Juvenile Fiction, Nature & The Natural World, Environment
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Leif Falls
by Madeline Rivers
Big Changes for Little Leif Leif loves living high up in his tree. But when the other leaves start to fall, Leif is faced with a big decision. Does he stay alone in his familiar tree, or jump into the unknown with his friends? Then Leif meets ...
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Julie and the Monster in the Sea
by Gwendolyn Burko
Jump into an underwater adventure with a young girl named Julie. She enjoys exploring the ocean. Julie wants to be friends with a shark who swims by her, yes a shark! Julie is not afraid of him. The story has a twist, as she discovers that the ...
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The Ancient Song of Life
by Jenn M. Carson
A story of environmentalism, teamwork, leadership, and exploration, The Ancient Song of Life features three young girls and their nana who embark on a fantastical adventure together to save the bees. The girls bring their nana to meet the mystical ...
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My Banana Tree
by Robin Burnett-Klyzub
As fast as her little legs would carry her, she ran outside to the back yard. Awaiting her arrival, was a magical sight! "IT IS a magical day!" she joyously exclaimed! Before her, stood a little tree growing out of the soil where she and her mother ...
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Who's Mostly Scared?
by AJ Holman
It's the tiny creatures that seem most scary to a little girl named Maddi. But it's the biggest ones who help her overcome her fears.
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The Struggle for Fenland
Quietly We Fall by M. Byron
Ever since Beatrice’s grandmother, and sole guardian, became gravely ill, the ten-year-old has felt the sting of her own dark shadow, ever present, never fading, there even when not seen. Living in a little house on the edge of the woods, she is ...
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The Little Spruce Tree
by Elizebeth JM Baker
Dapper is a little spruce tree protected by his parents deep in the forest. He witnesses his cousin pines being selected as Christmas Trees and is driven to be one too. Nature surrounds him and he appreciates the beauty of his surroundings. But ...
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The Girl From the Bottom of the Sea
by Anne Van Roon
Nothing exciting ever happens to Mani. She lives in a small city under a dome, at the bottom of the sea. She’s been told her whole life that no one is able to live on the land above since the Great Wars, but one day, a man named Uncle Jock visits ...
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Oren's Gift
A Poem of Hope by Joanne Fortino
Oren is a young boy who is searching for a world of authenticity and good. He wants to restore humanity and feels that the way people treat one another is detrimental to the human spirit. He is beginning to lose hope and decides to take comfort in ...
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The Harmony Tree
A Story of Healing and Community by Randy S. Woodley
In The Harmony Tree, an old grandmother oak tree is spared when loggers come through and clear-cut a forest. Grandmother Oak finds herself alone until new houses start showing up on the land, along with new trees. Grandmother Oak tries to make ...
