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This Section contains four sections (or) categories of
Books which is mainly for Children and Teenagers.The list of books have
been listed for the use of use of teachers and others with an interest
in finding recommended books about the natural world for children and
young teenagers.
Section 1: Animals
- Arnosky, Jim. Watching Desert Wildlife National
Geographic Society, 1998. Ages 7 - 10
- Arnosky, Jim. Watching Water Birds National Geographic
Society, 1997. Ages 3 - 8
- Arnosky, Jim. All About Turtles Scholastic, 2000.
- Arnosky, Jim. I See Animals Hiding. Scholastic,
1995. Ages 3 - 6
- Bauer, Marion Dane. If You Were Born a Kitten.
Illustrated by JoEllen McAllister Stammen. Simon & Schuster,
1997. Ages 1 - 4
- Cowley, Joy. Red-Eyed Tree Frog. Photographed
by Nic Bishop. Scholastic, 1999. Ages 2 - 6
- Davies, Nicola. Big Blue Whale. Illustrated by
Nick Maland. U.S. edition: Candlewick Press, 1997. Ages 3 - 7
- Fleming, Denise. Time to Sleep. Henry Holt, 1997.
Ages 2 - 5
- Florian, Douglas. In the Swim. Harcourt, 1997.
Ages 8 - 11
- Florian, Douglas. Insectlopedia: Poems and Paintings.
Harcourt, 1998. Ages 8 - 14
- Florian, Douglas. On the Wing. Harcourt, 1996.
- Florian, Douglas. Mammalabilia. Harcourt, 2000.
Ages 5 - 9
- George, Jean Craighead. Frightful's Mountain.
Dutton, 1999. Ages 9 - 13
- George, Jean Craighead. Look to the North: A Wolf Pup's
Diary. Illustrated by Lucia Washburn. HarperCollins, 1997.
Ages 3 - 7
- Godwin, Laura. Forest. Illustrated by Stacey Schuett.
HarperCollins, 1998. Ages 4 - 7
- Goldin, Augusta. Ducks Don't Get Wet. Illustrated
by Helen K. Davie. Revised edition: HarperCollins, 1999. Ages 3
- 7
- Hamanaka, Sheila. I Look Like a Girl. Morrow,
1999. Ages 3 - 7
- Lasky, Kathryn. Shadows in the Dawn. Photographed
by Christopher G. Knight. Gulliver Green/Harcourt Brace, 1998. Ages
8 - 11
- Markle, Sandra. Outside and Inside Snakes. Macmillan,
1995. Ages 6 - 11
- Otto, Carolyn B.. Raccoon at Clear Creek Road.
Illustrated by Cathy Trachok. Soundprints/Smithsonian, 1995. Ages
3 - 6
- Prelutsky, selector, Jack. The Beauty of the Beast: Poems
from the Animal Kingdom. Illustrated by Meilo So. Alfred
A. Knopf, 1997. Ages 3 - 11
- Pringle, Laurence. Dinosaurs! Strange and Wonderful.
Illustrated by Carol Heyer. Boyds Mills Press, 1995. Ages 3 - 6
- Pringle, Laurence. An Extraordinary Life: The Story of
a Monarch Butterfly. Illustrated by Bob Marstall. Orchard,
1997. Ages 9 - 12
- Reiser, Lynn. Little Clam. Greenwillow, 1998.
Ages 3 - 6
- Ring, Elizabeth. Loon at Northwood Lake. Illustrated
by Taylor Oughton. Soundprints/Smithsonian, 1997. Ages 3 - 8
- Ryder, Joanne. Jaguar in the Rain Forest. Illustrated
by Michael Rothman. Morrow, 1996. Ages 3 - 7
- Tyers, Jenny. When It Is Night, When It Is Day.
U.S. edition: Houghton Mifflin, 1996. Ages 3 - 6
- Wallace, Karen. Imagine You Are a Tiger. Illustrated
by Peter Melnyczuk. Henry Holt, 1996. Ages 2 - 5
- Walsh, Melanie. Do Pigs Have Stripes?. U.S. edition:
Houghton Mifflin, 1996. Ages 18 months - 3 years
Section 2: The Earth
- Allen, editor, Judy. Anthology for the Earth. U.S.
edition: Candlewick Press, 1998. Ages 9 and older
- Baker, Jeanne. The Hidden Forest. U.S. edition:
Greenwillow, 2000. Ages 4 - 8
- Bang, Molly. Common Ground: The Water, Earth and Air We
Share. Blue Sky/Scholastic, 1997. Ages 5 - 8
- Bash, Barbara. In the Heart of the Village: the World of
the Indian Banyan Tree. Sierra Club, 1996. Ages 8 - 11
- Dorros, Arthur. A Tree Is Growing. Illustrated
by S. D. Schindler. Scholastic, 1997. Ages 4 - 8
- Fleming, Denise. Where Once There Was a Wood. Henry
Holt, 1996. Ages 5 - 10
- George, Jean Craighead. Everglades. Illustrated
by Wendell Minor. HarperCollins, 1995. Ages 7 - 10
- George, Jean Craighead. Morning, Noon, and Night.
Illustrated by Wendell Minor. HarperCollins, 1999. Ages 4 - 8
- Guiberson, Brenda Z.. Into the Sea. Illustrated
by Alix Berenzy. Henry Holt, 1996. Ages 3 - 7
- Hickman, Pamela. A Seed Grows: My First Look at a Plant's
Life Cycle. Illustrated by Heather Collins. Kids Can Press,
1997. Ages 3 - 7
- Hoffman, Mary. Earth, Fire, Water, Air. Illustrated
by Jane Ray. U.S. edition: Viking, 1995. Ages 8 - 14
- Hooper, Meredith. The Drop in My Drink. Illustrated
by Chris Coady. U.S. edition: Viking, 1998. Ages 6 - 10
- Lauber, Patricia. Hurricanes: Earth's Mightiest Storms.
Scholastic, 1996. Ages 8 - 14
- Lauber, Patricia. You're Aboard Spaceship Earth.
Illustrated by Holly Keller. HarperCollins, 1996. Ages 4 - 8
- Morrison, Gordon. Oak Tree. Walter Lorraine/Houghton
Mifflin, 2000. Ages 5 - 10
- Pirotta, Saviour. Turtle Bay. Illustrated by Nilesh
Mistry. U.S. edition: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1997. Ages 5 - 8
- Pringle, Laurence. Fire in the Forest: A Cycle of Growth
and Renewal. Illustrated by Bob Marstall. Atheneum, 1995.
Ages 7 - 11
- Reiser, Lynn. Beach Feet. Greenwillow, 1996. Ages
3 - 8
- Robbins, Ken. Autumn Leaves. Scholastic Press,
1998. Ages 4 - 8
- Rylant, Cynthia. In November. Illustrated by Jill
Kastner. Harcourt, 2000.
- Wright-Frierson, Virginia. An Island Scrapbook: Dawn to
Dusk on a Barrier Island. Simon & Schuster, 1998. Ages 7
- 11
- Wright-Frierson, Virginia. A North American Rain Forest Scrapbook. Walker, 1999. Ages 8 - 14
- Zoehfeld, Kathleen Weidner. What Is the World Made Of? All
About Solids, Liquids, and Gases. Illustrated by Paul Meisel.
HarperCollins, 1998. Ages 4 - 7
Section 3: Naturalists and Scientists, Activists and Advocates
- Atkins, Jeannine. Aani and the Tree Huggers. Illustrated
by Venantius J. Pinto. Lee & Low, 1995. Ages 4 - 9
- Cummings, Pat and Linda, compilers and editors. Talking
with Adventurers. National Geographic Society, 1998. Ages
8 - 14
- Fleischman, Paul. Seedfolks. Joanna Cotler Books/HarperCollins,
1997. Ages 9 - 13
- Gillette, J. Lynett. Dinosaur Ghosts: The Mystery of Coelophysis.
Illustrated by Douglas Henderson. Dial, 1997. Ages 5 - 11
- Hopkinson, Deborah. Maria's Comet. Illustrated
by Deborah Lanino. An Anne Schwartz Book/Atheneum, 1999. Ages 4 -
7
- Jackson, Donna M.. The Wildlife Detectives: How Forensic
Scientists Fight Crimes Against Nature. Photographed by Wendy
Shattil and Bob Rozinski. Houghton Mifflin, 2000.
- Johnson, Sylvia A.. Raptor Rescue! An Eagle Flies Free.
Photographed by Ron Winch. Dutton, 1995. Ages 7 - 11
- Lasky, Kathryn. The Most Beautiful Roof in the World: Exploring
the Rainforest Canopy. Photographed by Christopher G. Knight.
Gulliver Green/Harcourt Brace, 1997. Ages 7 - 11
- Lehn, Barbara. What Is a Scientist?. Photographed
by Carol Krauss. Millbrook Press, 1998. Ages 4 - 7
- Lewis, Barbara A.. The Kid's Guide to Social Action: How
to Solve the Social Problems You Choose -- and Turn Creative Thinking
into Positive Action. Free Spirit, 1998. Age 8 and older
- Martin, Jacqueline Briggs. Snowflake Bentley. Illustrated
by Mary Azarian. Houghton Mifflin, 1998. Ages 4 - 9
- Matthews, Tom L.. Light Shining Through the Mist: A Photobiography
of Dian Fossey. National Geographic Society, 1998. Ages 11
- 14
- McDonald, Megan. Insects Are My Life. Illustrated
by Paul Brett Johnson. Orchard, 1995. Ages 4 - 7
- Montgomery, Sy. The Snake Scientist. Illustrated
by Nic Bishop. Houghton Mifflin, 1999. Ages 7 - 11
- Murphy, Jim. Into the Deep Forest with Henry David Thoreau.
Illustrated by Kate Kiesler. Clarion, 1995. Ages 10 - 16
- Powzyk, Joyce A.. In Search of Lemurs: My Days and Nights
in a Madagascar Rain Forest. National Geographic Society,
1998. Ages 8 - 12
- Pringle, Laurence. Dolphin Man: Exploring the World of Dolphins.
Photographed by Randall S. Wells. Atheneum, 1995. Ages 7 - 11
- Pringle, Laurence. Elephant Woman: Cynthia Moss Explores
the World of Elephants. Photographed by Cynthia Moss. Atheneum,
1997. Ages 7 - 11
- Pringle, Laurence. The Environmental Movement: From Its
Roots to the Challenges of the New Century. HarperCollins,
2000. Ages 11 - 16
- Sis, Peter. Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei.
Frances Foster Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1996. Ages 8 - 12
- Swinburne, Stephen R.. Once a Wolf: How Wildlife Biologists
Fought to Bring Back the Gray Wolf. Photographed by Jim Brandenburg.
Houghton Mifflin, 1999. Ages 7 - 14
Section 4: A Sense of Wonder
- Alarcon, Francisco X. Laughing Tomatoes and Other Spring
Poems/Jiomates risuenos y otros poemas de invierno. Illustrated
by Maya Christina Gonzalez. Children's Book Press, 1997. Ages 7 -
10
- Arnosky, Jim. Nearer Nature. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard,
1996. Ages 9 - 14
- Banks, Kate. And If the Moon Could Talk. Illustrated
by Georg Hallensleben. U.S. edition: Frances Foster /FSG, 1998. Ages
3 - 6
- Banks, Kate. Baboon. Illustrated by Georg Hallensleben.
U.S. edition: Frances Foster / FSG, 1997. Ages 2 - 4
- Bauer, Marion Dane. When I Go Camping with Grandma.
Illustrated by Allen Garns. Bridgewater, 1995. Ages 3 - 6
- Bruchac, Joseph. The Circle of Thanks: Native American Poems
and Songs of Thanksgiving. Illustrated by Murv Jacob. Bridgewater,
1996. Ages 7 - 11
- Crews, Nina. Snowball. Greenwillow, 1997.
- Ehlert, Lois. Snowballs. Harcourt, 1995. Ages 3
- 9
- Esbensen, Barbara Juster. Echoes for the Eye: Poems to Celebrate
Patterns in Nature. Illustrated by Helen K. Davie. HarperCollins,
1996. Ages 7 - 10
- Fletcher, Ralph. Ordinary Things: Poems from a Walk in Early
Spring. Illustrated by Walter Lyon Krudop. Atheneum, 1997.
Ages 11 and older
- Florian, Douglas. Winter Eyes. Greenwillow, 1999.
Ages 4 - 10
- George, Lindsay Barrett. In the Woods: Who's Been Here?.
Greenwillow, 1995. Ages 3 - 6
- George, Lindsay Barett. In the Snow: Who's Been Here?. Greenwillow,
1999. Ages 3 - 6
- Giovanni, Nikki. The Sun Is So Quiet. Illustrated
by Ashley Bryan. Henry Holt, 1996. Ages 5 - 9
- Gollub, Matthew. Cool Melons -- Turn to Frogs! The Life
and Poems of Issa. Illustrated by Kazuko G. Stone. Lee &
Low, 1998. Ages 8 - 12
- Guthrie, Woody. This Land Is Your Land. Illustrated
by Kathy Jakobsen. Little, Brown, 1998. Ages 5 and older
- Henkes, Kevin. Oh!. Illustrated by Laura Dronzek.
Greenwillow, 1999. Ages 2 - 4
- Janeczko, selector, Paul B.. Stone Bench in an Empty Park.
Photographed by Henri Silberman. Orchard, 2000. Age 9 and older
- Lee, Huy Voun. At the Beach. Henry Holt, 1994.
Ages 6 - 10
- Lee, Huy Voun. In the Park. Henry Holt, 1998. Ages
6 - 9
- Lee, Huy Voun. In the Snow. Henry Holt, 1995.
- Lindbergh, Reeve. The Circle of Days. Illustrated
by Cathie Felstead. Candlewick Press, 1998. Ages 3 - 7
- Locker, Thomas. Home: A Journey Through America.
Harcourt, 1998.
- Lyon, George Ella. Counting on the Woods. Photographed
by Ann W. Olson. A Richard Jackson Book/DK Ink, 1998. Ages 4 - 8
- Minor, Wendell. Grand Canyon: Exploring a Natural Wonder.
Blue Sky Press/Scholastic, 1998. Ages 10 - 15
- Nye, Naomi Shihab, editor. The Tree Is Older Than You Are:
A Bilingual Gathering of Poems & Stories from Mexico with Paintings
from Mexican Artists. Simon & Schuster, 1995. Age 8 and older
- Orie, Sandra De Couteau. Did You Hear Wind Sing Your Name?
An Oneida Song of Spring. Illustrated by Christopher Canyon.
Walker, 1995. Ages 4 - 9
- Owens, Mary Beth. Be Blest: A Celebration of Seasons.
Simon & Schuster, 1999. Ages 5 - 8
- Pilkey, Dav. The Paperboy. Orchard, 1996. Ages
3 - 7
- Sandburg, Carl. Grassroots. Illustrated by Wendell
Minor. Browndeer Press/Harcourt, 1998. Ages 8 - 12
- Shannon, George. Spring: A Haiku Story. Illustrated
by Malcah Zeldis. Greenwillow, 1996. Ages 8 - 11
- Shea, Pegi Dietz. New Moon. Illustrated by Cathryn
Falwell. Boyds Mills, 1996. Ages 4 - 7
- Shulevitz, Uri. Snow. Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1998.
Ages 3 - 7
- Swamp, Jake. Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning
Message. Illustrated by Erwin Printup, Jr. Lee & Low, 1995.
- Updike, John. A Child's Calendar. Illustrated by
Trina Schart Hyman. New edition: Holiday House, 1999. Ages 5 - 11
- Waboose, Jan Bourdeau. Morning on the Lake. Illustrated
by Karen Reczuch. Kids Can Press, 1998. Ages 5 - 8
- Younger, Barbara. Purple Mountain Majesties: The Story of
Katharine Lee Bates and America the Beautiful. Illustrated
by Stacey Schuett. Dutton, 1998. Ages 5 - 9
- Zagwyn, Deborah Turney. Turtle Spring. Tricycle
Press, 1998. Ages 4 - 8
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