Book Category: Nature

• A Gift of Dust: How Saharan Plumes Feed the Planet
  Non-FictionMartha 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-FictionSara 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
  FictionCurtis 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?
  FictionMicha 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
  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:
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• 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-FictionWyler, 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