36 Vegbooks reviews tagged Nature Books.
WHAT’S IN YOUR POCKET? by Heather L. Montgomery is a nature-focused picture book that spotlights everyday childhood adventures as inspirations for famous scientists in various fields. George Washington Carver, Jane…
Tags: Heather L. MontgomeryMaribel LechugaNature Booksnon-fictionScienceyoung readers
Following in the tradition of storytelling as a vehicle to share information about the world around us, High Tide for Horseshoe Crabs teaches readers with the seasonal cycle of horseshoe crabs in Delaware Bay. The…
Tags: Alan MarksDelaware BayEarly ElementaryHorseshoe CrabsIllustrationKristin WaldLife CycleLisa Kahn SchnellMarine AnimalsNatureNature BooksPreschoolersWildlife
I received a review copy of Letters of the West: An ABC Book of the Many Plants, Animals, and Other Curious Features of the West from the publisher just after we returned from a road trip that took us alone the…
Tags: AlphabetAnimalsEarly ElementaryHoma WoodrumNatureNature BooksPlantsPreschoolersUnited StatesWild AnimalsWildlife
A gorgeous and detailed new book from Dawn Publications makes sure that we know it’s not only “still waters” that run deep — prairies have a lot going on beneath the surface as well! The Prairie That Nature Built…
Tags: AnimalsBirdsCathy MorrisonEarly ElementaryEcosystemsKristin WaldMarybeth LorbieckiNatureNature Booksnature books for kidsPrairie DogsPrairiesPreschoolers
This tenacious little seed never gives up hope despite its bumpy path in life. The Dandelion Seed’s Big Dream (received as a review copy from the publisher) sends an inspiring message – with a little determination…
Tags: Cris ArboEarly ElementaryGoalsIllustrationInspirationJane CowlesJoseph AnthonyNatureNature BooksPicture BooksPreschoolers
In this story a young mouse ventures out on his own and finds out that nature can be both beautiful and dangerous when you are a mouse. The mouse makes his way through the meadow, meeting various animals along the…
Tags: Chad WallaceHabitatsIllustrationJacqueline BodnarMiceNatureNature BooksPreschoolers
I received a review copy of Jo MacDonald Hiked in the Woods from the publisherand after following Jo MacDonald when sheSaw a Pond and Had a Garden, I was eager to follow as she Hiked in the Woods. As in the previous…
Tags: Early ElementaryHuyen MacMichaelIllustrationLaura J. BryantMary QuattlebaumNatureNature BooksPlantsPreschoolersScienceSeriesTreesWildlife
I really enjoyed Love is the Color of a Rainbow by Kathy Parra. It’s about love, peace, nature, and discovering the world through your senses. It shows us the meaning of color, and how it is connected to our…
Tags: BlindnessCandace KeachColorsEarly ElementaryKathy ParraNature BooksPreschoolersRobyn MooreSenses
Once upon a time I was an undergraduate studying in the new, esoteric academic field of Religion and Nature, with an even more specific interest in animals. This penchant I have for the field has not been without…
Tags: Animal WelfareAnimal Welfare Books for KidsCarolyn M. MullinEarly ElementaryHinduismIndiaKirk GradinNatureNature BooksPreschoolersRespect for NatureVegan Author
Young children marvel at the interesting things they find on the ground. An acorn is a particularly curious object to budding scientists. With its beret-like top, smooth exterior, and comforting weight in one’s palm,…
Tags: AnimalsEdward GibbsGrowthKatrina Donovan FlemingNature BooksPreschoolersTreesWildlife
In the many years that I’ve been working with children and literacy programs, there never has seemed to be enough bilingual books on the shelves of the classrooms, libraries or museums, much less titles with an…
Tags: BilingualBill Martin Jr.Carolyn M. MullinDan LipowEarly ElementaryLoveMulticulturalNature BooksPreschoolersSpanish
At the Los Angeles Green Festival, I had the pleasure of meeting Kosa Ely, author of the new children’s book Peaceable Forest: India’s Tale of Kindness to Animals. (You can see the book trailer here). Kosa is just as…
Tags: animal rightsAnna JohanssonBest Books for Vegetarian KidsCarolyn M. MullinCompassionEarly ElementaryIndiaKindness to AnimalsKosa ElyNature BooksPreschoolersVegetarianWildlife Books for Kids
Open your eyes; love is everywhere. Love You When by Linda Kranz is a sensory exploration of the concept of unconditional love. My favorite line is: I only have to look at you and by your expression I know what you…
Tags: BedtimeJane CowlesLinda KranzLoveNatureNature BooksPreschoolersUnconditional Love
The early pages of Nature’s Patchwork Quilt by Mary Miché tell the reader that “[n]ature is like a patchwork quilt. It has many different habitats all pieced together to create our wonderful planet.” With large pages…
Tags: Consie PowellDesertsEarly ElementaryEco-Friendly Kids BooksEnvironmentForestsHabitatsHoma WoodrumIllustrationMary MichéNatureNature BooksOceansPrairiesPreschoolersRainforestRespect for NatureSeashores
With simple pictures and a single word on each page, Apple by Nikki McClure tells the story of the life cycle of an apple. The story begins with the apple falling from a tree. The readers follow the apple on its…
Tags: ApplesAutumnCompostingEarly ElementaryIllustrationLifecycleNature BooksNikki McClurePreschoolersRespect for NatureSandi Lancaster
Vegbooks favorite, author Marianne Berkes, presents the concept of animal migration in the multi-tiered way I’ve come to enjoy in her books (Over in the Forest and Over in the Jungle). For younger readers the book is…
Tags: AnimalsArctic TernsCanada GeeseE-BooksFishHoma WoodrumIllustrationJennifer DiRubbioManateesMarianne BerkesMarine MammalsMigrationNatureNature Booksnature books for kidsPenguinsTurtlesWhalesWildlifeWildlife Books for Kids
Seashells by the Seashore by Marianne Berkes is an interactive guide to seashells which tells a delightful story about children combing the sandy shore for shells to give to Sue’s grandmother as a birthday present.…
Tags: BeachBiologyCountingE-BooksEarly ElementaryGrandparentsIllustrationJane CowlesMarianne BerkesNatureNature BooksRobert NoreikaSea LifeSeashells
Recently, I discovered this gem on the shelves of my local library. A Meal of the Stars: Poems Up and Down by Dana Jensen is a uniquely delightful composition of poems. The words portray the size, shape, smell and…
Tags: Dana JensenEarly ElementaryJane CowlesNatureNature BooksOlder ElementaryPoetryTricia Tusa
When I first opened my review copy of Gem, written and illustrated by Holly Hobbie, I gasped at how beautiful the watercolors were. The book opens with a wintertime letter from a grandmother to her granddaughter,…
Tags: AmphibiansGardenGardeningGood for ToddlersGrandparentsHolly HobbieHoma WoodrumNatureNature Booksnature books for kidsNearly Wordless BooksPreschoolersToadsWatercolor
My kiddo’s kindergarten class has been focusing on nonfiction books lately, both reading and writing/illustrating books that make a detailed exploration of the science and natural history of wild animals. Of course,…
Tags: BirdsEarly ElementaryEarly ReadersMigrationNatural HistoryNature BooksNonfictionPaul MirochaRoma GansScienceScience BooksWildlifeWildlife Books for Kids
If you’ve read Huyen’s glowing review of Jo MacDonald Saw a Pond,my take on a publisher’s review copy of the companion Jo MacDonald Had a Garden will come as no surprise. We really enjoyed this book! In fact, my…
Tags: Female ProtagonistGardenGardeningGood for ToddlersHoma WoodrumLaura J. BryantLifecycleMary QuattlebaumNatureNature BooksPreschoolersSeasonsSpring
I remember the long stretch of days when I was a kid, how summer seemed endless, and that we settled into games quickly enough to (nearly) finish them in twenty minutes of recess. Looking back, I think that time…
Tags: AnimalsBirdsEarly ElementaryEco-Friendly Kids BooksEnvironmentHuman BodyIllustrationNatural HistoryNature BooksPreschoolersSteve Jenkins
Who doesn’t love a John Muir story? Every year that I visit the always impressive and stupefying Yosemite, I make it a point to attend one of the monologues put on by Lee Stetson. I don’t want to call him an…
Tags: AdventureAlaskaCarolyn M. MullinChristopher CanyonCompanion AnimalsDogsDonnell RubeyEarly ElementaryExplorationJohn MuirNatureNature Books
Through poetry and illustration, Joyce Sidman and Beth Krommes explore all the diverse places — from snail shells to hibernating chipmunks — that spirals appear in the natural world in Swirl by Swirl. This stunning…
Tags: Beth KrommesEarly ElementaryEco-Friendly Kids BooksElephantsEnvironmentIllustrationJoyce SidmanMathNatureNature BooksPreschoolersScienceSeahorsesWildlife