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A Baby Elephant in the Wild

Written by Caitlin O'Connell and Illustrated by Timothy Rodwell

Liza is a baby elephant born in the Namibian desert. Travel with Liza and her family as they search...

K - 3rd

Book of Animal Poetry (National Geographic)

Written by J. Patrick Lewis

Two-hundred well-known and contemporary poems along with stunning pictures give the reader different...

Pre-K - 3rd

Dreaming Up

Written and Illustrated by Christy Hale

This book of concrete poetry introduces readers to famous buildings around the world designed by a...

K - 3rd

First Peas to the Table: How Thomas Jefferson Inspired a School Garden

Written by Susan Grigsby and Illustrated by Nicole Tadgell

This story connects Thomas Jefferson’s garden pea contest to a gardening contest in a classroom 200...

1st - 4th

Flying Solo: How Ruth Elder Soared Into America’s Heart

Written by Julie Cummins and Illustrated by Malene Laugesen

A beauty queen gets the itch to fly across the Atlantic. When her plane lands in the ocean, her...

1st - 4th

Iggy Peck, Architect

Written by Andrea Beatty and Illustrated by David Roberts

Iggy Peck loves to build things and solve problems, sometimes out of the strangest materials. His...

K - 4th

My First Day

Written by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page and Illustrated by Steve Jenkins

How do newborn animals spend their first day on the planet? Do they all have parental interaction...

Pre-K - 3rd

No Monkeys, No Chocolate

Written by Melissa Stewart and Allen Young and Illustrated by Nicole Wong

This book traces how chocolate gets from the tropical rainforest and into our stomachs. You may be...

K - 3rd

Rachel Carson and Her Book That Changed the World

Written by Laurie Lawlor and Illustrated by Laura Beingessner

At an early age, Rachel Carson developed a love of nature. Through tough economic times she took...

2nd - 5th

Rosie Revere, Engineer

Written by Andrea Beatty and Illustrated by David Roberts

Rosie Revere is quiet by day but at night she is dreaming about creative inventions. When she gets a...

K - 2nd

S Is for Scientists: A Discovery Alphabet

Written by Larry Verstraete and Illustrated by David Geister

From Galileo and his theory on measurement to Rachel Carson and her environmental book Silent Spring...

1st - 4th

Snow School

Written by Sandra Markle and Illustrated by Alan Marks

A rare look the endangered life of snow leopards in Pakistan. A mother leopard helps her newborn...

Pre-K - 3rd

The Barefoot Book of Earth Tales

Written by Dawn Casey and Illustrated by Anne Wilson

In this anthology of folktales, readers will learn about how different cultures live in harmony with...

K - 6th

The Beetle Book

Written and Illustrated by Steve Jenkins

Did you know that one out of every four living things on earth is a type of beetle? You can become a...

Pre-K - 3rd

The Eye of the Whale: A Rescue Story

Written and Illustrated by Jennifer O'Connell

This true story tells of four divers who saved a humpback whale off the coast of San Francisco...

2nd - 6th

The Honeybee Man

Written by Lela Nargi and Illustrated by Krysten Brooker

In the morning Fred greets his dog and his cat, then travels to the top of his brownstone in...

Pre-K - 3rd

The Secret Pool

Written by Kimberly Ridley and Illustrated by Rebekah Raye

What secrets lie within the small pools of water that appear during the spring and evaporate at...

2nd - 7th

Track that Scat!

Written by Lisa Morlock and Illustrated by Carrie Ann Bradshaw

As Finn and her dog Skeeter venture through the woods, they discover which animals are close by from...

1st - 4th

Volcano Rising

Written by Elizabeth Rusch and Illustrated by Susan Swan

Volcano Rising, a differentiated text with a read-aloud portion, tells the story of how volcanoes...

1st - 4th

What in the Wild?: Mysteries of Nature Concealed . . . and Revealed

Written by David Schwartz and Yael Schy and Illustrated by Dwight Kuhn

A mystery animal lurks behind each page. Readers will use the accompanying riddles to gather clues...

1st - 4th

What Will I Be?

Written by Nicola Davies and Illustrated by Marc Boutavant

Vibrant illustrations show the beginning stages of different animal life cycles. Readers will use...

Pre-K - 2nd

A Nest is Noisy

Written by Dianna Hutts Aston and Illustrated by Sylvia Long

What causes all the noise in nests? It’s not always birds. This book offers a look into the first...

K - 3rd

A Tower of Giraffes: Animals in Groups

Written and Illustrated by Anna Wright

This book offers a fun introduction to collective nouns through groups of animals. While reading...

Pre-K - 2nd

Best Foot Forward: Exploring Feet, Flippers, and Claws

Written and Illustrated by Ingo Arndt

Readers can play a fun guessing game of which foot belongs to which animal. At the same time, they...

K - 3rd