Mittens and the Hidden Toy
Mittens wakes up to find his grey toy mouse with the tinkling bell missing. After checking under the bed and behind t...
10 pages · 3 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.
Little Monkey Monty and the Balanced Tower
Monty the monkey dreams of a tower that reaches the sky. He stacks a small red block, then blue, yellow and green, bu...
12 pages · 3 min
Barnaby the Bear and the Colorful Window
Barnaby the bear notices a round window of red, blue and yellow glass in his living room. When the sun comes out, glo...
12 pages · 3 min
Lily and the Singing Stream
Lily the rabbit hears a gurgling sound in the forest and follows it to a clear, sparkling stream. When she nudges a f...
12 pages · 3 min
Ziggy the Zebra and the Shadow Game
Ziggy the zebra notices a dark shape dancing beside him: his own shadow. With Trumpet the elephant and Spotty the gir...
10 pages · 3 min
Chirpy the Little Bird and the Small Nest
Chirpy wants a small nest of his own, so he collects soft twigs, dry leaves and feathers. The first try turns out a b...
12 pages · 1 min
Nutty the Little Squirrel and the Bridge of Friendship
Nutty the squirrel and Fluffy the rabbit both grab a sparkling blue toy boat by the stream, each shouting that it's t...
12 pages · 3 min
Little Frog Hoppy and the Bouncing Drop
After the rain, Hoppy the frog spots a giant drop sparkling on a sycamore leaf and names it Bouncy. When he touches i...
12 pages · 3 min
Whiskers and the Colorful Puzzle
Whiskers finds a giant puzzle box under the sofa and pours the pieces onto the rug. Remembering to look for corners f...
12 pages · 3 min
Little Seal Bubbles and the Hourglasses
Bubbles the seal finds a glass object full of golden sand on the beach and watches the sand flow when she flips it. S...
10 pages · 2 min
Barnaby the Little Bear and the Forest's Tiny Postman
Barnaby the bear finds an envelope in the grass with a picture of Lily the rabbit in the corner. Tying on a red scarf...
12 pages · 3 min
Little Rabbit Lily and the Little Snowman
When snow begins to fall, Lily the rabbit rolls a tiny snowball, then a much bigger one. With help from Pip the squir...
12 pages · 2 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.
