Juvenile Fiction, Nature & The Natural World
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The Garden Party
by Gwen Schaefer
The Garden Party goes on a garden hunt to find creatures hiding behind plants found in many Canadian gardens. The text is repetitive and rhythmic, which gives children an opportunity to memorize the story and "read" it to others, promoting early literacy.
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Red
by Britt Levitt
Red doesn’t mean to get upset, but it’s not easy to stay calm when things make him uncomfortable. The tag on his clothes scratches his skin, his seatbelt makes him feel stuck and the vacuum makes a terrible noise. When Red gets overwhelmed, he...
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Leif the Leaf
by Colleen Kelly
Leif has a big heart and dreams of helping others. So one day he leaves the comfort of his tree to set out on an adventure. Leif the Leaf teaches young readers that there is a time for everything—joy and grief included—and that those we hold dear...
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Anahareo Saves the Beaver
by Carol Crowe, George Hartlen and Anne Nesbitt
Anahareo Saves the Beaver is the lost story of how Anahareo, an Indigenous woman, helps save the beaver from extinction. Anahareo helps to initiate the conservation movement by convincing Grey Owl to adopt two beaver kits and give up trapping....
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I Love You Like
by Kat Derbecker
I Love You Like is a book about a love that spans the seasons, reaching across time and space. The kind of love that mirrors all the balance and beauty of the natural world. A love that runs deep as the roots and as far as the stars. A love that...
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Cumberland Critters
by Ann Milligan
In one small pond in Cumberland, B.C., otter pups play in the woods, herons fall in love, and tiny frogs sing in a joyful chorus. Cumberland Critters invites readers to take a peek into the lives of all the special critters found in, on, and...
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Heart of the Willow
by Brenda Lynne Sorensen
During the longest winter she’s ever known, a lonely Willow begins to weep. Her heart is filled with frost, and she can’t remember what it feels like to be loved. She cries out to the Wise Wind, who comforts her, reminding her: You are never...
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What Grows When You Give
by Monique Pantel
What Grows When You Give is heart-warming tale that follows the journey of a compassionate dove. With each act of kindness, she breaks off a branch from her tree to help others, unknowingly sowing the seeds of love and regeneration. When her tree...
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Ocean Pollution
The Adventures of a Wacky Water Droplet by Kayla Jeffries
Wiley the wacky water droplet has fallen off his cloud, Vaporo! But this time, when he awakens, Vaporo’s nowhere in sight and Wiley is worried he’ll never find another place he belongs. But Wiley’s in luck because he’s landed in the ocean on a...
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Shawn and Flash
Prepare Their Community For Fire Season by Melanie Stutt
Shawn couldn’t be more excited for his summer holidays to begin. But when wildfires threaten his rural community, it sure puts a damper on the fun. Worried about the future, Shawn sets out to visit his old friend Flash the weasel. Flash and the...
