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Nature Books for Kids
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items I was absolutely a child who always gravitated to nonfiction over fiction every single time. I just can't concentrate on something that isn't real when there are so many real things that I don't know! ANYWAY, here are some of my favorites from the la...
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Younger Readers
Nonfiction & Activity Books
Graphic Novels
Seasonal Books
Books for Grownups
Younger Readers
These are picture books on a range of different outdoor and nature topics, including some on climate change.
This is both a picture book and a board book, perfect for all ages!
Old Enough to Save the Planet: by Loll Kirby and Adelina Lirius
I love how author Rasha Hamid used actual photos in this book! They're all kids of the global majority, too.
How to Bird a book by Rasha Hamid
I think we all need to lean into happiness this winter a little more, right?
Happy Stories for Nature Lovers a book by Dawn Casey and Domenique Serfontein
I love that the whole book's background is black!
Luminous: Living Things That Light Up the Night a book by Julia Kuo
This book is MASSIVE and has a ton of different shaped flaps on each page. It's incredible!!
At the Sea a book by Emma Giuliani
Nonfiction & Activity Books
Sometimes I would use books for older kids in the classroom for younger ones. This made them feel very empowered to pay attention and see what the bigger kids were learning about!
This gives little tidbits of information with the projects!
Zero Waste Kids: Hands-On Projects and Activities to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle a book by Robin Greenfield
Lots of great info for kids and their grownup adventure helpers!
How to Be an Explorer: Outdoor Skills and Know-How for Young Adventurers a book by Tiger Cox
This is great for ages 8-12, and I love the graphic art style!
Beetles for Breakfast: And Other Weird and Wonderful Ways to Save the Planet a book by Madeleine Finlay and Jisu Choi
This oversized book has one butterfly wing per page. ONE WING PER PAGE! It's soooo gorgeous!
My Book of Butterflies a book by Geraldo Valério
I grew up a dirty farm kid, this was every afternoon!
A Little Bit of Dirt: 55+ Science and Art Activities to Reconnect Children with Nature a book by Asia Citro
I gifted this to some other teacher friends of mine and they love it just like I do!
Eco Craft Book: Don't Throw It Away, Recreate & Play a book by Laura Minter and Tia Williams
The perfect addition to your classroom or home bookshelf!
100 Ways to Make the World a Better Place: An Activity Book to Inspire Change a book by Karen Ng and Mona Karaivanova
I have so much recycling, and so many project ideas for it!
Recycle and Play: Awesome DIY Zero-Waste Projects to Make for Kids - 50 Fun Learning Activities for Ages 3-6 a book by Agnes Hsu
Graphic Novels
This series is great for ages 7 and up, don't be deterred by the smaller size!
These books can be read in any order, and they all have beautiful art!
The Frog Mother a book by Huson and Natasha Donovan
This is the first book that was released by these two creators, and it's since blossomed into an entire series.
The Sockeye Mother a book by Huson and Natasha Donovan
This was the first book in the series that I got a chance to read, and I immediately wanted more!
The Grizzly Mother a book by Huson and Natasha Donovan
The thing I love most about the illustrations is the inclusion of traditional First Nations art depictions embedded within the larger nature scene.
The Eagle Mother a book by Huson and Natasha Donovan
Do you like wolves? I think they're very mysterious.
The Wolf Mother a book by Huson and Natasha Donovan
This is the most recent book in the series!
The Bee Mother a book by Huson and Natasha Donovan
Seasonal Books
These books focus on a single season, or the narrative takes the reader throughout the year chronologically.
This goes through the year seasonally, and what happens in the garden along with it.
In the Garden a book by Emma Giuliani
The perfect picture book to introduce seasonal homesteading activities for the springtime!
Little Homesteader: A Spring Treasury of Recipes, Crafts, and Wisdom a book by Angela Ferraro-Fanning and Anneliesdraws
Now that all four seasons are out, excited readers don't have to wait for the next one to come out!
Little Homesteader: A Summer Treasury of Recipes, Crafts, and Wisdom a book by Angela Ferraro-Fanning and Anneliesdraws
Fall is my favorite season, personally. HBU?
Little Homesteader: A Fall Treasury of Recipes, Crafts, and Wisdom a book by Angela Ferraro-Fanning and Anneliesdraws
The perfect one in this series to start with if you're in the Northern Hemisphere like I am!
Little Homesteader: A Winter Treasury of Recipes, Crafts, and Wisdom a book by Angela Ferraro-Fanning and Anneliesdraws
Books for Grownups
It's ok to tell kids that you don't know something. In fact, I encourage it!
I keep this with our camping stuff now that I don't work at a nature school anymore!
276 Edible Wild Plants of the United States and Canada: Berries, Roots, Nuts, Greens, Flowers, and Seeds in All or the Majority of the Us and Canada a book by Caleb Warnock
I love the way that Leah Penniman writes
Farming While Black: Soul Fire Farm's Practical Guide to Liberation on the Land a book by Leah Penniman and Karen Washington
Once I asked the author of this book what her favorite trail mix ingredient was. She told me that she doesn't bring trail mix hiking, she brings fried chicken. I think about how foolish I've been by not branching out from trail mix for so long a lot.
Nature Swagger: Stories and Visions of Black Joy in the Outdoors a book by Rue Mapp
I am not much of a gardener but I'm trying really hard
Grow Now: How We Can Save Our Health, Communities, and Planet--One Garden at a Time a book by Emily Murphy