Juvenile Fiction, Nature & The Natural World, Environment
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Raven and the Forest
by Yuen Sun
Raven loves to play in the forest with her best friend, Bear. Every morning she says bye-bye to Mama and Papa and takes Bear’s hand as they set off into a new day. Join them on an adventure as they explore the land beyond her backyard, from the...
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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...
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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...
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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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The Guardians of Grimace
by Joseph Arbour
Megan-Hilary is the youngest female astronaut to command a Star Traveller on a mission to explore the galaxy, and she is in for the adventure of a lifetime. Forced down on a planet that hadn’t been detected from Earth, she encounters a...
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Fairy Rose and The Power of Eleven
The One by Catherine Ann Tocher
When Fairy Rose was born at 11:11 on the morning of the 11th day of the 11th month, the legend of The Power of Eleven became a little more real to the folks of Kaleidoscope Creek. It was once said that “The One who holds The Power must choose the...
