Science & Nature - Kids Fiction

This delightful story teaches children that many bugs are "helpful insects" and enables the reader to develop a positive and protective attitude towards them. Willie the Worm introduces his insect friends and inspires the young reader to discover a fresh interest in "bugs," and...

A fun, and funny, lesson in why following the crowd can sometimes be a good idea Three birds are left behind when they decide they can't be bothered to fly south with their flock. But, despite their laziness, the birds are willing to put...

Embark on a whimsical journey through the enchanted Whimsy Wood with Kota, a curious and brave young black bear eager to explore and learn. Throughout the year, Kota discovers the beauty and magic of the changing seasons, making friends with the charming woodland creatures...

A picture book series developed with leading Australian mindfulness organisation, Smiling Mind. The Camping Trip is the fifth book in the five-part mindfulness-informed series, developed in collaboration with Smiling Mind, Australia's leading not-for-profit organisation in the pre-emptive mental health space. Henry loves nature and...

Author: Amanda MorinISBN-10: 0228885477ISBN-13: 9780228885474Publisher: Tellwell TalentLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/13/2022Pages: 48Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.39lbsSize: 8.50h x 11.00w x 0.12d

Rylee, The Young Rocketeer is a colorful and fun, rhyming picture book teaching children to dream big, reach for the stars, to become anything they are hoping to become. Your child will fall in love with Rylee's exhilarating, positive and colorful personality as she...

Author: Amanda MorinISBN-10: 0228885485ISBN-13: 9780228885481Publisher: Tellwell TalentLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/13/2022Pages: 48Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 8.50h x 11.00w x 0.25d

Andy -- What A Moose, ayuh Sometimes surprises can go two ways The story is about a Maine moose who one day receives the biggest surprise ever. Geared for the three-year old and up, the tale takes place in the heart of New England's...

CURIOSITY'S DISCOVERY is a rhyming picture book for children 4-8 years old and should appeal to children who love robots, science, and space exploration.Curiosity, the robot rover, has searched Mars for signs of life for years. When she hears unusual sounds, she zooms off...

What makes a house a home? Told in a series of details that build upon one another to paint a complete picture, The House That My Dad Built for Me is a charming story about a family, their home, and the natural world that...

I Can Only Be an Apple Tree is a story about a little apple tree who did not want to be what she was. After being moved to a new location the little tree finds herself surrounded by new and different trees that are...

Discover the legend behind one of the world's most beloved mushrooms, in this original story about the origins of the morel each year. Tiny woodland people, known as the Morchella, grow and care for the morel, using their mushroom spores in magical ways. However,...

Join a young boy on his journey to discover the beauty and wonder that nature has to offer in The Whispering Tree. Early in the spring, the boy discovers that the natural world is a fun and inspiring place to play and spend his...

Sweet Victory follows a young boy and his mother searching for the perfect afternoon treat. Weave through their garden full of Caribbean fruits of all shapes and sizes as they search for one that is ripe and sweet to eat. With a game akin...

When little Langston sees a big harvest moon for the first time, he is mesmerized. To him the moon looks like a big, creamy, dreamy, sugar-cookie close enough to touch. He's not interested in learning facts about "his moon," but simply wants to run...

This is a story about a tree that looks like none other in the forest and all of the emotions that go along with being different and unwanted. By staying honest, kind, and refusing to be drawn into the unkind words and criticizing that...

A sweet little narwhal, Norman, has just succumbed to the problem of trash in the ocean. After miles of wandering through the sea, he runs into Muirenn, a Caribbean mermaid. She helps him get rid of the trash and tells him what it is...

The stag shook its antlers in satisfaction and disappeared into the forest as quickly as it had appeared. Stoutroot leaned forward to study the sweet-smelling wonder that the beast had rubbed off on his lower branches. It was caked in a thick layer of...

Cowee Sam returns as the Great Pyrenees guardian dog of Cowee Mountain Valley Farm. Meet some of the other working dogs in the neighborhood and join Farmer Joe and his family as they get ready to host their own solar eclipse party. Learn about...

Written in the poetic form of haiku, you are invited to come adventuring with Piratess Tilly, her rescued best friend, a koala named Yuki, and her band of international orphaned brothers in this award-winning picture book. As budding naturalists, they are all too eager...

A colorful introduction to the nature around us. For toddlers ages 30 months and up, with a focus on the world surrounding the child.A little caterpillar looks around. He sees a larva transforming into a ladybug. And a pupa suddenly becomes a bumblebee. But...

An old box truck transporting wolves for release in the Adiron-dacks crashes onto the ice covered Allegheny River. Some of the wolves do not survive; the rest escape. Rumors of the pack's whereabouts reach Hawk, an old Susquehannock storyteller, who, along with his young...

Written in the poetic form of haiku, you are invited to come adventuring with Piratess Tilly, her rescued best friend, a koala named Yuki, and her band of international orphaned brothers in this award-winning picture book. As budding naturalists, they are all too eager...

Parables from Nature is an important collection of stories by Margaret Gatty. This publication, being the complete collection of parables for children and inspired by nature includes all twenty-nine stories from four originally published volumes, and presented here in one single volume. This is...

With lush art by two-time NYT Best Illustrated recipient Violeta Liz, a picture book about a boy and his larger-than-life immigrant grandfather, who shares with him the kind of learning that's not taught in classrooms.★ A New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated...

Told in alternating voices, this smart and engaging middle grade novel from the beloved Kevin Henkes is the story of two boys coming together in friendship as they struggle with family conflicts and tragedy.There are ghosts at Bird Lake, and they're haunting Mitch and...

This enchanting children's picture book makes music come alive when a squirrel sings and a magical, backyard symphony begins. Written by Shana Hollowell and Illustrated by Jennifer Finch. Author: Shana Askew HollowellISBN-10: 0997878533ISBN-13: 9780997878530Publisher: Shana HollowellLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/18/2019Pages: 44Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.83lbsSize: 10.00h x 8.00w...

What happens when a bird doesn't feel like a bird?Alone with himself, even among his flock, a young bird finds an unexpected connection in the eyes of a little girl. He begins to wonder about the nature of life: What does it mean to...

Curious Little Bigfoot: A Modern Tale about Bigfoot, a Legendary Animal of the Redwood WildernessBy: Mina HassmanIn 1967, Roger Patterson and Bob Gimlin purportedly captured footage of bigfoot in the redwood forests of northern California, and a phenomenon was born that continues to capture...

A little dog dreams of all the things she would see and the creatures she might meet--if only she could climb trees. On one blue-sky day, she imagines she's climbed to the top of a tall tree. Once there, she discovers what life is...

Plans for Jessie Scott's thirteenth birthday party are shattered when her parents make her leave her home in Montana's Great Bear Wilderness because of threatening forest fires. Jessie is furious. But she gets more than she bargained for when she, her mother, and her...

When Seth Walker went fishing with his dad, he never dreamed it would lead to the adventure of a lifetime. But after he caught a very large stick (instead of the biggest fish of his life), Seth learned that there's more to the river...

It may be Christmastime but on a small, forlorn farm the holiday season is best forgotten, along with painful memories of loved ones lost. Mother Nature has other plans, however, and a chance snowstorm brings together two unlikely hearts, one human and one beast,...

Buddy and Bea is a gentle, caring, loving and inspirational story about the Circle of Life that will foster happy emotions. It is the tale of two friends named Buddy (the leaf) and Bea (the bird), and the special relationship they created. Buddy and...

Olivia Ocelot lives in the Rainforest in Costa Rica with a lot of other very interesting animals. They all know she is the one to come to if they have a problem, because Olivia Ocelot cares about her friends, and she is a very...

Wandering through fields, smiling, laughing, picking flowers.My darling, spunky, little girl, these are your superpowers.My Wildflower is a love letter to spirited little girls. In comparing her daughter to the most peaceful, playful, and captivating aspects of nature, author Kristina Sheldon captures the light...

Summertime is finally here, and Matthew is excited to spend a week at his grandparent's cottage. But even though he has taken swimming lessons at his local pool, Matthew is still petrified of jumping off the dock into the deep, dark lake. Everyday Grandpoobee...

Like The Original Douglas the Rabbit Story, this story is inspired by the beloved bedtime stories my dad told when I was a child. This book takes us back to the previous spring, when Douglas the Rabbit befriends a skunk, a chipmunk, a fox,...

I Saw Love Dancing is about experiencing love in everyday moments, borne from a journey of growth and healing. The illustrations depict moments between a mother and child, set among British Columbia's beautiful lakes and valleys. Big ideas are brought to life through the...

When two curious friends venture outside to picnic and ponder, they visit a Tree of Knowledge, to ask an important question about knowledge itself.The Tree gently guides them on a journey of self-enlightenment. The two children learn that knowledge is inside of them, unique...

One Room School Adventures is another chapter in the continuing Hart Family Adventures. The series revolves around a Cherokee Grandmother teaching important lessons of the Native Americans to her grandchildren. Another essential character in the books is a Cairn Terrier named Molly May. This...

No one is more curious and questioning than a small child as he discovers and tries to make sense of the whole big world around him. Join Wyatt (Rob's grandson) as he shares some of the unblemished questions rambling through his little head on...

Ziggy's Zoo is a rhyming picture book text which describes a young girl playing in her garden, creating a zoo consisting of live mini beasts, a toy, the family dog, and finally, her parents. The story focuses on play, both natural and imaginary. She...

Just how tall can a tree grow? And why don't the biggest ones topple over? Elinor and her friends figure it out! It's field trip day! Elinor, Olive and Ari are going with their class to see some of the tallest trees in the...

The Tree That Bear Climbed is a creative twist on the classic, The House that Jack Built. Young listeners and early readers will love the rhythmic repetition as they learn about the many parts of a tree. Beginning with the roots that anchor the...

On the first day of school, a young girl shows up and discovers she is the only pupil in school. All the teachers want to teach her what they know but they start fighting for her attention. They fight so much that they do...

"An entertaining story of friendship and sharing" --Story Monsters This adventure-filled Level 2 Nocturnals Early Reader grows confidence in reading with engaging illustrations and short sentences! Bismark the wacky sugar glider thinks Tobin the sweet pangolin stole a pomelo fruit from his tree! Dawn...

A frustrated little rabbit longs for spring in this gentle, warmhearted story about waiting. Little Rabbit is hungry, bored and very tired of winter. "When will it be spring?" he asks his parents. All they can tell him is that he must wait and...

Have you ever noticed the moon in the afternoon?Did you wonder why it was out so soon?You are not alone!From award-winning author, N. Jane Quackenbush, comes a sweet and endearing book about friendship and our moon.The Afternoon Moon is a comforting rhyming bedtime story...

This story was inspired by the author's grandchildren and is partially based on their many daily activities. Nature plays a significant role in the unfolding of many of these events. They, like the characters in this story, have found we can all learn from...