Little Paw and the Yarn Race
One winter morning, Paw taps a red ball of yarn on the coffee table and it rolls away. With Buttons and Misty, he cha...
12 pages · 3 min
Search
Searching...
Type into the box above to start searching
Nature
Total 315 books Page 18 of 27
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 Buzz and the Flower Dance
Buzz the little bee sees butterflies dancing among the flowers and asks if he can dance too. Lily the butterfly shows...
12 pages · 1 min
Little Seahorse Pip and the Seashell
Pip the seahorse finds a glowing pink seashell in the sand and hears the ocean's song inside it. His friend Bubbles t...
10 pages · 3 min
Pip the Squirrel and the Nut Trail
Pip the squirrel wakes to find his nut basket empty and follows a trail of crunchy shells past the oldest tree and ov...
12 pages · 3 min
Toby's Rainy Day Adventure
Toby the turtle hears raindrops tapping the window, pulls on his yellow raincoat and red boots, and jumps straight in...
10 pages · 2 min
Little Fox Rusty and the Scented Forest
Rusty the fox catches a fresh, lovely scent in the forest and wonders where it comes from. He sniffs daisies, poppies...
12 pages · 2 min
Koby the Little Koala and the Leaf Counting Game
Koby the koala starts counting the colorful leaves under his eucalyptus tree, one by one. When Kip the Kangaroo arriv...
12 pages · 3 min
Chirpy the Little Bird and His First Flight
Chirpy loves hopping between branches and dreams of flying like the big birds. His mother, Pearl, tells him he just h...
12 pages · 3 min
Barnaby Bear and the Bubble Adventure
Barnaby the bear sees a giant rainbow bubble floating through the trees, touches it, and pop, hundreds more rain from...
12 pages · 3 min
Hoppy the Frog and the Musical Stone
Hoppy the frog finds a shiny stone that clicks when he taps it. Bubbles the fish joins with her tail and Toby the tur...
12 pages · 4 min
Little Giraffe Gerry and the Long Path
Gerry the giraffe spots a hill covered in purple and pink flowers and sets off, whispering “One step at a time.” Zigg...
10 pages · 3 min
Little Kitten Whiskers and the Moonlight
Whiskers can't sleep, so she slips into the silver, moonlit garden and notices a dark shape copying every move she ma...
12 pages · 4 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.
