Book Category: Urban Environment

  • Akeem Keeps Bees: A Close-Up at the Honey Makers and Pollinators at Sankofa Farms
    Non-FictionKamal E Bell with Akeem Bell Told from Akeem’s perspective, Akeem Keeps Bees! begins with the arrival and installation of a package of bees and follows Akeem and his Dad throughout the year as they inspect the hive, find the queen, deal with a swarm, harvest honey, and prepare for winter. Learn about organic and sustainable agriculture with an 8 year old narrator to show you the way! Ages: 6-10 ISBN 13: 978-1635866094 Category(ies): Stewardship, Urban Environment – Keywords: honey bee, sustainable agriculture
    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

  • Bear-ly There
    FictionRebekah 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

  • There’s a Bat in the Attic and a Woodchuck in the Garden
    Non-FictionPatterson, R.A. 1985. Indian Creek Nature Center. Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Mammals, Urban Environment, Wildlife – Keywords: Bats, gardens, woodchucks
    Age Group: Parents & educators

  • Attracting Backyard Wildlife
    Non-FictionIowa 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Empty Lot
    Fiction

    Fife, D. 1996. Sagebrush Education Resources.

    Category(ies): Urban Environment, Wildlife – Keywords: 0, Earth Day
    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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Garbage Collectors
    Non-FictionBourgeois, P. 2004. Garbage Collectors. San Val. Category(ies): Urban Environment – Keywords: garbage
    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

  • Secret Place
    Fiction

    Bunting, E. 1996. Clarion Books.

    Category(ies): Seasons, Urban Environment – Keywords:
    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

  • In My Backyard
    Fiction

    Ruurs, M. 2007. Tundra.

    Category(ies): Nature Exploration, Urban Environment, Wildlife – Keywords: wildlife watching
    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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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