Juvenile Fiction, Nature & The Natural World
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Scragglywig's 3 Magic Gems
by Anna Marie
With just one word, the word scraggly, the author was inspired to write this story. It is a sweet story about a little forest witch girl. It was written especially for children and readers, to read and try to be happy in life and to always be kind ...
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Runaway Rodents
The Untold Story of Toronto’s Infamous Capybaras by Dagmara Bociek
Two capybaras are delivered to the Toronto High Park Zoo. When an opportunity to escape comes up, they take it! This sets off a frenzy across the city, with some Torontonians cheering the renegades on, and others plotting their downfall. Follow the ...
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Are You As Strong As A Seed?
by Wendy Barrick Rhead
Even the smallest seed can be mighty. A grandfather’s love and wisdom is imparted to his grandchild as they walk along the paths of Lake Superior. Weaving a story about the journey of nature’s tiniest hero, the seed, he explains that even the ...
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Mistakes Are What The World Is Made Of
by Reis Hanna
Meet Woopsy. She’s the first living cell on Earth! It’s her dream to create a copy of herself so that she finally has someone to play with. Woopsy #2 will be the copy’s name, and it will be perfect! Or so she hopes… Due to errors in her ...
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The Gassy Lass
by Lex Forbes
Snuff is a lonely Scottish skunk living in a stump. Under the pretense of friendship, the Gassy Lass visits Snuff and tricks him into leasing his land for oil. With his home ruined, Snuff shows the Lass how to be compassionate towards the ...
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Frog of Arcadia
by Blake Bobechko
Thomas is an aquarium toad of unknown parentage. He doesn’t know his past and the prospects for his future are dim. While he’s read extensively about faraway lands, Thomas has never ventured beyond the glass walls of home. But when happenstance ...
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I Wish You The World
by Andrew Stewart
This is a simple story about a parent’s desire for their child to know and experience the world in all its beauty. This story is a timely take on a universal longing that any parent can relate to, which is to hope for the very best for their ...
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The Great Global Pause
Inspired by Life on Earth in 2020 by Maggie Reidy
A young child is swimming in the ocean when a giant Sea Turtle swims by. The Grandmother Turtle, named Keola, takes the child on an underwater adventure, showing an abundance of healthy ocean life that began to flourish after the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
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Moose and Goose on the Bus
by Grace Diane
Spring is coming, and everyone knows it. As Moose and Goose ride the bus, they talk about spring. Goose loves spring and all that goes with it. Moose loves the sunshine, but isn’t sure about the chill in the air. Bruce, the bus driver, hates the ...
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Wiley
The Adventures of a Wacky Water Droplet: Evaporation by Kayla Jeffries
“Oh, for the love of rain.” Wiley is a tiny water droplet with lots of questions: “What is my purpose, and why do we fall? Why are the clouds so wide and so tall? Where do droplets come from, and how do we change? What is beyond the clouds? I find ...
