Science & Nature - Kids Fiction

Get to know the lives and longings of animals in a city zoo in this time-honored tale from the author of Bambi. The animals of the city zoo miss their homes. While they appreciate the company of one another, they have a fierce longing...

Meet the new fawns in the forest: the descendants of Bambi discover the woods in this refreshed edition of the sequel to Bambi, complete with new illustrations. Twin fawns Geno and Gurri are the children of Faline and Bambi. The pair must grow up...

When a boy is sent to Mammoth cave to fight a case of consumption, little does he know he'll also be fighting for the lives of a secret community of escaped slaves, who are hidden deep within the cave. Twelve-year-old Elias has consumption, so...

An easy to understand scientific adventure with Charlie and Kiwi who take you on a journey through time and through a huge scientific principle. The story of evolution! To Charlie's classmates, it seems like the kiwi bird got a raw deal: It barely has...

2014 Audie Award Finalist for Children's Titles for Ages 8-12 "Librarians often say that every book is not for every child, but The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp is" (The New York Times). Meet Bingo and J'miah, raccoon brothers on a mission...

Gum Shoo and his friends love solving mysteries. The Everglades becomes the scene of the crime when someone is poaching in the national park.Author: Steve BrezenoffISBN-10: 1434241971ISBN-13: 9781434241979Publisher: Stone Arch BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/01/2012Pages: 88Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.30lbsSize: 7.40h x 5.20w x 0.30dAccelerated Reader:Reading Level: 3.4Point...

Jack and Ashley's search for eight-year-old Sammy has left them hopelessly lost in a twisted maze of tunnels deep inside Carlsbad Caverns. Bats are everywhere, and the echoes of their screeching cries sends a chill through the trio. The only light is the candle...

The Landons are in the Caribbean, in Virgin Islands National Park, to figure out what is destroying the coral reefs and causing the hawksbill sea turtle to disappear. Jack and Ashley find themselves hopelessly entangled in the mysterious life of Forrest Winthrop IV, the...

Life-threatening accidents keep plaguing the Landon family as they investigate the mysterious deaths of white mustangs at Zion National Park in Utah. Even before they get to the park, Jack Landon knows that Ethan Ingawanup spells trouble. Things start to go awry after Ethan...

When a cougar attacks a hiker in Mesa Verde National Park, the Landons have another mystery on their hands. Jack and Ashley are used to visiting parks with their wildlife veterinarian mother and photographer father, but this time their hands are full with a...

Thumper and his sisters explore the world around them in this adorable touch-and-feel board book From the fluffiness of a bunny tail to spring grass, little ones will delight in discovering Thumper's world.Author: Disney BooksISBN-10: 1423104439ISBN-13: 9781423104438Publisher: Disney PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2008Pages: 12Format: Board BookWeight:...

My father knows the names of things. . . . And teaches all the names to me. From each bird that sings, to every kind of cloud, to all of the planets, the father in this story knows the names of them all--and takes...

Jeremy's whole life changed the day his mother left. When his mother leaves with the father of his worst enemy at school, nine-year-old Jeremy seeks to make sense of her abandonment. He throws himself into recreating the Book of Birds, a collection of drawings...

The day of the Naming is an important one for young roadrunners. That's when roadrunner parents judge the speed, courage, and hunting skill of their offspring and choose fitting names for them. One proud fledgling dreams of being named Muscles, or Dash, or even...

Simmons Benitez shares his parents' passion for nature, adventure, their island, and its history. Jacqueline Jenkins has recently discovered a letter hidden in a journal that belonged to her great-great grandfather, a man with more than his fair share of secrets. When fate brings...

Tommy Two-Toes is a rhyming, fun book about a vegetarian two-toed sloth living in the jungle among meat-eaters. Tommy comes across his various jungle friends who are having issues with their particular diets. Tommy points out the effects of eating other animals in loving,...

Welcome on a journey to one of the most isolated corners of the world, to learn about the beautiful and mysterious Flatback Turtle The Flatback is unique among the seven species of sea turtles; it is the only sea turtle to nest solely in...

When a goose crashes onto their roof, the lives of Oswald, a fame-seeking opossum, and his best human friend, shy, ten-year-old Joey, are turned upside down. Oswald's persistent attempts at stardom alienate all his friends, human and animal, and threaten to ruin Joey's life...

2016 Purple Dragonfly Book Awards: 2nd Place for Children's Nonfiction. "The Old Man and The Tree" is the tale of two unlikely friends: a young man named Fred and a growing maple tree. When Fred purchases a home with a fledgling tree in his...

Ellie, the boy with the happy smile, wakes up one morning and decides he wants to plant a garden. The problem is that there is no land available. Inspired by a swing set near his home and his can-do attitude, Ellie decides to plant...

There is a land that is fair to look upon. A river flows through rich farm land, and meanders on into the deep, lush forest. Wildlife abounds and the inhabitants of the land give thanks for these blessings. Alas, it was not always so....

Join Ericka on her fabulous journey as she seeks to find her favorite color through the changing seasons. Together we explore how people change their activities according to the time of the year, and they also are influenced in ways great and small by...

This fun, rhyming story for elementary-aged children explores what it means to "Go Green." The adorable character in this beautifully illustrated picture book takes readers on a silly yet educational adventure as he discovers simple ways to conserve resources and keep the Earth clean.Author:...

Flash Light What do YOU see in a flash of light? There are so many amazing things to observe in the briefest moments of illumination. Yes, there is more to a flash of light than meets the eye Let the exquisite illustrations and rhythmic...

Peek into the tiny and magnificent world of one of the earth's most fascinating and adorable creatures...the caterpillar This playful book gives a close-up view of the journey of two caterpillars as they explore, meet fireflies, roly-polies, and other friends, and grow to become...

Was it a shark, or did some other sea creature make a perfectly drilled hole in a clamshell? Come along and solve the mystery. "Did You Make the Hole in the Shell in the Sea?" has rhythmic and rhyming text, and simply drawn illustrations...

Something's Tugging on My Claw takes readers on a young, blue lobster's adventure to discover the culprit who was tugging on his claw. Once he solves the mystery, the blue lobster is delighted to find that a claw dropped on purpose to escape danger...

As low tide comes and the salty water slips away, a sleek little horseshoe crab learns how taking critters and creatures for a ride could save his life The Bumpy, Lumpy Horseshoe Crab is a horseshoe crab adventure with a happy ending. This picture...

An Alaskan fable of great proportions, Atlin Blue and Miss Scarlet, tells a story of the magic that can happen when you plant a seed. Little Atlin Blue and his mom tend the Community Garden in their little Alaska town.In this children's story for...

"A rhythmic text and lush illustrations that feature cavorting, majestically powerful whales. The poetic, somewhat surreal quality of the story is appealing." -- Horn Book Guide "This tale of deliverance unfurls in luscious prose that rolls trippingly off the tongue... With her effulgent oil...

A grandfather teaches a young Cherokee ijow to avoid the hard knocks of the river.Author: Willy WhitefeatherISBN-10: 0943173949ISBN-13: 9780943173948Publisher: Roberts Rinehart PublishersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/1996Pages: 130Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.73lbsSize: 10.06h x 8.18w x 0.32d

Award-winning author Caroline Pignat's first picture book is an intriguing blend of carefully composed verbal images, knit together with extraordinary visuals by award-winning illustrator Fran ois Thisdale. The poem is indeed about the yearly cycle in the life of a tree. But it is...

"Early one spring morning, a little seed woke up after her long winter sleep. She yawned and stretched. With a loud CRACK her hard brown jacket fell away. 'Oh!' said the surprised seed. The earth above felt warm." ... this was just the beginning...

In this endearing and beautifully illustrated picture book, a baby river otter learns to swim, dive, and play in her natural habitat. Encouraged by her mother, the little otter soon sets out to explore on her own, quickly learning to escape shoreline predators and...

This simple, lyrical picture book takes readers on a nighttime journey lit by all the different kinds of lights in the world (and in the sky). "Nightlights near, nightlights far, nightlights guide you wherever you are..." At night after the sun goes down, lights...

Fly is fed up with everyone studying butterflies. Flies are so much cooler They flap their wings 200 times a second, compared to a butterfly's measly five to twelve times. Their babies--maggots--are much cuter than caterpillars (obviously). And when they eat solid food, they...

While reading an encyclopedia, a highly educated scientist realizes that he doesn't know anything about tigers He begins studying them until he can rattle off every tiger fact imaginable, including their habitat (jungles and marshy areas), their average weight (300-500 pounds), and their scientific...

"What does the sky say?" a child asks. What does it say on a winter day, or on a Saturday night, or when the rain beats on its chest, or its mouth is full of moon? A child watches the sky in changing seasons...

"Debut novelist Gebhart reveals an uncanny knack for getting inside the brain of a teenage boy wrestling with changing relationships and an onslaught of disappointments." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) Thirteen-year-old Tyson loves hanging out with his roughneck grandfather, Gene, who's a lot more...

Is the sound Charlie hears from the bridge an echo, or is someone else out there? A lyrical, resonant story by poet Ted Kooser, splendidly illustrated by Barry Root. When Charlie visits his hardworking grandparents in the summer, he often is left to himself,...

Can a general who was once ruthless learn to spread peace and love? A stunning edition of Michael Foreman's debut picture book. There once was a general who fell off his horse, only to discover the beauty of flowers and nature. From that day...

Nancy Elizabeth Wallace continues to explore difficult topics while making them more accessible to young readers with her signature cut-paper illustrations and, in this book, photographs from NASA. Minna is a stargazer. She looks at the nighttime sky and wonders, What are stars? Minna's...

Join Mama and Buddy Bear's stroll through the seasons as they examine the development of leaves on their favorite trees. In early spring, Buddy wonders when the leaves will emerge from their buds and blossom into the wonderful shapes he and Mama like to...

It's fall, and the rabbit family--Trudy, Jack, Mom, and Dad--are spending the day with pumpkins After a yummy breakfast of pumpkin pancakes, they visit Pumpkin Hollow Farm and learn all about different kinds of pumpkins and how they grow. Then they pick pumpkins and...

A warm and touching story by Gerda Maria Scheidl and illustrated by the legendary European artist Bernadette Watts. George, the little gardener, is surprised when one of his beloved flowers is sad. The small daisy would rather be in the neighbor's beautiful garden filled...

There's a noise in the garden. Who could it be? Creatures hidden in the bushes? Let's go and see!Embark on a magical night-time adventure with this inventive book, by taking it to a dark room and shining a light through its pages. The detailed...

Pollee's First Flight is a story about a little bee who made her dream come true. She is worker bee who is curious and determined to see what the outside world is all about so that she can bring food home for her hive....

From the new and upcoming children's author, C. J. Rains, "Ladybug Ladybug " is a beautifully written children's poetry book filled with delightful and charming poems about well...ladybugs They dance, they sing, and even play games with their new-found friends. These fun little creatures...

Early readers will love joining best friends Pinky and Rex on their many adventures Pinky and Rex are looking forward to a camping adventure with their dads. They'll hike in the woods and roast marshmallows over a campfire. But a thunderstorm has come along...

Uncovering seashells...jumping in the waves...It's a perfect beach day!And what better way to spend itthan with a new beach friend?Patricia Hubbell's light verse skips merrily along, while Lisa Campbell Ernst's playful scenes picture a sea that is justwaiting to be splashed in!Author: Patricia HubbellISBN-10:...