Rusty the Little Fox and the Little Song
Rusty hums "La la la! Dee dee dee!" as he walks through the morning forest. Puff the bunny adds a bouncy "Hop, hop, h...
12 pages · 2 min
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Nature
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About this category
Nature is one of the biggest shelves on the site: 314 books about children and animals noticing something in a forest, pond, savanna or their own garden. Most are for ages 4-6 and 7-9, with more than 50 short books for ages 0-3. All are free to read, listen to and download.
Ziggy the Zebra and the Yellow Ball
Ziggy finds a bright yellow ball in the savanna grass and nudges it along the flat ground. Pushing it up a grassy hil...
12 pages · 2 min
Little Frog Pip and the Missing Sound
One morning Pip wakes up and the cheerful bird songs are gone. He searches under lily pads, through the reeds, and in...
12 pages · 2 min
Kevin the Little Koala and the High Branch
Kevin spots the highest branch of a eucalyptus tree, where the leaves look bright and juicy, and decides to reach it....
12 pages · 3 min
Little Seahorse Finley and the Underwater Dance
Finley sees a group of fish swimming together near the reef and starts copying them, turning right and then left. His...
12 pages · 2 min
Benny the Bear and the Colorful Door of the Forest
Benny finds an old wooden door between two oak trees, but it has no handle, only three empty circles edged in red, ye...
10 pages · 2 min
Puffy and the Little Rain Boots
After the rain, Puffy pulls on his shiny rain boots and races outside. A puddle as small as his paw makes a tiny splo...
12 pages · 3 min
Little Panda Bamboo and the Small Treasure
Bamboo the panda finds a bright blue stone among the bamboo, then yellow, pink and orange ones hidden in the bushes, ...
12 pages · 3 min
Rusty the Little Fox and the Sunny Picnic
On a bright blue morning, Rusty the fox plans a meadow picnic with Silas and Bramble the hedgehog. They spread a chec...
12 pages · 3 min
Elly the Little Elephant and the Friendship Bracelet
Elly the little elephant decides to surprise her friends with a friendship bracelet, starting with a red bead for lov...
12 pages · 3 min
Pippin and the Alphabet of the Woods
Pippin the bird spots two crossed twigs against a branch that look just like the letter A. With Chester the squirrel ...
10 pages · 3 min
Toby the Little Turtle and the Long Leaf
Toby the turtle finds the longest leaf he has ever seen and compares it to a short, heart-shaped yellow leaf and a hu...
12 pages · 3 min
What topics do the nature books cover?
Butterfly migration, changing seasons, shadows, echoes, raindrops, rain gardens and even noise pollution. The heroes are sometimes tiny animals and sometimes children keeping an observation notebook.
What ages is this shelf for?
About half the books are for ages 4-6 and about a third for ages 7-9, with 57 for ages 0-3. Longer nature-themed stories for ages 10-12 mostly sit on the adventure and science shelves.
How is this different from the Nature and Discovery genre page?
This page is the broad shelf of every book set in nature, good for browsing. The Nature and Discovery genre page is curated around curiosity, observation and discovery as a story type.
How can I turn a nature story into an outdoor activity?
After Lily and the Little Landscape Notebook, draw a tree outside your window each season. After Lily and the Secret Map of Sounds, list every sound you hear on a walk in the park.
Which books focus on caring for the environment?
Lily and the Butterflies' Migration Path is about planting native flowers, Gigi the giraffe waters a thirsty sapling, and the map of sounds shows how traffic noise affects birds. They handle the subject with small, doable actions rather than fear.
Can I print books for class?
Yes. Download PDF saves the whole book or chosen pages, and some books can also be downloaded as coloring pages.
