. 2002. Harcourt Children’s Books.


    Category(ies): Mammals – Keywords: water cycle
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Water Everywhere
    Non-Fiction

    DK Publishing. 2007. DK Publishing, Inc.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Natural Cycles – Keywords: aquatic
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Water Hole Waiting
    Fiction

    Kurtz, J., C. Kurtz and L. Christiansen. 2002. HarperCollins Publishers.


    Category(ies): Desert, Habitats & Ecosystems, Wildlife – Keywords: animals & water
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Water on Your Street
    Non-Fiction
    Seymour, S. 1974. Holiday House.
    Category(ies): Water Quailty – Keywords: water
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Water Resource Data: Iowa – Water Year 1987
    Non-Fiction
    Melcher, N. B. 1988. U.S. Geological Survye Data Report IA-87-1, 345 pp.
    Category(ies): River/Riparian, Water Quailty – Keywords:
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Water, Water Everywhere
    Non-Fiction

    Berger, M. 1995. Ideals Publications.


    Category(ies): Natural Cycles – Keywords: water cycle
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Water: Up, Down, and All Around
    Non-Fiction

    Rosinsky, N.M. 2002. Capstone Press.


    Category(ies): Natural Cycles – Keywords: water cycle
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Water: What It Is, What It Does
    Non-Fiction
    Seixas, J.S. 1987. Greenwillow Books.
    Category(ies): Water Quailty – Keywords: water
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Way Up High in a Tall Green Tree
    Fiction

    Peck, J. and V. Petrone. 2005. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Habitats & Ecosystems, Plants, Wildlife – Keywords: animals & trees
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • We Are Bears
    Fiction

    Grooms, M. and L. Guarnotta. 2007. Tormont/Brimar Publications.


    Category(ies): Mammals, Wildlife – Keywords: bears
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • We Dig Worms!
    Non-Fiction
    Kevin McCloskey Tour the underground world of earthworms and learn about their anatomy, habitat, form, function in the ecosystem. Ages 4-8 ISBN-10: 1935179801
    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Insects & Inverts, Soil – Keywords: earthworms
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • We’re going on a Bear Hunt
    Fiction

    Rosen, M. and H. Oxenbury. 1997. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.


    Category(ies): Nature, Nature Exploration, Wildlife – Keywords: hiking
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • We’re Going on a Leaf Hunt
    Fiction
    Steve Metzger Join three friends who go out to find autumn leaves. Ages 4-8 ISBN-10: 0439873772
    Category(ies): Forest/Trees – Keywords: leaves
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Weather
    Non-Fiction

    Simon, S. 2006. HarperCollins Publishers.


    Category(ies): Nature, Weather – Keywords: weather
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Weather (Audubon Society First Field Guides)
    Non-Fiction

    Kahl, J.D. 1998. Scholastic, Inc.


    Category(ies): Nature, Weather – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Weather (DK Eyewitness Book Series)
    Non-Fiction

    Cosgrove, B. 2004. DK Publishing, Inc.


    Category(ies): Weather – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Weather (Eye Wonder Series)
    Non-Fiction

    DK Publishing, Inc. 2004. DK Publishing, Inc.


    Category(ies): Nature, Weather – Keywords: weather
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Weather Forecasting
    Non-Fiction

    Gibbons, G. 1993. Simon & Schuster.


    Category(ies): Nature, Weather – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Weather Words and What They Mean
    Non-Fiction

    Gibbons, G. 1992. Holiday House, Inc.


    Category(ies): Nature, Weather – Keywords: weather
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Weather: Fog
    Non-Fiction

    Frost, H. 2004. Coughlan Publishing.


    Category(ies): Nature, Weather – Keywords: weather
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Weather: Ice
    Non-Fiction

    Frost, H. 2004. Coughlan Publishing.


    Category(ies): Nature, Weather – Keywords: weather
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Weather: Snow
    Non-Fiction

    Frost, H. 2004. Pebble Books.


    Category(ies): Nature, Weather – Keywords: weather
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Weather: Wind
    Non-Fiction

    Frost, H. 2004. Coughlan Publishing.


    Category(ies): Nature, Weather – Keywords: wind
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Web Weavers and Other Spiders
    Non-Fiction

    Kelman, B.D. 1995. Crabtree Publishing Company.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: spiders
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Web Weavers and Other Spiders
    Non-Fiction

    Kalman, B. 1997. Crabtree Publishing Company.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: spiders
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Welcome Brown Bird
    Fiction

    Ray, M. 2004. Harcourt Children’s Books.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: migration
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Were You A Wild Duck Where Would You Go?
    Non-Fiction
    Mendoza, G. 1990. Stewart Tabori & Chang
    Category(ies): Birds, Pond/Lake, River/Riparian, Wetlands – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Wetlands of North America
    Non-Fiction
    Niering, W.A., Elliot, C. 1985. Knopf Publishing Group.
    Category(ies): Wetlands – Keywords:
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Whale and Dolphin
    Non-Fiction
    Serventy, V. 1984. Raintree Children’s Books.
    Category(ies): Mammals, Ocean/Marine – Keywords:
    Age Group:

  • What Are Lakes?
    Non-Fiction

    Schuh, M.C. 2002. Capstone Press.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Pond/Lake – Keywords: aquatic
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • What Are Wetlands?
    Non-Fiction

    Kalman, B. 2002. Crabtree Publishing Company.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Natural Cycles, Wetlands, Wildlife – Keywords: wetlands
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • What Color is Camouflage?
    Non-Fiction

    Otto, C. and M. Lloyd. 1996. HarperCollins Publishers.


    Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: camouflage
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • What Do Animals Do in Winter?: How Animals Survive the Cold
    Non-Fiction

    Berger, M. 1995. Ideals Publications.


    Category(ies): Seasons, Wildlife – Keywords: winter
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • What Do You Do When Something Wants To Eat You?
    Non-Fiction

    Jenkins, S. 2001. Houghton Mifflin Company.


    Category(ies): Natural Cycles – Keywords: food webs
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • What Is a Biome?
    Non-Fiction

    Kalman, B. 1997. Boston: Crabtree Company.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems – Keywords: biomes
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • What Is a Fish?
    Non-Fiction

    Schaefer, L.M. 2001. Coughlan Publishing.


    Category(ies): Fish – Keywords: fish
    Age Group: Parents & educators, Pre K-2nd grade

  • What is a Mammal?
    Non-Fiction

    Schaefer, L.M. 2001. Coughlan Publishing.


    Category(ies): Mammals, Reptiles and Amphibians, Wildlife – Keywords: mammals
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • What is a Reptile?
    Non-Fiction

    Schaefer, L.M. 2001. Coughlan Publishing.


    Category(ies): Reptiles and Amphibians, Wildlife – Keywords: reptiles
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • What is a Watershed?
    Non-Fiction
    Pex, 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

  • What is an Amphibian?
    Non-Fiction

    Schaefer, L.M. 2001. Coughlan Publishing.


    Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: amphibians
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • What is an Insect?
    Non-Fiction

    Schaefer, L.M. 2001. Coughlan Publishing.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • What Is Migration?
    Non-Fiction

    Crossingham, J. 1997. Crabtree Publishing Company.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: migration
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • What is Pollination?
    Non-Fiction
    Bobbie Kalman 2011, ISBN-13 978-0778733065 Excellent overview of pollination, which critters are pollinators, etc. Includes good diagrams and excellent photos. Presents threats to all pollinators and offers good suggestions for ways to help pollinators. (Grades 2-3)
    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Plants – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • What Joe Saw
    Fiction

    Hines, A. G. 1994. HarperCollins Publishers.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration – Keywords: observing nature
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • What Kinds of Seeds Are These?
    Non-Fiction

    Roemer, H.B. 2006. T&N Children’s Publishing.


    Category(ies): Plants – Keywords: seeds
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • What Lily Gets from Bee and Other Pollination Facts (Plantology series)
    Non-Fiction
    Ellen Lawrence 2013, ISBN-13 978-1617725876 Overview of bee pollination by focusing on lilies. While we wish the focus had been on a native plant, the book covers pollination generally and includes a variety of insect pollinators.
    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: pollination
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • What Makes a Bird a Bird?
    Non-Fiction

    Garelick, M. 1995. Mondo Publishing.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • What We Can Do about Recycling Garbage
    Non-Fiction

    Bailey, D. 1991. Scholastic Library Publishing.


    Category(ies): Environmental Issues, Reduce Reuse Recycle – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • What Will the Weather Be?
    Non-Fiction

    DeWitt, L. and C. Croll. 1993. HarperCollins Publishers.


    Category(ies): Nature, Weather – Keywords: weather
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • What’s Awake 1 2 3
    Non-Fiction

    Whitehouse, P. 2002. Heinemann.


    Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: nocturnal
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • What’s Awake ABC
    Non-Fiction

    Whitehouse, P. 2002. Heinemann.


    Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: nocturnal
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • What’s in the Pond?
    Non-Fiction

    Hunter, A. 1999. Houghton Mifflin Company.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Pond/Lake, Wildlife – Keywords: aquatic
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • What’s inside Lakes?
    Non-Fiction

    Kosek, J.K. 2003. Rosen Publishing Group, Incorporated.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Pond/Lake, Wildlife – Keywords: aquatic
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • What’s it Like to be a Fish? (Let’s Read-and-Find-Out Science 1)
    Non-Fiction

    Pfeffer, W. 1996. Harper Trophy.


    Category(ies): Fish – Keywords: fish
    Age Group: Parents & educators, Pre K-2nd grade

  • What’s the Weather?
    Non-Fiction

    Pinwheel, and J. Moon. 2008. Scholastic, Inc.


    Category(ies): Nature, Weather – Keywords: weather
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • What’s Under the Log?
    Non-Fiction

    Hunter, A. 1999. Houghton Mifflin Company.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Habitats & Ecosystems, Plants – Keywords: forest
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • What’s So Bad About Gasoline?: Fossils Fuels and What They Do
    Non-Fiction

    Rockwell, A.F. and P. Meisel. 2009. Collins.


    Category(ies): Natural Resources & Land Use – Keywords: fossil fuel
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • What’s That Bug?: Everyday Insects and Their Really Cool Cousins
    Non-Fiction

    Froman, N. 2001. Madison Press Book.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: insects
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • When Autumn Comes
    Non-Fiction

    Maass, R. 1992. Henry Holt & Company, Incorporated.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Plants, Seasons – Keywords: fall
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • When Autumn Falls
    Non-Fiction

    Nidey, K. 2004. Albert Whitman.


    Category(ies): Seasons – Keywords: fall
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • When Clay Sings
    Fiction

    Baylor, B. and T. Bahti. 1987. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.


    Category(ies): Native Culture – Keywords: daily life
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • When Hunger Calls
    Fiction
    Kitchen, B. 1994. Candlewick Press.
    Category(ies): Natural Cycles – Keywords: food chains
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • When it Comes to Bugs
    Fiction

    Fisher, A. 1986. HarperCollins Publishers.


    Category(ies): Environmental Writers, Insects & Inverts – Keywords: insects
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • When It Is Night and when It Is Day
    Non-Fiction

    Tyers, J. 1996. Houghton Mifflin Company.


    Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: nocturnal
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • When It Starts to Snow
    Fiction

    Gershator, P. 2001. Henry Holt & Company, Incorporated.


    Category(ies): Seasons – Keywords: winter
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • When We Go Camping
    Non-Fiction

    Ruurs, M. 2004. Tundra.


    Category(ies): Camping, Nature Exploration – Keywords: camping
    Age Group: Parents & educators, Pre K-2nd grade

  • When Winter Comes
    Fiction

    Freedman, R. 1981. Penguin Young Readers Group.


    Category(ies): Seasons – Keywords: winter
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • When Winter Comes: A Lullaby
    Fiction

    Van Laan, N. 2000. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration, Seasons – Keywords: winter
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Where Are the Night Animals?
    Non-Fiction

    Fraser, M.A. 1999. HarperCollins Children’s Books.


    Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: nocturnal
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Where Does Garbage Go?
    Non-Fiction

    Asimov, I. 1992. Gareth Stevens Audio.


    Category(ies): Reduce Reuse Recycle – Keywords: garbage
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Where Once There Was a Wood
    Fiction

    Fleming, D. 2000. Henry Holt & Company, Incorporated.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Urban Environment – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Where the Bald Eagles Gather
    Non-Fiction

    Patent, D.H. 1984. Houghton Mifflin Company.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: bald eagle
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • White-tailed Deer Population Management in the North Central States
    Non-Fiction
    Hine, L. and Nehls, S. 1980. North Central Section of the Wildlife Society.
    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Natural Resources & Land Use, Wildlife – Keywords: wildlife management
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Who Eats What?: Food Chains and Food Webs
    Non-Fiction

    Lauber, P. 1995. HarperCollins Publishers.


    Category(ies): Natural Cycles – Keywords: food webs
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Who Grows Up in the Ocean?: A Book About Ocean Animals and Their Offspring
    Non-Fiction

    Longenecker, T. and M. Carpenter. 2002. Capstone Press, Inc.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Ocean/Marine, Wildlife – Keywords: ocean animals
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Who Lives in a Tree?
    Non-Fiction

    Canizares, S., D. Moreton and B. Chessen. 1997. Scholastic, Inc.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Habitats & Ecosystems, Plants, Wildlife – Keywords: forest
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Who Lives in the Snow?
    Non-Fiction

    Jones, J.B., and C. Powell. 2001. Rinehart, Roberts Publishers, Inc.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Seasons, Wildlife – Keywords: winter
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Who Needs Plants?
    Non-Fiction

    Trumbauer, L. 2002. Coughlan Publishing.


    Category(ies): Plants, Wildlife – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Whoo-oo Is It?
    Fiction

    McDonald, M. 1997. Scholastic, Inc.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: owls
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Whose Tracks Are These?: A Clue Book of Familiar Forest Animals
    Non-Fiction

    Nail, J.D. 1994. Rinehart P.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Habitats & Ecosystems, Nature Exploration, Plants, Wildlife – Keywords: forest
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Why Are the Ice Caps Melting?: The Dangers of Global Warming
    Non-Fiction

    Rockwell, A.F. 2006. HarperCollins Publishers.


    Category(ies): Environmental Issues – Keywords: climate change
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Why Do Birds Fly South in the Winter?: A Book About Migration
    Non-Fiction

    Allen, K. 2006. Capstone Press.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: migration
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Why Do Leaves Change Color?
    Non-Fiction

    Maestro, B. and L. Krupinski. 1996. HarperCollins Publishers.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Plants, Seasons – Keywords: leaves
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Why Do Leaves Change Color?
    Non-Fiction

    Maestro, B. 1994. HarperCollins Children’s Books.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Plants, Seasons – Keywords: fall
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Why Do Plants Grow in Spring?
    Non-Fiction

    Orme, H. 2003. Gareth Stevens Audio.


    Category(ies): Plants, Seasons, Wildlife – Keywords: spring
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Why Do Snakes Hiss?: And Other Questions about Snakes, Lizards, and Turtles
    Non-Fiction

    Holub, J. 2004. Penguin Young Readers Group.


    Category(ies): Reptiles and Amphibians, Wildlife – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Why Do Tigers Have Stripes?
    Non-Fiction

    Edom, H. and R. Morton. 2006. Usborne Books.


    Category(ies): Mammals, Wildlife – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Why Do Tigers Have Stripes? A Book about Camouflage
    Non-Fiction

    Dell, P. J. 2006. Capstone Press.


    Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: camouflage
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Why Does It Rain?
    Non-Fiction

    Jango-Cohen, J. 2005. Lerner Publishing Group.


    Category(ies): Natural Cycles, Weather – Keywords: water cycle
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Why Should I Protect Nature?
    Non-Fiction

    Green, J. and M. Gordon. 2005. Barron’s Educational Series, Inc.


    Category(ies): Nature, Stewardship – Keywords: stewardship
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Why Should I Recycle?
    Non-Fiction

    Green, J. 2005. Barron’s Educational Series, Incorporated.


    Category(ies): Reduce Reuse Recycle – Keywords: recycling
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Wide Open Grasslands: A Web of Life
    Non-Fiction

    Johansson, P. 2004. Enslow Publishers, Incorporated.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Plants – Keywords: prairie
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Wiggling Worms at Work
    Non-Fiction

    Pfeffer, W. 2003. HarperCollins Publishers.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Soil – Keywords: worms
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Wild and Tame Animals
    Non-Fiction
    Dahlov Ipcar Introduces young readers to the concept of wild and tame. Ages 3-7 ISBN-10: 1909263648
    Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: wild and tame
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Wild Cats: Cougars, Bobcats and Lynx
    Non-Fiction

    Hodge, D. and N.G. Ogle. 1999. Kids Can Press.


    Category(ies): Mammals, Wildlife – Keywords: mountain lions
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Wild in the City
    Fiction

    Thornhill, J. 1996. Sierra Club Books for Children.


    Category(ies): Urban Environment, Wildlife – Keywords: frogs
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Wild Tracks! A Guide to Nature’s Footprints
    Non-Fiction

    Arnosky, J. 2008. Sterling Publishing.


    Category(ies): Nature, Nature Exploration, Wildlife – Keywords: tracks
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Wild Turkeys,Tame Turkey
    Non-Fiction

    Patent, D.H. and W. Munoz. 1989. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Trade & Reference Publishers.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: turkeys
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Wild Weather
    Non-Fiction

    Ganeri, A. 2012. Heinemann-Raintree.


    Category(ies): Weather – Keywords: wild weather
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Wild Woods
    Fiction

    James, S. 1996. Tandem Library Books.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Plants, Wildlife – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Wildflowers (Audubon Society First Field Guides)
    Non-Fiction

    Hood, S. 1998. Scholastic, Inc.


    Category(ies): Pond/Lake – Keywords: wildflowers
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Wildflowers and Other Plants of Iowa Wetlands
    Non-Fiction

    Runkel, S. and D. Roosa. 1999. Ames: Iowa State University Press.


    Category(ies): Camping, Nature Exploration, Plants, Wetlands – Keywords: Iowa wetland plants, natural resource reference
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Wildflowers and the Stories Behind Their Names
    Non-Fiction

    Busch, P.S. 1977. Charles Scribner & Sons.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Plants, Prairie – Keywords: prairie
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Wildflowers of Iowa Woodlands
    Non-Fiction
    Runkel, S.T. and Bull, A.F. 1987. Iowa State University Press.
    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Plants – Keywords: field guide
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Wildlife Gardening
    Non-Fiction

    Cox, M., and DK Publishing Staff. 2009. DK Publishing, Inc.


    Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: wildlife gardening
    Age Group: Parents & educators, Pre K-2nd grade

  • Wildlife Management on Your Own Land
    Non-Fiction
    Cadieux, C. L., 1985. Stakpole Books.
    Category(ies): Natural Resources & Land Use, Wildlife – Keywords: wildlife management
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Wildlife Management Techniques Manual
    Non-Fiction
    The Wildlife Society, Inc. 1980. The Wildlife Society, Inc.
    Category(ies): Natural Resources & Land Use – Keywords: wildlife management
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Wildlife Photography: Stories from the Field
    Non-Fiction

    Lepp, G., and K. V. Lepp. 2010. Lark Books NC.


    Category(ies): Art & Nature, Wildlife – Keywords: wildlife photography
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Wildlife Sketching: Pen, Pencil, Crayon, and Charcoal
    Non-Fiction

    Lohan, F. 2009. Dover Publications.


    Category(ies): Art & Nature – Keywords: wildlife art
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Wind
    Non-Fiction

    Bauer, M. D., and J. Wallace. 2003. Simon Spotlight.


    Category(ies): Weather – Keywords: wind
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Wind Power: 20 Projects to Make with Paper
    Non-Fiction

    Dobson, C. 2010. Firefly Books, Limited.


    Category(ies): Weather – Keywords: wind
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Windy Weather Science
    Non-Fiction

    Markle, S., and J. Holub. 1998. Scholastic.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration, Weather – Keywords: wind
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Winter
    Non-Fiction

    Thayer, T. 2001. Lerner Publishing Group.


    Category(ies): Seasons – Keywords: winter
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Winter Bees & Other Poems of the Cold
    Fiction

    Sidman, J., and R. Allen. 2014. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.


    Category(ies): Environmental Writers, Insects & Inverts, Seasons, Wildlife – Keywords: winter poems
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Winter Eyes
    Fiction

    Florian, D. 1999. Greenwillow Books.


    Category(ies): Seasons – Keywords: winter
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Winter Is
    Fiction

    Dixon, A. 2002. Alaska Northwest Books.


    Category(ies): Seasons – Keywords: winter
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Winter Is the Warmest Season
    Non-Fiction

    Stringer, L. 2006. Harcourt Children’s Books.


    Category(ies): Seasons, Senses – Keywords: winter
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Winter Lullaby
    Non-Fiction

    Seuling, B. 2002. Harcourt Children’s Books.


    Category(ies): Seasons – Keywords: winter
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Winter Moon
    Fiction

    George, J.C. 2001. HarperCollins Publishers.


    Category(ies): Seasons, Wildlife – Keywords: winter
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Winter Trees
    Non-Fiction

    Gerber, C., and L. Evans. 2009. Charlesbridge Publishing, Inc.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Plants, Seasons – Keywords: winter
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Winter, Awake!
    Fiction

    Kroll, L. 2003. SteinerBooks, Incorporated.


    Category(ies): Plants, Seasons, Wildlife – Keywords: winter
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Winter: An Alphabet Acrostic
    Non-Fiction

    Schnur, S. 2002. Clarion Books; Library Binding edition.


    Category(ies): Seasons – Keywords: winter
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Winter: An Alphabet Acrostic
    Non-Fiction

    Evans, L. 2002.Houghton Mifflin Company.


    Category(ies): Seasons – Keywords: winter
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Winter: Signs of the Season around North America
    Non-Fiction

    Finnegan, M.P. 2002. Capstone Press.


    Category(ies): Seasons – Keywords: winter
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Winter: Tracks in the Snow
    Non-Fiction

    McDonnell, J. 1993. Scholastic Library Publishing.


    Category(ies): Nature Exploration, Seasons, Wildlife – Keywords: winter
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Winter’s Tale: An Original Pop-up Journey
    Fiction

    Sabuda, R. 2005. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.


    Category(ies): Seasons – Keywords: winter
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Wishing I was Fishing
    Fiction

    Wells, E. 2006. Beaver’s Pond Press.


    Category(ies): Fishing – Keywords: fishing
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Wolf Island
    Fiction

    Godkin, C. 2006. Fitzhenry & Whiteside, Limited.


    Category(ies): Natural Cycles – Keywords: food webs
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Wolves: A One Whole Day Book
    Non-Fiction

    Arnosky, J. 2001. National Geographic Society.


    Category(ies): Mammals, Wildlife – Keywords: wolves
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Wonder in Water
    Non-Fiction

    Swanson, D. 2005. Annick Press, Limited.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Natural Cycles – Keywords: aquatic
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Wonderful Worms
    Non-Fiction

    Glaser, L. 1994. Lerner Publishing Group.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Soil, Wildlife – Keywords: worms
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Wonders of the Pond
    Non-Fiction

    Sabin, F. 1982. Troll Communications L.L.C.


    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Plants, Pond/Lake, Wildlife – Keywords: aquatic
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Woodchuck at Blackberry Road
    Fiction

    Lamm, C.D., and A. Davis. 1993. Soundprints.


    Category(ies): Mammals, Urban Environment, Wildlife – Keywords: woodchucks
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Woodland Animals: Owls
    Non-Fiction

    Townsend, E.R. 2004. Capstone Press.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: owls
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Woodland Ecology: Environmental Forestry for the Small Landowner
    Non-Fiction
    Minkler, L.S. 1980.  Syracuse University Press.
    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Natural Resources & Land Use, Plants – Keywords: landowner resource
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Woodland Stewardship – a Practical Guide for Midwestern Landowners
    Non-Fiction
    Baughman, M.J., Alm, A.A., Eiber, T.C. and Blinn, C. 1993. Minnesota Extension Service.
    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Natural Resources & Land Use, Stewardship – Keywords: landowner resource
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Woodpeckers
    Non-Fiction

    McDonald, M.A. 1996. Child’s World, Incorporated.


    Category(ies): Birds, Wildlife – Keywords: woodpeckers
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • WoodsWalk: Peepers, Porcupines & Exploding Puffballs! What You’ll See, Hear & Smell When Exploring the Woods
    Non-Fiction

    Art, H.W. 2003. Storey Kids.


    Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Habitats & Ecosystems, Nature, Nature Exploration, Seasons – Keywords: forest
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • World Around Me: Oceans (Baby Einstein)
    Non-Fiction

    Aigner-Clark, J.


    Category(ies): Ocean/Marine, Wildlife – Keywords: ocean animals
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Worms
    Non-Fiction

    Heinrichs, A. 2004. Coughlan Publishing.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Soil, Wildlife – Keywords: worms
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Worms
    Non-Fiction

    Coleman, G. and T. Gibbons. 1997. Gareth Stevens Publishing.


    Category(ies): Insects & Inverts – Keywords: worms
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Worms Eat Our Garbage: Classroom Activities for a Better Environment
    Non-Fiction

    Appelhof, M. 2003. Flowerfield Enterprises.


    Category(ies): Earth Day, Nature Exploration – Keywords: composting
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • WOW! The Wonders of Wetlands
    Non-Fiction
    Slattery, B. 1991. Environmental Concern, Inc.
    Category(ies): Wetlands – Keywords:
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Zipping, Zapping, Zooming Bats
    Non-Fiction

    Earle, A. 1995. HarperTrophy.


    Category(ies): Mammals, Wildlife – Keywords: Bats
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade