Mittens and the Hidden Toy
Mittens wakes up to find his grey toy mouse with the tinkling bell missing. After checking under the bed and behind t...
10 pages · 3 min
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Nature and Discovery
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About this genre
Nature and discovery stories invite children to look closely at a flower, a seashell, the shape of the Moon or a windmill that will not turn. With more than 300 free books, this is the largest genre on the site; most titles are for ages 4-9, and every one can be read online or played with narration.
Little Monkey Monty and the Balanced Tower
Monty the monkey dreams of a tower that reaches the sky. He stacks a small red block, then blue, yellow and green, bu...
12 pages · 3 min
Barnaby the Bear and the Colorful Window
Barnaby the bear notices a round window of red, blue and yellow glass in his living room. When the sun comes out, glo...
12 pages · 3 min
Lily and the Singing Stream
Lily the rabbit hears a gurgling sound in the forest and follows it to a clear, sparkling stream. When she nudges a f...
12 pages · 3 min
Ziggy the Zebra and the Shadow Game
Ziggy the zebra notices a dark shape dancing beside him: his own shadow. With Trumpet the elephant and Spotty the gir...
10 pages · 3 min
Chirpy the Little Bird and the Small Nest
Chirpy wants a small nest of his own, so he collects soft twigs, dry leaves and feathers. The first try turns out a b...
12 pages · 1 min
Nutty the Little Squirrel and the Bridge of Friendship
Nutty the squirrel and Fluffy the rabbit both grab a sparkling blue toy boat by the stream, each shouting that it's t...
12 pages · 3 min
Little Frog Hoppy and the Bouncing Drop
After the rain, Hoppy the frog spots a giant drop sparkling on a sycamore leaf and names it Bouncy. When he touches i...
12 pages · 3 min
Whiskers and the Colorful Puzzle
Whiskers finds a giant puzzle box under the sofa and pours the pieces onto the rug. Remembering to look for corners f...
12 pages · 3 min
Little Seal Bubbles and the Hourglasses
Bubbles the seal finds a glass object full of golden sand on the beach and watches the sand flow when she flips it. S...
10 pages · 2 min
Barnaby the Little Bear and the Forest's Tiny Postman
Barnaby the bear finds an envelope in the grass with a picture of Lily the rabbit in the corner. Tying on a red scarf...
12 pages · 3 min
Little Rabbit Lily and the Little Snowman
When snow begins to fall, Lily the rabbit rolls a tiny snowball, then a much bigger one. With help from Pip the squir...
12 pages · 2 min
What topics do the nature books cover?
Flowers and seasons, sea creatures, forests, weather, the sky and the phases of the Moon come up most often. The books for ages 4-9 add small experiments, such as building a cardboard windmill or testing why soap bubbles grow.
What ages are these books for?
Roughly half are for ages 4-6 and about a third for ages 7-9, with a few dozen short books for under-threes. There are only a handful for ages 10-12, longer stories built around maps, lighthouses and expeditions.
Can we try the experiments at home?
Many use things you already have: blowing soap bubbles fast and slow, making a small paper windmill, or drawing the Moon every night for a month. Doing it after the story lets your child answer the book's question with their own eyes.
How do I choose from more than 300 books?
Start from what your child is curious about this week: the sea after a beach trip, weather books on a rainy day. You can also switch to an age page to see a shorter list of nature books for that age.
How can we take nature stories outdoors?
Read at home and then go looking for what the book showed: flower colors after Flowers are Blooming, or shells on the beach after Little Seal and the Orange Seashell. You can download the illustrations as a coloring PDF to take along.
How is this different from Science and Discovery?
This page is a broad collection about observing nature and the world nearby. Science and Discovery is a smaller set, mostly for older readers, where space, coding, energy or the water cycle are explored through a project or lab-style story.
