Wenzel, Brendan
Summary: Told in rhyming verse, a stone is considered from a variety of environmental and emotional perspectives, as it sits where it is, surrounded by grass, dirt, and water, an unchanging certainty in the world. To some animals it's a pebble, To others it's a hill, and to others, a home.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books LLC 2019
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Summary: Haneru Sato the Rabbit experiences the peace of nature all around him, from a pillow of cool water to a floral air float to carry him and his dreams, to appreciating the sound of singing cicadas.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Enchanted Lion Books 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE AINWhite, Dianne
Summary: Illustrations and simple, rhyming text highlight the animals, fruits, feelings, and colors that characterize each season of the year.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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Summary: A young artist explains how she uses the materials provided by nature, as well as her imagination and creativity, to fuel her art.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SLATripp, Valerie
Summary: The WellieWishers, four girls who have backyard adventures after stepping into their colorful garden boots, make friends with a robin. Includes related activities.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: American Girl 2016
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Summary: "An environmental tale of land evolving over the millennia up to present day environmental changes, as well as the role one can take in caring for it"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2023
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Summary: When Mrs. Featherbottom places Eva in a different club from Lucy and Hailey, Eva misses her best friends, but she learns new things about her classmates, and discovers that someone in her club is missing a friend too.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Branches/Scholastic, Inc. 2023
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2 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE ELLSpinelli, Eileen
Summary: An illustrated counting rhyme that celebrates the beauty of nature and recommends ways to protect our one and only world, including recycling, conserving energy, and repairing broken items.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: WorthyKids, Hachette Book Group 2020
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Summary: "A poetic look at the interconnectedness of Earth, nature, and its many creatures"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beach Lane Books 2023
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Summary: "Two children notice all the beautiful colors that surround them on a rainy summer day out in the country"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E MUROrtega, Mirelle
Summary: A young girl dreams of a time when the land and sky belonged to the mariposas amarillas, or yellow butterflies, and tries to re-create their glory with paper and glue.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Cameron Kids 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE ORTGonzález, Xelena
Summary: Three girls follow their grandmother into her garden, where they examine her collection of rocks, crystals, shells, and meteorites and learn about the marvels they reveal.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cinco Puntos Press, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc. 2022
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Summary: While the other Vikings love to holler and howl and battle and brawl, Leif prefers spending time by himself atop the beautiful fjord. But when it's time for the Viking Games, everyone must participate. Will Leif let down his clan . . . or surprise them?
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2022
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Summary: "Tykotech City is a marvelous and peaceful place, filled with technology beyond anyone's wildest dreams. But as power cuts begin to plague the residents, and a sinister force infiltrates the city, the lives of the cityfolk are in terrible danger... It falls to Juniper Mae, a tiny, brave inventor, obsessed with the legends of the Guardian Knights, to overcome her fears and save her city. Can she...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flying Eye Books 2023
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Summary: In central Texas in 1899, eleven-year-old Callie Vee Tate is instructed to be a lady by her mother, learns about love from the older three of her six brothers, and studies the natural world with her grandfather.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Square Fish 2011
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Summary: While the other members of his clan enjoy wrestling, throwing spears, and fighting, Leif prefers to hike up the mountain and enjoy the peace of his beautiful fjord; but when clan loyalty demands that he participate in the Viking Games--he does the best hecan, but when it comes to comparing clan treasures, Leif has a surprise for everybody.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Editions, a Capstone imprint 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GEHYoung, Kevin
Summary: "Emile loves the field close to his home--in spring, summer, and fall, when it gives him bees and flowers, blossoms and leaves. But not as much in winter, when he has to share his beautiful, changeable field with other children ... and their sleds"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Make Me a World, an imprint of Random House Children's Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE YOUDuncan, Reed
Summary: Youngsters are invited to join Llama and his friends as they discover the seasons, in this push-and-pull board book that features interactive slides that reveal new pieces of the story.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2021
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Summary: Illustrations and rhyming text explore playing outside and immersing oneself in nature.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Beach Lane Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SCAGrimes, Nikki
Summary: A grieving son follows a treasure map his late father left him through the woods they used to explore together.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GRIKeene, Carolyn
Summary: The Clue Crew investigates who sabotaged the River Heights Nature Park's fundraiser.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 2023
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED KEEAllen, Savannah
Summary: Connecting with his busy dad over their love of nature, Tim goes through his dad's old nature journals, which inspire him to go on adventures of his own and record all the things he finds to share with his dad.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2023
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Summary: "Fox teaches her cubs to survive in the wild, until one day she dies. Her body goes back to earth and grass and air, nourishing the world around her, showing that death is also a beginning"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Children's Books 2021
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Summary: Three friends set out on a day hike to explore their local forest, intending to climb to the top of the hill, where they will plant a flag, read a poem, and release feathers into the wind.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books LLC 2019