Leo and the Little River Researchers
On his way to school, Leo sees the neighborhood stream turn grey and murky. With Maya and Toby he asks Ms. Miller for...
12 pages · 4 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.
Chloe and the Box of Lost Letters
Exploring the school basement, Chloe finds a blue box marked School Mail, full of letters that never reached anyone t...
12 pages · 3 min
Toby and the Silent Camp
At school nature camp, Mr. Harrison announces a Silent Observation Hour. Toby thinks it will be easy, then boring, un...
10 pages · 4 min
Lily and the Butterflies' Migration Path
One spring, hundreds of orange and black butterflies rest on the old plane tree in Lily's garden. At the library she ...
10 pages · 4 min
Leo and the Little Discovery Diary
Leo buys a navy blue notebook and writes on the first page, "What will I learn today that I didn't know before?" He s...
12 pages · 3 min
Danny and the Secret of the Hourglass
In his grandmother's attic, Danny finds a wooden hourglass and wonders how long the sand takes to fall. With his frie...
12 pages · 4 min
Lily and Leo's Secret Song
Watching the rain, Lily notices it makes a different sound on everything: "ping" on the metal roof, "pat" on leaves, ...
10 pages · 4 min
Lily and the Little Robot's Big Question
Lily finishes building Aris, a small blue robot, and puts him through a carrying test, a strength test, and a line-fo...
12 pages · 4 min
Leo and the Old Phone Booth in the Forest
On a forest walk, Leo and Grandpa Oliver find a faded red phone booth covered in vines. Inside is a visitor's log wit...
10 pages · 3 min
Bella and the Workshop of Missing Colors
Bella owns paints in every shade, so she is shocked when Ms. Ray gives the class only red, yellow, blue, and white. W...
10 pages · 4 min
Maya and the Secret Path of the Street Cats
From her window, Maya sees three cats walking in a line and, the next day, quietly follows them under a rusty iron ga...
12 pages · 4 min
Lily and the Secret Path of the Street Cats
Lily watches Caramel the orange cat slip through the ivy on an old wall and finds a hidden path to an abandoned garde...
10 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.
