Book Category: River/Riparian

  • Mossy
    FictionJan 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

  • Hey Water!
    FictionAntoinette 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

  • Dotty
    FictionPaola 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

  • Rivers
    Non-FictionCarlisle, N. and Carlisle M. 1982. Children’s Press. Category(ies): Fish, Habitats & Ecosystems, River/Riparian – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Water Resource Data: Iowa – Water Year 1987
    Non-FictionMelcher, 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

  • The Streamkeeper’s Field Guide: Watershed Inventory and Stream Monitoring Methods
    Non-FictionMurdoch, T. and Cheo, M. 1996. Adopt a Stream Foundation. Category(ies): River/Riparian, Stewardship, Water Quailty – Keywords: stewardship
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Save our Streams Action Packet
    Non-FictionIzaak Walton League of America, Inc. Category(ies): River/Riparian, Stewardship, Water Quailty – Keywords: stewardship
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Fish Iowa!: An Introductory Guide to the Fish of Iowa.
    Non-FictionIowa 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

  • Streamside Forests: The Vital, Beneficial Resource
    Non-FictionKundt, 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

  • Vegetative Filter Strips
    Non-FictionAnon. 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

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

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

  • River Food Chains
    Non-FictionLynch, E. 2004. Heinemann Library. Category(ies): Natural Cycles, River/Riparian – Keywords: food chains
    Age Group:

  • Freshwater Feeders: Studying food Webs in Freshwater
    Non-FictionHook, 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:

  • Riparian Buffer systems in Crop and Rangelands
    Non-FictionSchults, 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

  • What is a Watershed?
    Non-FictionPex, D.R. 1994. America Clean Water Foundation. Category(ies): Natural Resources & Land Use, Pond/Lake, River/Riparian, Urban Environment, Water Quailty, Wetlands – Keywords: watershed
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Were You A Wild Duck Where Would You Go?
    Non-FictionMendoza, G. 1990. Stewart Tabori & Chang Category(ies): Birds, Pond/Lake, River/Riparian, Wetlands – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • River of Life
    Non-FictionMiller, D. 2000. Clarion Books. Category(ies): River/Riparian – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • Nature Hide and Seek: Rivers & Lakes
    Non-FictionWood, J.N. and Dean, K. 2009. Mathew Price, Ltd. Category(ies): Pond/Lake, River/Riparian – Keywords:
    Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • My River
    Non-Fiction

    Halpern, S. 1993. Scholastic.

    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, River/Riparian, Wildlife – Keywords: aquatic
    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

  • Sleepy River
    Fiction

    Bandes, H. 1993. Philomel Books.

    Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, River/Riparian – Keywords: aquatic
    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 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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