Book Category: Urban Environment

  • Akeem Keeps Bees: A Close-Up at the Honey Makers and Pollinators at Sankofa Farms
    Non-Fiction

    Kamal 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?
    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

  • Bear-ly There
    Fiction

    Rebekah 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-Fiction

    Patterson, 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-Fiction

    Iowa 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-Fiction

    Pex, 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-Fiction

    Bourgeois, 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