Leafy the Turtle and the Heart of the Forest
Leafy the turtle carries water in a shell to save a wilting flower. Nutty the squirrel picks up litter, Sky the sparr...
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.
Spotty and the Pink Ice Cream Cloud
Spotty the butterfly spots a fluffy pink cloud that looks like a giant scoop of strawberry ice cream. Bouncy the frog...
12 pages · 3 min
Pip the Little Honey Beetle and the Golden Flower
Pip the honey beetle discovers a golden flower glowing among the leaves. With Hopper the frog, Buzz the bee, and Nutt...
12 pages · 4 min
Fluffy and the Magic Honey Jar
Fluffy the bear finds a glowing glass honey jar in the grass. Buzzy the bee explains it will only open in the secret ...
12 pages · 3 min
Leo and the Magic Orange Yarn
Leo the kitten follows a bright orange ball of yarn that hops past him in the garden. Pip the field mouse and Bluey t...
12 pages · 3 min
Kahraman the Little Frog and the Magic Water Drop
Kahraman the frog spots a water drop shining like a diamond and sees his own smile reflected inside it. When a breeze...
12 pages · 4 min
Little Squirrel Hazel and the Flying Leaf
Hazel the squirrel wishes she could fly like the autumn leaves, and then a giant orange maple leaf lands at her feet....
12 pages · 3 min
Toby the Turtle’s Colorful Garden
Toby the little turtle finds tiny, colorful stones in his garden and follows their trail to a giant daisy. With Pip t...
12 pages · 3 min
Ella the Ermine and the Mixed Footprints
After the rain, Ella the Ermine finds a muddy path covered in footprints going every which way. She meets Barnaby the...
12 pages · 3 min
Pip the Pygmy Goat and the Shared Canopy
Pip the Pygmy Goat notices there is no shade big enough for all his friends in the hot meadow. Skye the Bird finds a ...
12 pages · 3 min
Pip the Little Seahorse and the Drifting Leaf
Pip the little seahorse spots a green sea leaf gliding through the water as if it were moving on its own. With Sunny ...
12 pages · 3 min
Pip and the Echo Valley
Pip the Little Thrush chirps a short note and hears the valley send it right back. He shouts "Hop!" with Barnaby the ...
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.
