by Jennifer Fontaine – Children are the future stewards of the earth. Starting in childhood, it'south important that they learn to appreciate and have care of nature, and so why non nurture that with vibrant and informative nature books?
This listing of children'southward books gently discusses critical subjects similar what we can practice to assist preserve our natural resource, how to investigate and explore the inner-workings of ecosystems, and nature books inspire curiosity to delve deeper into topics like conservation, while underscoring lessons of love, compassion, and inclusion.
These children's books are some of our most favorite nature books for kids, carefully curated by our editorial team to inspire your child'south inner naturalist. It also serves as a catalyst for finding purpose and passion in exploring and connecting to nature. Happy Reading!
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1. This Is Sadie
by Sara O'Leary 32 pages. Ages 3-7
Sadie is a little girl with a large imagination. She has been a girl who lived nether the sea and a boy raised by wolves. She has had adventures in wonderland and visited the world of fairytales. She whispers to the dresses in her closet and talks to birds in the treetops. She has wings that take her anywhere she wants to go, but that always bring her habitation again. She likes to make things — boats out of boxes and castles out of cushions. But more than anything Sadie likes stories, because you can brand them from nothing at all. For Sadie, the world is then full of wonderful possibilities … This is Sadie, and this is her story.
2. The Tea Party in the Forest
by Akiko Miyakoshi 32 pages. Ages 3-7
When a young girl named Kikko realizes her father has forgotten the pie he was supposed to bring to Grandma's house, she offers to endeavor and catch him equally he makes his way through the woods. She hurriedly follows her father's footprints in the snow and happens upon a large business firm she has never seen earlier. Curious, Kikko peers through the window, when she is startled past a small lamb wearing a glaze and conveying a bag. Even more surprising, the lamb speaks, request her in a kind voice, "Are you hither for the tea political party"? Suddenly, Kikko realizes her trip through the woods has turned into something magical.
Honor-winning author and illustrator Akiko Miyakoshi has beautifully crafted an original fairy tale picture book that will delight and enchant. The unique visual presentation features more often than not black-and-white art with the occasional use of red or xanthous to assistance guide readers through the pages. Kikko's blend of backbone and reticence along with her inquisitive nature makes her a character children will chronicle to, and the many unexpected twists and turns of her adventure proceed the intrigue growing.
The ambiguous ending — in which information technology is not clear whether Kikko imagined the tea party or if the animals simply disappeared back into the woods — provides a terrific opportunity for children to weigh in on what they recall happened. This book also could launch classroom conversations about children'southward own experiences of existence trusted with big responsibilities.
3. A Walk in the Forest
by Maria Dek 48 pages. Ages 3-6
A Walk in the Forest is a stunning invitation to observe the woods as a place for both imaginative play and contemplation: collect pinecones, feathers, or stones; follow the tracks of a deer; or listen to the chirping of birds and the whisper of trees. Build a shelter and play hide-and-seek. Pretend the woods are a jungle, or shout out loud to stir up the birds! The forest comes alive in all its mysterious glory in Maria Dek'south charming watercolor images and poetic text.
4. Considering of an Acorn
past Lola M. Schaefer 36 pages. Ages v-half-dozen
Because of an acorn, a tree grows, a bird nests, a seed becomes a flower. Enchanting dice-cuts illustrate the vital connections between the layers of an ecosystem in this magical book. Wander down the forest path to acquire how every tree, flower, found, and beast connect to one another in spiraling circles of life. An acorn is just the beginning.
5. Pelting School
past James Rumford 32 pages. Ages iv-7
James Rumford, who lived in Chad as a Peace Corps volunteer, fills these pages with vibrant ink-and-pastel colors of Africa and the spare words of a poet to show how important learning is in a country where only a few children are able to go to school.
6. Flowers Are Calling
by Rita Gray 32 pages. Ages 4-7
Flowers are calling to all the animals of the wood, "Drink me!"—but information technology'due south the pollinators who feast on their nectar. In rhyming poetic course and with luminous artwork, this book shows us the marvel of natural cooperation betwixt plants, animals, and insects as they each play their office in the woods's wheel of life.
vii. Take Yous Heard the Nesting Bird?
by Rita Gray 32 pages. Ages 4-7
Woodpecker calls from a tree, "cuk-cuk-cuk." Starling sings, "whistle-ee-wee." But have yous heard the nesting bird? In this volume, we hear all the different bird calls in counterpoint to the pervasive quiet of a mama bird waiting for her eggs to hatch.
Fun and informative back matter takes the shape of an interview so that readers learn more right from the bird's bill.
Ken Pak'southward lively illustrations, paired with Rita Grayness'southward words, render a visual and sonorous picture book to be enjoyed by young naturalists. Now in paperback.
eight. The Road Dwelling
past Katie Cotton 32 pages. Ages 5-7
Vehement and tender, this beautifully illustrated picture book depicts the journeys of woodland animals as they seek the safety of home in a wild, unpredictable world. Birds risk the elements to fly south for the winter. Rabbits flee wolves to detect warm, safe havens in the burrows. Wolves race the threat of hunger before seeking their dens.
All are parents teaching their immature the ways of survival in a dangerous world. In the end, each pair of animals finds the comfort of abode in each other, reinforcing the depth of the bond betwixt parent and kid. With soft and stunning art, this book is a giftable meditation on the fierce beauty of life and the love we find as we seek the way domicile.
9. One time Upon a Northern Night
past Jean E. Pendziwol 32 pages. Ages 4-vii
In this exquisite lullaby, the beauty and wonder of a northern wintertime nighttime unfold, with images of a soft snowfall, the wild animals that appear in the garden, the twinkling stars, the gentle rhythm of the northern lights and the etchings of frost on the window pane.
As the immature child sleeps, wrapped in a downy blanket, a snowflake falls, so some other and another. The poem describes the wood of snow-covered pines, where a deer and fawn crumb a frozen apple, and a great gray owl swoops down with its feathers trailing through the snow. Two snowshoe hares scamper and play under the watchful eyes of a niggling flim-flam, and a tiny mouse scurries in search of a midnight feast. When the snow clouds disappear, stars light upwards the sky, followed by the mystical shimmering of northern lights – all framed by the frost on the window.
Jean E. Pendziwol's lyrical verse form reflects a deep appreciation of the magic of a northern wintertime night where, even as a child slumbers, the world outside does non residuum merely continues its ain natural rhythms.
Isabelle Arsenault's spare, beautifully rendered illustrations, with their subtle but hitting utilise of color, make us feel that we too are experiencing the enchantment of that northern night. They simultaneously evoke winter's nighttime life and the cozy warmth and security of a dear child's sleep.
x. Y'all Vest Here
by M.H. Clark 32 pages. Ages 5-6
The stars vest in the deep night heaven, and the moon belongs in that location too, and the winds belong in each place they accident by, and I belong here with you lot. So begins this classic bedtime volume, richly illustrated by award-winning artist Isabelle Arsenault.
The pages journeying around the earth, observing plants and animals, everywhere, and reminding children that they are right where they belong. A beautiful title for new babies, adoptive families, and children of all ages.
11. The Bug Club
by Elise Gravel 56 pages. Ages half dozen and upwards
In The Issues Club, Elise Gravel shares all of her favorite and most interesting facts virtually these marvelous creatures, some of which are so unique and strange, you could near imagine them living in outer space!
Most people know that spiders accept eight eyes, but what well-nigh the caterpillar? These little critters have them beat with a whopping twelve! Did you know mosquitoes are attracted to smelly feet? That the honey bee has hair on her eyeballs? That butterfly feet double equally noses? And grasshoppers have ears on their bellies? These are merely some of the many things well-nigh bugs that make them incessantly enchanting. Elise'southward inquisitiveness and charm pop off the page every bit she takes u.s.a. on a walk through her mind?and the awe-inspiring natural wonders that exist right outside our doorsteps.
12. The Picayune Gardener
by Emily Hughes xl pages. Ages 3-7
Celebrate the tender story The Little Gardener with a beautiful new cover in the updated 2018 edition!
There was one time a little gardener and his garden meant everything to him. He worked hard, very hard, simply he was just as well trivial (or at least he felt he was).
In this gentle, cute tale, Emily Hughes, the historic author of Wild, departs from the larger than life Wild-girl of her debut to pursue a littler than life Gardener, in a story that teaches us just how of import it is to persist and try, no matter what the odds.
With delicately woven tapestries of illustrated magic, Hughes once more transports united states of america to a world not different our own, while all the same brimming with fantasy and wonder.
xiii. Beyond the Swimming
by Joseph Kuefler xl pages. Ages four-viii
A stunning motion-picture show book about the power of imagination, perfect for fans of Extra Yarn and Journey, from debut writer-illustrator Joseph Kuefler.
Only behind an ordinary house filled with also little fun, Ernest D. decides that today will be the twenty-four hour period he explores the depths of his pond.
Beyond the pond, he discovers a not-then-ordinary globe that will change him forever.
14. A River
by Marc Martin 44 pages. Ages 5-8
There'due south a river exterior my window. Where will it have me? So begins the imaginary journey of a child inspired past the view exterior her chamber window: a vast river winding through a towering metropolis. A small boat with a single white sail floats downward the river and takes her from factories to farmlands, freeways to forests, out to the stormy and teeming depths of the body of water, and finally dorsum to the comforts—and inspirations—of home.
This lush, immersive volume past award-winning moving picture book creator Marc Martin will please readers of all ages past taking them on a transcendent and aspirational journeying through an imaginative landscape.
15. The Man Made of Stars
by Thou.H. Clark 32 pages. Ages four-viii
The man made of stars is difficult at work every dark, bringing more than and more low-cal to the world, bit past bit. Simply what is his secret, and where does he go every evening when he walks out by town with his lantern twinkling?
This is the story of one curious child who, determined to come up with an reply to this mystery, discovers something incredible most himself. It is a reminder that small acts have keen consequences, and that in that location is always room for more light in the earth.
sixteen. Dream Animals
past Emily Winfield Martin 34 pages. Ages Preschool and up
Ideal for bedtime reading, this board book volition be a hit with sleepy tots! Emily Winfield Martin convinces trivial ones to close their eyes and discover what their dream animal might be—a flim-flam? a bear? a narwhal?—and what dream it might take them to.
With perfect nighttime rhymes and gorgeous illustrations, this book is irresistible.
17. Where the Wild Things Are
past Maurice Sendak 48 pages. Ages 4-8
Where the Wild Things Are is fifty years old! Maurice Sendak'south Caldecott Medal-winning picture book has get i of the most highly acclaimed and best-loved children's books of all time. A must for every child'due south bookshelf.
Innovate a new generation to Max's imaginative journey with this special anniversary edition. Let the wild rumpus proceed as this archetype comes to life like never earlier with new reproductions of Maurice Sendak's artwork.
Astonishing state-of-the-fine art technology faithfully captures the colour and detail of the original illustrations. Sendak himself enthusiastically endorsed this impressive new estimation of his fine art before his death in 2012. This iconic story has inspired a film, an opera, and the imagination of generations.
18. The Circus Ship
by Chris Van Dusen 40 pages. Ages four-viii
When a circus ship runs ashore off the coast of Maine, the poor animals are left on their own to swim the dank waters. Staggering onto a nearby island, they soon win over the wary townspeople with their kind, courageous means. Then well do the critters blend in that when the greedy circus possessor returns to merits them, villagers of all species conspire to outsmart the bloated grandstanding.
With buoyant rhymes and brilliantly caricatured illustrations evoking the early nineteenth century, Chris Van Dusen presents a hugely entertaining tale about the bonds of community — and a rare hidden-pictures spread for hawkeye-eyed readers of all ages.
19. Blueberries for Sal
past Robert McCloskey 64 pages. Ages iii-7
Kuplink, kuplank, kuplunk! Sal and her mother a picking blueberries to can for the winter. But when Sal wanders to the other side of Blueberry Colina, she discovers a mama bear preparing for her ain long wintertime. Meanwhile Sal's female parent is existence followed past a minor conduct with a large ambition for berries! Volition each female parent go home with the right fiddling one?
With its expressive line drawings and mannerly story, Blueberries for Sal has won readers' hearts since its commencement publication in 1948.
"The adventures of a little girl and a infant bear while hunting for blueberries with their mothers i bright summertime day. All the color and flavor of the sea and pine-covered Maine countryside."—School Library Journal, starred review.
20. Sam and Dave Dig a Hole
by Mac Barnett xl pages. Ages four-8
Sam and Dave are on a mission. A mission to observe something spectacular. And so they dig a hole. And they keep earthworks. And they find . . . cipher. Yet the twenty-four hour period turns out to be pretty spectacular subsequently all.
Attentive readers will be rewarded with a rare treasure in this witty story of looking for the extraordinary — and finding it in a manner you'd never look.
21. Finding Wild
by Megan Wagner Lloyd 32 pages. Ages iii-7
A lovely, lyrical picture book with gorgeous illustrations that explores the ways the wild makes itself known to the states and how much closer it is than we think. There are and then many places that wild can exist, if merely you lot know where to look! Can you observe information technology?
Two kids set off on an adventure away from their urban home and discover all the dazzler of the natural globe. From the bawl on the trees to the sudden storm that moves across the sky to fire and flowers, and snowflakes and fresh fruit. As the children brand their manner through the forest and back to the paved and noisy streets, they notice that wild exists not but off in some distant place, but right in their ain lawn.
22. The Wonder Garden
by Jenny Broom 48 pages. Ages 7-10
Open the gates of the Wonder Garden to explore v of Earth'southward most extraordinary habitats, each filled with incredible creatures and epic scenery. Trek through the Amazon Rainforest, travel to the Chihuahuan Desert, dive in the Great Barrier Reef, delve deep into the Black Woods and stand on the roof of the world – the Himalayan Mountains – to see nature at its wildest.
Breathtaking, engraved illustrations bring to life Earth's spectacular Wonder Garden.
23. Gaia Girls Enter the Globe
by Lee Welles 336 pages. Ages 9-12
Elizabeth Angier was happy to be at the stop of the school yr. She idea her summer on the family farm would be full of work and play with her best friend, Rachel, and her other all-time friend, her dog, Maizey. However, Elizabeth didn't conceptualize the Harmony Farms Corporation moving to her town.
Her earth starts to crumble every bit her best friend moves away and her parents whisper of farmers selling their land and the effects this factory subcontract performance could have on them. When she thinks things can't go much worse, she meets the most unusual creature, Gaia, the living entity of the Earth.
Strange things brainstorm to happen to her, around her, and through her! Elizabeth discovers that with these new powers comes responsibility. A dire mistake makes Elizabeth wonder if meeting Gaia has been a blessing or a curse. Will Elizabeth have the strength to fight a large corporation? Or will her upstate New York dwelling house be spoiled past profit driven pork production that fouls the air, state, and water?
24. The Moon Book
past Gail Gibbons 32 pages. Ages 4-eight
Shining low-cal on all kinds of fascinating facts about our moon, this elementary, introductory book includes information on how the moon affects the oceans' tides, why the same side of the moon e'er faces earth, why we have eclipses, and more than.
Using her signature combination of colorful, clear illustrations and accessible text, Gail Gibbons reinforces important vocabulary with uncomplicated explanations, perfect for budding astronomers. Legends about the moon, trivia, and facts nigh the moon landing are also included.
25. The Lorax
by Dr. Seuss 72 pages. Ages 6-9
"Unless someone similar you…cares a whole awful lot…nothing is going to get better…It's not."
Long before saving the globe became a global concern, Dr. Seuss, speaking through his graphic symbol the Lorax, warned against mindless progress and the danger it posed to the earth's natural dazzler.
"The large, colorful pictures and the fun images, discussion plays and rhymes make this an amusing exposition of the environmental crisis."—School Library Journal.
26. The Tiny Seed
past Eric Carle 36 pages. Ages iii and up
Eric Carle'due south archetype story of the life cycle of a flower is told through the adventures of a tiny seed.
This mini nature book includes a piece of detachable seed-embedded paper housed on the inside front embrace.
Readers tin can plant the entire piece of paper and watch equally their very ain tiny seeds grow into cute wildflowers.
27. Fun With Nature
by Mel Deadening 288 pages. Ages 7-10
Fun with Nature helps kids observe the incredible earth in their backyards. It is a compilation of seven bestselling titles: Caterpillars, Bugs and Butterflies; Frogs, Toads and Turtles; Snakes, Salamanders and Lizards; Rabbits, Squirrels and Chipmunks; Tracks, Scats and Signs; and Trees, Leaves and Bawl.
This entertaining nature book is filled with fascinating facts and awesome activities.
28. The H2o Princess
by Susan Verde forty pages. Ages v-8
Inspired by the babyhood of African–born model Georgie Badiel, acclaimed writer Susan Verde and award-winning writer/illustrator Peter H. Reynolds have come together to tell this moving story.
As a child in Burkina Faso, Georgie and the other girls in her village had to walk for miles each twenty-four hours to collect h2o.
This vibrant, engaging child's nature book sheds low-cal on this struggle that continues all over the world today, instilling hope for a future when all children will have access to make clean drinking h2o.
29. All Aboard! National Parks: A Wild fauna Primer
by Haily Meyers 22 pages. Ages v-6
This new board book series written by the husband and married woman team of Haily and Kevin Meyers and illustrated by Haily, celebrates the unique qualities of each city while employing a fun primer element to tell the story.
This child's nature volume will have you and baby seeing the world by train and will plow story time into a globetrotting upshot. Perfect as a souvenir or equally part of a geography drove for brilliant babies, the All Aboard! serial volition be pulling into your station next!
xxx. The Hugging Tree
past Jill Neimark 32 pages. Ages v-viii
A little tree ends up on a cliff and must grow there. She finds comfort in the sea and the moon, support from loons, and connexion and warmth from the people sitting in her shade.
The Hugging Tree is a poetic and peaceful story that aims to teach children nigh hope and resilience.
Rather than a lonely tree on a alone cliff, the tree represents community and a place to get in bear upon with inner hopes and dreams. Includes a "Notation to Parents" by Elizabeth McCallum, PhD.
31. Good Night Mountains
past Adam Take a chance 26 pages. Ages ii-iii
Good Night Mountains features waterfalls, glaciers, alpine lakes, the Rocky Mountains, the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Ozark Mountains, the Sierra Nevadas, the Appalachian Mountains, volcanic Mount Saint Helen, skiing, hiking, camping, fishing, and stone climbing.
This mountainous board nature book allows young children to explore all dazzler and fun activities associated with mountain life. Piddling ones will gain new appreciation for mother nature in all her glory.
32. Grandma Gatewood Hikes the Appalachian Trail
by Jennifer Thermes 48 pages. Ages 5-7
Emma Gatewood'south life was far from easy. In rural Ohio, she managed a household of 11 kids aslope a less-than-supportive husband. One day, at age 67, she decided to go for a nice long walk . . . and ended up completing the Appalachian Trail. With merely the clothes on her back and a pair of sparse canvass sneakers on her feet, Grandma Gatewood hiked up ridges and down ravines.
She braved angry storms and witnessed scenic sunrises. When things got particularly tough, she relied on the kindness of strangers or sheer luck to get her through the night. When the newspapers got wind of her amazing adventure, the whole land cheered her on to the terminate of her expedition, which came just a few months later on she fix out.
A story of true grit and girl power at any age, Grandma Gatewood proves that no superlative is insurmountable.
33. My Get-go Book Well-nigh Backyard Nature
by Patricia J. Wynne 48 pages. Ages 8-11
Millions of creatures live in the lawn: beetles and bugs; collywobbles and birds; turtles and toads; ants, earthworms, and tiny animals hidden in the grass or deep in the soil. These creatures lead busy lives, climbing trees, itch over rocks, searching for food, and building nests.
With this book'southward 46 pages of illustrations — each accompanied by fact-filled captions — kids can combine the fun of coloring with the fascination of discovering how all kinds of living creatures are linked together. Realistic pictures to color depict the backyard through all four seasons and during the day and dark.
The captions place different types of copse, flowers, and bushes; butterflies, moths, and birds; reptiles and amphibians; and many other plants and animals. Suitable for ages viii-xi, this informative nature coloring book recaptures the excitement of the natural world that'due south right outside the dorsum door.
34. Over in a River: Flowing Out to the Bounding main
by Marianne Berkes 32 pages. Ages 5-6
The nifty rivers of North America are teeming with life and on the pages of Over in a River—from bluish herons in the Hudson to salmon in the Columbia, and from dragonflies in the Rio Grande to mallards in the St. Lawrence.
Children will slither like water snakes and slide like otters while singing to the tune of "Over in a Meadow." And they'll count baby animals in watersheds all over North America!
This child's nature book is a delightful way to learn near riparian habitats and geography at the same time!
35. The Snail and the Whale
by Julia Donaldson 32 pages. Ages 3-7
When a tiny snail meets a humpback whale, the two travel together to far-off lands. It'southward a dream come true for the snail, who has never left abode before.
But when the whale swims likewise close to shore, will the snail be able to save her new friend?
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Jennifer Fontaine is the founder of Outdoor Families Magazine, publisher of MommyHiker.com, a blog to encourage outdoor activities with children, and an activist filmmaker inspiring dynamic change in the earth. She lives in Southern California with her family unit.
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