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Kid’s books to read in August for National Parks Month!
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items As a children’s librarian, I love creating book list for kids! In this one, I’ve got some great reads picked for your kids that celebrate the beauty, history, and wonder of America’s public lands in honor of August being National Parks Month. You’ll ...
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Books for the Littlest Explorers (Ages 0–5)
Picture Book Adventures (Ages 4–8)
For the Big Kids (Ages 7-12)
Books for the Littlest Explorers (Ages 0–5)
Board books + simple picture books that introduce parks, nature, and wildlife in a fun, approachable way.
A gentle bedtime tour of some famous parks with simple, rhythmic text. Great for winding down after a day of play.
Good Night, National Parks: Taylor, Jen
Sweet nature ABCs with vibrant illustrations that encourage curiosity about the world.
Baby Loves Earth: An ABC of Our Planet Vol 2
An engaging collection of illustrations showing amazing features of 26 national parks across the United States!
Features of each park include popular animals, landmarks, and scenic views. Have fun reading with your child as you come across letters s...
B Is for Bison: National Parks Primer
Bright board book with cheerful park scenes. Perfect “first book” for tiny hands.
Hello, National Parks!: Zschock, Martha Day
Turn story time into an adventure with the All Aboard National Parks: A Wildlife Primer Children's Baby Book.
The All Aboard National Parks: A Wildlife Primer Children's Baby Book is the perfect board book for families who love exploring new places....
All Aboard National Parks: A Wildlife Primer Children's Baby Book
A beautiful wordless picture book that tells the story of a father and child hiking together through stunning mountain scenery.
Hike: Oswald, Pete
Climb on the train and explore nine more national parks in the All Aboard! series, and be sure to spot the wildlife living there.
Turn story time into an adventure while traveling through nine more national parks in All Aboard! More National Parks b...
All Aboard! More National Parks: A Wildlife Primer
Take your family on a camping adventure with the Happy Camper Shaped Board Book from Mudpuppy. Explore snow filled mountains, tide pools, lakes, deserts, forests and more for a fun and entertaining experience for little ones.
Happy Camper - Van Shaped Board Book for Kids
Introduce your little park ranger to the beauty of the U.S. National Parks.
Discover the exquisite National Parks of the United States from coast to coast! 16 stunning parks are featured including the Great Smoky Mountains, Big Bend, Glacier Bay an...
Little Park Ranger Board Book Set
This charming and educational board book takes young outdoor enthusiasts on an unforgettable journey of Arches National Park, featuring Arches Scenic Drive, Park Avenue Viewpoint, Delicate Arch, Balanced Rock, Double Arch, the Windows Section, Devil’...
Good Night Arches National Park Book
Discover fun facts about the natural world in the company of the Berenstain Bears and their friend, Professor Actual Factual, the foremost bear scientist of his time! Three big adventures begin with The Berenstain Bears' Almanac, presenting a year in...
Berenstain Bears' Big Book of Science & Nature
A national parks board book for babies and kids, featuring an exploration of colors and the diversity of wildlife and plants! Brown elk cruise the land in Yellowstone while black bears roam the Great Smoky Mountains. The green cactus thrives in Zion,...
Colors of the National Parks (Naturally Local, 4)
A beautifully illustrated lift-the-flap board book, Windows to the National Parks takes young children on a grand tour of the most engaging scenery in the United States, Mexico, and Canada! Kids will learn about geography and the natural wonders of N...
Windows to the National Parks: Lift-the-Flap Book
This board book takes the youngest visitors on a tour of Yosemite National Park’s BIG sights, including Yosemite Falls, Half Dome, El Capitan, and Tuolumne Meadows. Yosemite is a big place for little people, but with a whimsical bear and squirrel as ...
So Big! Yosemite
Learn to count from 1 to 10 with this captivating collection of illustrations featuring different kinds of amazing trees found across the United States. Have fun reading―and finding―with your child as you search for trees such as 1 Mangrove Tree, 5 G...
Trees: A Count and Find Primer
Picture Book Adventures (Ages 4–8)
Stories + non-fiction picture books that highlight park history, landscapes, and wildlife. Great for new and early readers!
Travel through twelve of the most-visited national parks in North America with the Ramble family!
From the geysers of Yellowstone to the desert of Death Valley, children will search for hours to find the twenty hidden elements in these very detaile...
Seek and Find National Parks
A super unique, informative book that’s all about the forester and everything she (or he) does. For nature lovers ages 4 and up!
Park Rangers and What They Do
Super cute illustrations with a relatable, humorous story about a first camping adventure. Perfect for kids new to outdoor adventures.
The Camping Trip
Alphabet picture book that mixes all things camping with nature vocab.
C Is for Camping (Alphabet Primers)
Funny and factual animal tracking guide that’s oddly fascinating to kids.
Who Pooped in the Park? Great Smoky Mountains
Beautiful nature writing and illustrations showing life above and below the water.
Over and Under the Pond (Environment & Ecology)
Engaging fiction-meets-fact about animal life in Yosemite.
Yosemite's Songster: One Coyote's Story
Poetic invitation to explore, imagine, and discover the natural world.
A Walk in the Forest: Kids Hiking Picture Book
Stargazing guide perfect for national park night skies.
Find the Constellations: Rey, H. A.
Stunning illustrations + rich text that bring this iconic park’s geology and history to life. Caldecott Award winning book for its amazing illustrations!
Grand Canyon: (Caldecott Honor Book): Chin, Jason
Join Bison Bob, Elk Ellie, Wolf Wendy, and Bear Bart for a laugh-out-loud day in Yellowstone National Park! The first book in the Park Playtime Tales series, this adventure follows muddy bison tumbles and wolfish howls, sparking giggles with animal a...
A Day in Yellowstone: Animal Antics & Pranks
Track, explore, discover, and create! This incredible choice in nature books for kids is full of activities you can bring on your adventures through your backyard, the park, the woods, and beyond. No matter the weather or where you live, Exploring Na...
Exploring Nature Activity Book: 50 Projects
For the Big Kids (Ages 7-12)
Chapter books + field guides that invite deeper learning, spark adventure, and encourage independent reading.
Inside America's National Parks Activity Book:
-The ultimate kids' activity book for wildlife enthusiasts and lovers of the great outdoors with fantastically fun word and picture games themed around the 63 US -National Parks
Includes wild and wonder...
Lonely Planet Kids America's Nat'l Parks Activity
Gorgeous oversized atlas-style book packed with park facts and illustrations.
National Parks of the USA (Americana, 1)
Official NPS fun book packed with puzzles, trivia, and park facts.
National Junior Ranger Booklets (U.S. National Park Service)
Historical fiction meets adventure, perfect for kids who love time travel tales and animals!
Rescue on the Oregon Trail (Ranger in Time #1)
Easy-to-read guidebook with maps, photos, and insider tips.
National Parks: A Kid's Guide to America's Parks
Part of an awesome mystery series set in U.S. parks, great for reluctant readers.
Mystery In Rocky Mountain National Park
Hands-on skills for outdoor adventures, from knot-tying to campfire cooking.
Camp Out!: The Ultimate Kids' Guide - Books
Fun story + factual sidebars make this a hit with curious readers.
Buddy Bison's Yellowstone Adventure (Nat Geo Kids)
Vibrant, fact-filled, and easy to browse!
National Geographic Kids National Parks Guide USA
Teaches how to track animals, read nature signs, and protect habitats.
Wildlife Ranger Action Guide: Track & Spot
Twelve-year-old Isaiah Rawlings wished for only one thing this summer, a camping trip outside of Kentucky. I’m so tired of camping in my backyard, he groaned. Isaiah pleads with his parents to reconsider their usual summer trip to dusty old museums a...
Grand Teton Stampede (Campground Kids)
The first of a great five-part series, each of which focuses on a different National Park. Tommy "Bubba Jones" and his sister Jenny "Hug-a-Bug" learn more about the Great Smoky Mountain National Park than they ever thought they would when Papa Lewis ...
The Adventures of Bubba Jones: Time Travel
Learn how the National Park service (NPS) has been guiding and enhancing visitors' experiences for more than 100 years! created in partnership with smithsonian, this steam reader builds literacy skills and features a challenging hands-on steam challe...
Designing National Parks (Smithsonian Text)
Let this graphic novel be your time machine―experience history like never before! Our past is only the beginning with History Comics. In this volume, The National Parks: Preserving America's Wild Places, turn back the clock to 1872, when Congress est...
History Comics: The National Parks
Embark on an adventure through the stunning landscapes of America's national parks with The Young Trailblazer series! Designed for curious explorers ages 6-12, this interactive collection brings the wonders of nature right to your fingertips. Each bo...
The Young Trailblazer: Sequoia Nat'l Park Guide