Ages 0–5 (Infants, Toddlers & Preschool)

Title	Author	Nature Theme
Over and Under the Pond	Kate Messner	Pond ecosystems
Over and Under the Snow	Kate Messner	Winter wildlife
Over and Under the Rainforest	Kate Messner	Rainforest habitats
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt	Michael Rosen	Outdoor adventure
The Hike	Alison Farrell	Forest exploration
A Stone Sat Still	Brendan Wenzel	Perspective in nature
Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt	Kate Messner	Gardening and insects
Planting a Rainbow	Lois Ehlert	Flowers and gardening
Wonder Walkers	Micha Archer	Nature observation
Finding Wild	Megan Wagner Lloyd	Exploring nearby nature
Outside In	Deborah Underwood	Nature all around us
The Curious Garden	Peter Brown	Urban greening
Hello, World! Backyard Bugs	Jill McDonald	Backyard insects
Bee & Me	Alison Jay	Pollinators
Tree: A Peek-Through Picture Book	Britta Teckentrup	Seasons and trees
The Tiny Seed	Eric Carle	Plant life cycle
The Listening Walk	Paul Showers	Mindful observation outdoors
Blueberries for Sal	Robert McCloskey	Berry picking
Owl Moon	Jane Yolen	Winter wildlife
Miss Maple’s Seeds	Eliza Wheeler	Seed dispersal

Ages 6–11 (Elementary School)

Title	Author	Nature Theme
The Wild Robot	Peter Brown	Wilderness and wildlife
The Wild Robot Escapes	Peter Brown	Animal habitats
The Wild Robot Protects	Peter Brown	Ocean conservation
My Side of the Mountain	Jean Craighead George	Wilderness survival
Julie of the Wolves	Jean Craighead George	Arctic ecology
Because of an Acorn	Lola Schaefer & Adam Schaefer	Food webs
The Great Kapok Tree	Lynne Cherry	Rainforest conservation
The Secret Garden	Frances Hodgson Burnett	Gardening and healing
One Small Hop	Madelyn Rosenberg	Wildlife rehabilitation
Ada Twist and the Perilous Pants	Andrea Beaty	Environmental problem-solving
The Boy Who Grew a Forest	Sophia Gholz	Reforestation
The Tree Lady	H. Joseph Hopkins	Urban forestry
The Lorax	Dr. Seuss	Conservation
What Do You Do With an Idea?	Kobi Yamada	Innovation inspired by the world
Who Gives a Poop?	Heather Montgomery	Ecology
National Geographic Kids: Everything Weather	Kathy Furgang	Weather science
The Beetle Book	Steve Jenkins	Insect diversity
The Honeybee	Kirsten Hall	Pollinators
The Lost Words	Robert Macfarlane & Jackie Morris	Nature vocabulary and poetry
The Hidden Life of a Toad	Doug Wechsler	Amphibian life cycles

Title	Author	Nature Theme
Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults	Robin Wall Kimmerer (adapted)	Indigenous ecological knowledge
Hoot	Carl Hiaasen	Wildlife conservation
Flush	Carl Hiaasen	Water pollution
Scat	Carl Hiaasen	Habitat protection
A Wolf Called Wander	Rosanne Parry	Wildlife ecology
The Omnivore’s Dilemma: Young Readers Edition	Michael Pollan	Food systems
The Sixth Extinction: Young Readers Adaptation	Elizabeth Kolbert	Biodiversity loss
This Is Planet Ed	Various Authors	Climate action
We Are Water Protectors	Carole Lindstrom	Indigenous environmental stewardship
The Story of More (Young Readers Edition)	Hope Jahren	Sustainability
The Last Cuentista	Donna Barba Higuera	Environmental futures
How to Change Everything	Naomi Klein & Rebecca Stefoff	Climate change
No Voice Too Small	Lindsay Metcalf (editor)	Youth environmental activism
Nature Anatomy	Julia Rothman	Natural history
The Soul of an Octopus (Young Readers Edition)	Sy Montgomery	Marine life
The Outdoor Scientist	Temple Grandin & Richard Louv	Citizen science
How to Be a Good Creature	Sy Montgomery	Human-animal relationships
Young Water Protectors	Aslan Tudor	Environmental justice
Drawn to Change the World	Emma Reynolds	Environmental changemakers
Wildoak	C.C. Harrington	Wildlife conservation and belonging