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1) Outside in
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Illustrations and easy-to-read text reveal ways nature affects our everyday lives, such as providing food and clothing, and showing when to go to bed and when to get up.
2) Building
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A beaver family works hard to rebuild when their dam is threatened by storms in this beautifully illustrated follow-up to Nesting that introduces young children to beginning life science concepts.
4) Willodeen
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The residents of eleven-year-old Willodeen's village, Perchance, adore the lovable hummingbears who migrate to their community and winter there in shiny bubble nests atop blue willow trees, drawing tourists to the area. However, they despise other local beasts known as screechers, who have sharp teeth and smelly bodies, offering rewards to those who rid the community of them. Willodeen, whose parents were killed in a natural disaster, was taught to...
5) The hike
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Three friends set out on a day hike to explore their local forest, intending to climb to the top of the hill, where they will plant a flag, read a poem, and release feathers into the wind.
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No Child Left Inside
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No Child Left Inside
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A grieving son follows a treasure map his late father left him through the woods they used to explore together.
9) Florette
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When Mae's family moves from the country to the city, she is sad to leave behind her beloved backyard garden but before long, she finds a way to start a new garden.
11) Nesting
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Two robins build a nest together and raise their chicks, navigating a year of changing seasons and serpentine predators.--
12) Step gently out
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Close-up photos and lightly-rhymed declarative verse capture a bug's-eye view of nature and encourage children to experience the world outside their doors with care and openness. Includes insect facts.
"Step gently out, be still and look closely at the world just outside your door-you are sure to be amazed by the tiny creatures you can find. You might see a cricket leap and land, a moth open her wings, a spider walking across the air, or maybe even...
13) A tree is nice
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Poetic text describes all the wonderful things about trees including their strong climbing branches, relaxing shade, and amazing growth from a seedling.
15) Once, a bird
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"In this wordless picture book, a bird emerges after winter to find the world has gone quiet. As she settles on a tree outside an apartment building, its residents notice her through their windows and find hope in her resilience and the continued rhythms of nature."--
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"In an alternate past--or possible future--a mighty tree stands on the banks of a winding river, bearing silent witness to the flow of time and change. A family farms the fertile valley. Soon, a village sprouts, and not long after, a town. Residents learn to harness the water, the wind, and the animals in order to survive and thrive. The growing population becomes ever more industrious and clever, bending nature itself to their will and their ambition:...
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"Mama Earth looks after nature's plants and animals throughout the year, singing lullabies to fat bears in the fall, dressing evergreens in icicles in winter, and waking up the crocuses in spring. And in the summer, Mama Earth sends warm sunbeams to her beloved children, so they can play outside and enjoy the amazing world around them"--Dust jacket.
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"[A]uthor and illustrator Evan Turk showcases the beauty and importance of the National Parks in this gorgeous picture book that takes readers on an amazing tour across the United States. In simple, soaring language and breathtaking art, acclaimed author-illustrator Evan Turk has created a stirring ode to nature and nation. From the rugged coast of Maine to the fiery volcanoes of Hawaii, You Are Home reminds us that every animal, plant, and person...
20) Moonlight
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In the quiet hours of the night, moonlight makes its journey through the sky, over land and water, and finally into a child's bedroom.