Nature – Kindernature

Book Category: Nature

The Keeper of Wild Words
FictionBrooke 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

Outside Your Window: A First Book of Nature
Non-FictionNicola 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

Outside In
FictionDeborah 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

Lots of Spots
Non-FictionLois 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

Kate and Pippin: An Unlikely Love Story
Non-FictionMartin 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

I Like Animals
FictionDahlov 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

Hike
FictionPete 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

Green
Non-FictionLaura 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

At the Edge of the Pond
Non-FictionDewey, J.O. 1987. Little, Brown, and Company. Category(ies): Fish, Habitats & Ecosystems, Insects & Inverts, Nature, Nature Exploration, Plants, Pond/Lake, Reptiles and Amphibians, Wildlife – Keywords: aquatic life
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

Pond Life
Non-FictionCrosby, A.L. 1964. Garrard Publishing. Category(ies): Fish, Habitats & Ecosystems, Insects & Inverts, Nature, Nature Exploration, Pond/Lake, Reptiles and Amphibians – Keywords: field guide
Age Group: Parents & educators, Pre K-2nd grade

Nature Cross-Sections
Non-FictionOrr, R. 1995. Dorling Kindersley. Category(ies): Art & Nature, Forest/Trees, Habitats & Ecosystems, Nature, Nature Exploration, Plants, Wildlife – Keywords:
Age Group:

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

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

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

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

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

Nature Spy
Non-Fiction
Rotner, S. 1992. Atheneum.
Category(ies): Nature, Nature Exploration, Senses – Keywords:
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thunder Cake
Fiction
Polacco, P. 1997. Penguin Group (USA).
Category(ies): Nature, Weather – Keywords: thunder
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

Weather
Non-Fiction
Simon, S. 2006. HarperCollins Publishers.
Category(ies): Nature, Weather – Keywords: weather
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

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

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

Cloud Dance
Non-Fiction
Locker, T. 2003. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Category(ies): Nature, Weather – Keywords: clouds
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 Forecasting
Non-Fiction
Gibbons, G. 1993. Simon & Schuster.
Category(ies): Nature, Weather – Keywords:
Age Group: 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

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

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

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: Wind
Non-Fiction
Frost, H. 2004. Coughlan Publishing.
Category(ies): Nature, Weather – Keywords: wind
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: Ice
Non-Fiction
Frost, H. 2004. Coughlan Publishing.
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 (Eye Wonder Series)
Non-Fiction
DK Publishing, Inc. 2004. DK Publishing, Inc.
Category(ies): Nature, Weather – Keywords: weather
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

The Cloud Book
Non-Fiction
DePaola, T. 1985. Holiday House, Inc.
Category(ies): Nature, Weather – Keywords: clouds
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Living Earth
Non-Fiction
Schmid, E. 2000. North-South.
Category(ies): Nature – Keywords: Earth
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

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

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

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

Puddles and Ponds
Non-FictionWyler, R. 1990. Silver Burdett Press. Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Nature, Pond/Lake – Keywords: ponds
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nature Ranger
Non-Fiction
Walker, R. 2006. DK Publishing, Inc.
Category(ies): Nature, Nature Exploration – Keywords:
Age Group: Parents & educators

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

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

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

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

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