Book Category: Nature

• A Gift of Dust: How Saharan Plumes Feed the Planet
  Non-Fiction

  Martha Brockenbrough, author; and Juana Martinez-Neal, illustrator
  Gorgeous introduction to how fossil animals in a dry lake bed in Chad become dust that changes how rain falls on the Amazon and reduces the power of hurricanes in the Caribbean and more. An interdependence of nature primer!
  Ages: 4-8
  ISBN 13: 978-0593428429

  Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Nature
  Keywords: interdependence
  Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
  
  
• Watching and Waiting: What Hatches from Nature’s Nurseries
  Non-Fiction

  Sara Levine (A veterinarian and an Assistant Professor of Biology)
  This is a compelling look at eggs, egg cases, and galls in nature, gently encouraging kids to be curious and patient to discover the mystery of what grows inside.
  Ages: 4-9
  ISBN 13: Watching and Waiting: What Hatches from Nature’s Nurseries

  Category(ies): Natural Cycles, Nature
  Keywords: egg cases, eggs
  Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
  
  
• Climbing the Volcano: A Journey in Haiku
  Fiction

  Curtis Manley, author; and Jennifer K. Mann, illustrator
  Told entirely in haiku, a boy and his family climb Oregon’s South Sister volcano and experience nature along the way.
  Ages 4-8
  ISBN 10: 0823451666
  ISBN 13: 978-0823451661
  Poetry

  Category(ies): Nature, Wildlife
  Keywords: mountains, poetry
  Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
  
  
• What’s New, Daniel?
  Fiction

  Micha Archer
  When Daniels’s grandpa asks him “What’s new?,” Daniel’s determined to really find out! And there are so many new things to report on, since their local park is brimming with spring life.
  Ages: 3-6
  ISBN 10: 0593461304
  ISBN 13: 978-0593461303

  Category(ies): Nature, Seasons, Urban Environment
  Keywords: curiosity
  Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
  
  
• 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
  
  
• 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
  
  
• 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
  
  
• 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
  
  
• 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
  
  
• 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
  
  
• 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
  
  
• 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
  
  
• 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
  
  
• 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
  
  
• 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:
  
  
• 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
  
  
• 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
  
  
• 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
  
  
• 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
  
  
• 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
  
  
• 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
  
  
• 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
  
  
• 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
  
  
• 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
  
  
• 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
  
  
• 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
  
  
• 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
  
  
• 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
  
  
• 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
  
  
• 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
  
  
• 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
  
  
• 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
  
  
• 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
  
  
• 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
  
  
• 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
  
  
• Nature Ranger
  Non-Fiction

  Walker, R. 2006. DK Publishing, Inc.

  Category(ies): Nature, Nature Exploration
  Keywords:
  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
  
  
• 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
  
  
• 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
  
  
• 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
  
  
• 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