Pip the Little Panda and the Smiling Flower
Pip the panda finds a flower whose petals and leaves look like a happy face, and he smiles right back. When his frien...
12 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 Gigi the Giraffe and the Colorful Ribbons
Gigi the giraffe finds three ribbons, red, blue and yellow, and lines them up from longest to shortest. Her friend El...
10 pages · 3 min
Pip the Little Bird and the Upside-Down World
Pip the little bird leans down from his branch and suddenly the trees look upside down. When he tilts sideways, oaks ...
12 pages · 2 min
Toby the Little Turtle and the Tiny Garden
Toby the turtle turns an empty patch at the edge of the forest into a garden. He digs the soil, plants seeds in neat ...
10 pages · 2 min
Phinney the Little Elephant and the Whisper Game
Phinney is so excited about his secret that he shouts it, nearly knocking Pip out of his tree. Bree and Pip giggle, a...
12 pages · 3 min
Whiskers the Kitten and Pip the Skateboarding Mouse
Whiskers spots a tiny mouse named Pip gliding through the park on a bright blue skateboard. When she asks to try, Pip...
12 pages · 2 min
Phinny’s Tiny Whisper
Phinny the tiny elephant has a secret, but he trumpets it so loudly that fruit drops and butterflies flee. When Zip a...
10 pages · 3 min
Nutty the Little Squirrel and the Leaf Rain
A gust of wind sends a leaf rain tumbling over Nutty the squirrel. Barney the rabbit and Pippin the bird join him to ...
12 pages · 3 min
Mittens and the Missing Ribbon
Mittens wakes up to find her favorite pink ribbon gone. She digs through her toy box and crawls under the dusty bed, ...
12 pages · 3 min
Finley the Little Seahorse and the Colorful Fish
Finley the seahorse meets a red fish, a yellow fish, a blue fish and a wiggly orange fish among the coral. He suggest...
12 pages · 3 min
Barnaby the Little Rabbit and the Colorful Footprints
After the rain, Barnaby finds blue, green and pink footprints across the meadow. The fan-shaped blue tracks lead to D...
10 pages · 3 min
Little Bear Barnaby and the Little Camp
Barnaby the bear sets out with Zippy the squirrel and Ash the deer to make a little camp in the forest. They choose a...
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.
