Paddy the Little Panda and the Small Act of Kindness
Paddy the panda finds a tipped-over basket and gathers up every scattered leaf. The basket belongs to Nutty the squir...
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.
Little Bee Buzzy and the Bubble Rain
Buzzy the bee sees shimmering bubbles floating over the flower field. When he touches one, it pops and leaves droplet...
12 pages · 3 min
Ziggy the Little Zebra and the Thirsty Flower
On the savanna, Ziggy spots a small flower with its head bowed and its leaves wilted. Looking at the dry, cracked soi...
10 pages · 2 min
Milo the Monkey and the Smiling Banana
Milo peels a banana and finds a little brown mark that looks like a smiling face. Zirp the parrot agrees, but Riblo t...
12 pages · 3 min
Little Turtle Toby and the Leaf Boat
Toby the turtle finds the biggest leaf he has ever seen and decides it could be a boat. With his friend Viv the frog,...
10 pages · 2 min
Pip the Little Elephant and the Sandcastle
Pip the little elephant wants to build the tallest sandcastle by the lake, but his tower of dry sand cracks and slide...
12 pages · 3 min
Little Bunny Fluffy and the Strawberry Field
Fluffy hops to the strawberry field and counts every berry he finds. His friend Lily joins him, and together they sor...
12 pages · 3 min
Little Kevin and the Sleeping Bird
Kevin the koala notices a tiny bird named Chirpy sleeping on a low eucalyptus branch. When Joey the kangaroo and Pip ...
12 pages · 2 min
Little Bird Pip and the Colorful Feathers
Pip finds a light blue feather by his nest, then gathers yellow and red feathers with his friend Chirp. In a sunny cl...
10 pages · 3 min
Rusty and the Forest of Wonders
Rusty the fox takes his curious little brother Pip for a walk in the woods. Pip wants to know why a flower is sky blu...
10 pages · 2 min
Nutty the Little Squirrel and the Nut Box
Nutty finds a perfect wooden box for his winter nuts and fills it with three nuts, then four more. Now the box is so ...
10 pages · 2 min
Muffin and the Super Soft Pillow
Muffin the kitten finds a fluffy white pillow, but one side feels hard, so she flips it over and finds the softer sid...
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.
