Little Crane and the Lost Shadow
Cora the little crane notices her shadow changing through the day and worries it is lost. Pippy the Duck, Toby the Tu...
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 Badger and the Sunny Windmill
Little Badger notices that the small wooden windmill on the sunny hill has stopped turning. Crunchy Squirrel, Bouncy ...
12 pages · 3 min
Little Lynx and the Colorful Stone Path
Benek the little lynx finds a path of red, blue, yellow, and green stones, but some are missing and the pattern break...
12 pages · 3 min
Little Swan and the Sparkling Water Droplet
Bluey the Little Swan finds a droplet as clear as glass on a lily pad. Waddles sees a yellow sun in it, Shelly a gree...
12 pages · 3 min
Little Seal and the Orange Seashell
Finn the little seal finds a big orange seashell shining in the sand. He shows it to Pip the seahorse, Inky the octop...
12 pages · 3 min
Little Parrot Pırıl and the Shining Drop
Little Parrot Pırıl spots a round, shining raindrop on a wide leaf. As Ebru the Butterfly, Selim the Monkey, Bilge th...
12 pages · 2 min
Little Crow and the Shiny Button
One sunny morning, Kömür the little crow finds a shiny red button on the path and decides to find its owner. Zıpzıp, ...
12 pages · 3 min
The Little Chameleon and the Orange Leaf
An orange leaf falls from its branch and drifts from a rock to the grass, a flower, a fence, and a mushroom. At each ...
12 pages · 2 min
Little Pelican and the Pink Seashell
Pelin the little pelican finds a bright pink seashell by the sea. Her friends each notice something new: Tonton feels...
12 pages · 2 min
Little Badger and the Blue Thread
Little Badger Topik finds a soft blue thread in the grass. He uses it to bind Zıpzıp's pile of grass, tie a leaf umbr...
12 pages · 3 min
Tosi's Colorful Day
Tosi the turtle peeks out from under a leaf, sniffs a yellow flower, and sneezes when the pollen tickles his nose. A ...
12 pages · 2 min
Little Sheep and the Blue Ball of Yarn
Lulu the little sheep finds a round, blue ball of yarn on a flowery path. With Bunny Cotton she carries it, with Squi...
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.
