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1) The hike
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books LLC
Language
English
Formats
Description
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.
"The Hike is a plucky and sweet adventure story about three intrepid young female explorers set out to conquer the outdoors in their local forest. Here is the best and worst of any hike: from picnics to puffing and panting, deer-sighting to detours. This spirited...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Red doesn't remember who she is or where she came from. In fact, her only memory is a terrifying, repeating dream of a threatening shadow and a foggy field. But after many years, she wonders if that's just something she made up. Red does know that she now belongs with Yakaka, the witch who rescued Red when she was a little girl. Full of power and magic, Yakaka travels the world, healing the planet when it calls for her help. Yakaka carries Red between...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"We all love rain--until we are ready for some sun! This joyful ode to rain for kids 2 to 6 explores a child's many emotions when it comes to wet weather. In this charming picture book, a young child's conversation with the rain poetically captures the ever-shifting feelings we have when it comes to drizzles and downpours. She thanks the rain for helping the strawberries and carrot seeds to grow, and delights in splashing in the puddles with her little...
5) Outside in
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
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.
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Featuring twenty different nature themes drawn in bold black-and-white art, including a beehive, a bird's nest, different groups of plants, a night scene, and ocean waves, all within heart-shaped outlines, this wordless accordion-shaped board book is created specifically for tummy time for babies.
10) Wild is the wind
Author
Publisher
Templar Books, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Cassi watches a little swift dive and swoop in the still air...Then a small breeze stirs the leaves in the trees, and as the wind grows bolder, a whiff of danger sends small creatures running for cover. Across the ocean, the wind awakes with a fury, whipping the waves and cresting each one with wild white horses. And further on, around the still eye of a hurricane, clouds are carved into a great spiral"--
Author
Publisher
Sterling Children's Books
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Grandma gives you a lemon tree, definitely don't make a face! Care for the tree, and you might be surprised at how new things, and new ideas, bloom. When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. In this imaginative take on that popular saying, a child is surprised (and disappointed) to receive a lemon tree from Grandma for her birthday. After all, she DID ask for a new gadget! But when she follows the narrator's careful--and funny--instructions,...
14) In you I see
Author
Publisher
DK
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Are you as joyful and bright as a daffodil? Or as bold and brave as a tiger? In You I See highlights and celebrates the colorful layers and attributes we all can have. With enthralling, rhyming text by singer-songwriter Rachel "Maiday" Moulden and gorgeous illustrations by Jodie Howard, this enchanting children's storybook brings the magic of rhyme and nature together"--
15) Thank you, day!
Author
Publisher
Cameron Kids
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Let's hear it for the day, you all! With heartfelt feeling and joy, a kid gives kudos and kisses, hugs and high fives, shout-outs and simple thanks to everyday wonders in this sweet ode to slowing down, being present, and paying attention to the world around us" --
16) Boney
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Annabelle discovers an animal bone in the woods and decides to make it her new plaything. But nature ends up moving Annabelle in mysterious ways. At first, Boney, as Annabelle names him, makes the perfect companion. While Mom is busy with the baby, Boney and Annabelle share a meal, play at the park, and share a bedtime story before Annabelle tucks Boney into his shoebox-bed for the night. But when creatures run wild through her dreams, Annabelle...
Author
Publisher
Godwin Books, Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"In a simple, cheerful conversation with nature, two young children witness how the season changes from autumn to winter"--
As leaves fall from their trees, animals huddle against the cold, and frost creep across windows, everyone knows - winter is on its way! Join a brother and sister as they explore nature and take a stroll through their twinkling town, greeting all the signs of the coming season. In a series of conversations with everything from...
19) Dear Little One
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"This lyrical picture book celebrates all the wonder and beauty in the natural world, featuring Mother Nature personified. From the treasure of flowers to the mystery of insects this book encourages children to explore their world and be grateful for all that surrounds them"--
20) Thundermaestro
Author
Publisher
Familius
Language
English
Formats
Description
With baton in hand, a little girl conducts a majestic symphony with the sounds of a summer rainstorm. The whoosh of wind and the toccata of raindrops make a grand concert. With gorgeous mixed-media illustrations that juxtapose the gathering storm outside with the music inside the girl's imagination, this celebration of the music of nature will leave readers breathless until the final bow.
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