Juvenile Fiction, Nature & The Natural World
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Nana's Green Thumbs
by Lisa Stopay
Nana adores gardening. It’s not just one green thumb she has; she’s got two! Gardening fills Nana’s heart with joy and peace. That’s why she loves to share her gardening magic with her sweet granddaughter, Leah. On their walks through Nana’s...
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Lana's Little Yellow Tent
by Amber R. Enns
Lana loves being in nature, treasure hunting, and spending time with her small family. She finds delight in every season, but especially summer. On the most beautiful summer days, Lana goes out to the backyard and has adventures in her little...
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Nature's Surprises
by Wendy Barrick Rhead
A grandfather and his grandchild find a plant growing in an unlikely place. How did this plant flourish in such a strange location? Encouraging his grandchild’s curiosity, the grandfather shows that when faced with a challenge, nature, from the...
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Buzz
by Dawn Torgerson
Norman the elephant and Wig-Wag the snake think they hear a daisy sneeze. But flowers don’t sneeze, do they? Upon investigation, they discover an exhausted, wingless bumblebee named Buzz sneezing inside a daisy. Buzz has to work extra hard to...
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A Snowflake's Dance
by Kathleen McLeod
Discover a fresh perspective on snow with Kathleen McLeod’s A Snowflake’s Dance. This mesmerizing journey captures the life cycle of Snowflake as it navigates through Canada’s Eastern Arctic, evolving through seasons from a crystalline snowflake...
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Pepe the Travelling Penguin Goes to Castle Falls
Exploring the Beauty of Nature Through the Eyes of a Small Penguin by Samuel Wurz
Come along and join the journey as Pepe the Penguin experiences his first adventure away from home to a place far away called Castle Park. Pepe has never been on a hike before and can’t wait to experience the lush forests and majestic landscapes...
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My Grandma Sadie, A Splendid Squirrel Lady
A Squirrel’s Altruistic Tree Planting Journey to Help Solve Climate Change by Deborah Lorraine
When Sadie Squirrel wakes up from a long slumber, she finds her beloved forests and fields replaced by urban sprawl, leaving only her own tree standing. She has no idea how this happened, but she knows that it is bad. This causes a menagerie of...
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Mushroom
by Taylor Lecky and Leigh Stickle
How do we connect with one another? One curious Mushroom will find out. Mushroom spends a year growing in the forest and making friends with Snail, Deer, and the newest fir tree. With time comes change, confusion, and new experiences - and...
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Leo's End of Summer Bath
by Amita Dayal
Leo loves summer vacation. He loves going fishing and hunting for frogs and salamanders. In fact, he loves catching fish, frogs, and salamanders so much that he daydreams about it all the time—even when he’s doing other things! Leo is so...
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Happy to Be Me!
The Story of Argo the Snail by Erato Kouvertaris
In the tale of “Happy to Be Me, The Story of Argo the Snail”, Argo finds himself tired of his small snail existence. Filled with dreams of becoming a magnificent sea monster or a mesmerizing color-changing octopus, Argo embarks on a journey to...
