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Water Is Water A Book about the Water Cycle

Written by Miranda Paul and Illustrated by Jason Chin
This spare, poetic picture book follows a group of kids as they move through all the different...
1st - 5th
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How To Make An Apple Pie And See The World

Written and Illustrated by Marjorie Priceman

Hitch a ride around the world to pick up every ingredient you need for an apple pie and learn all...

Pre-K - 2nd
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A Place for Butterflies

Written by Melissa Stewart and Illustrated by Higgins Bond
This fact-filled, colorful book looks at the amazing world of butterflies. Melissa Stewart shares...
1st - 3rd
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Egg To Robin

Written by Gilda Berger and Melvin Berger
This book teaches kids about birds and their lifecycle, specifically the robin.
Pre-K - 2nd
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Rookie Science: Life in a Pond

Written by Allan Fowler
From friendly dolphins to giant pandas, from icebergs and glaciers to energy from the sun, from...
Pre-K - 2nd
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A Tree Is Nice

Written by Janice Udry and Illustrated by Marc Simont
This Caldecott-winning book describes the simple pleasures of trees. "Simont's watercolors perfectly...
K - 3rd
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Seeds, Bees, Butterflies, and More!: Poems for Two Voices

Written by Gerber and Carole and Illustrated by Eugene
A honeybee and a bumblebee have a chat. A rose offers a worm a bit of its compost. A mouse assures a...
Pre-K - 3rd
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I Fly The Buzz about Flies and How Awesome They Are

Written by Heos and Bridget and Illustrated by Plecas
Fly is fed up with everyone studying butterflies. Flies are so much cooler! They flap their wings...
1st - 2nd
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Bee Dance

Written by Chrustowski and Rick and Illustrated by Chrustowski
A honeybee searches for nectar, then returns to the hive to tell the other bees. She does a waggle...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Daytime Nighttime

Written by Low and William and Illustrated by Low
Who likes the day? Butterflies. Who likes the night? Owls. Who is working today? Beavers. Who is...
1st - 2nd
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Deadliest Creature in the World

Written by Guiberson and Brenda Z and Illustrated by Spirin

Which creature is the deadliest? Is it the insect that bites, the ostrich that kicks, the snake that...

1st - 8th
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Antsy Ansel: Ansel Adams, A Life in Nature

Written by Cindy Jenson-Elliott and Illustrated by Christy Hale
As a child, Ansel Adams just couldn't sit still. He felt trapped indoors and never walked anywhere-...
K - 4th
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I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean

Written by Kevin Sherry
Now everyone's favorite squid is just the right size for babies and toddlers Kevin Sherry's...
Pre-K - 2nd
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Snow

Written by P.D. Eastman and Roy McKie
This classic Beginner Book edited by Dr. Seuss is a delightful ode to winter. Brrrrr—it snowed! From...
Pre-K - 2nd
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A Tree Is A Plant

Written by Clyde Robert Bulla and Illustrated by Stacey Schuett
Did you know that a tree is the biggest plant that grows? How does a tree get the food it needs...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Bugs! Bugs! Bugs!

Written by Bob Barner
Pretty ladybugs, fluttering butterflies, creepy daddy longlegs, and roly-poly bugs are some of the...
Pre-K - 1st
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How a Plant Grows

Written by Bobbie Kalman
With vivid photographs, this book explains the life cycle of plants. It explores their beginnings...
Pre-K - 3rd
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What Do You Do With a Tail Like This?

Written by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page and Illustrated by Robin Page
An interactive guessing game exploring what animals can do with their eyes, ears, nose, and even...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Birds

Written by Kevin Henkes and Illustrated by Laura Dronzek
A little girl watches birds from her window, noting in vivid detail their size, color, shape, and...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Diary of a Worm

Written by Doreen Cronin and Illustrated by Harry Bliss
Did you ever wonder what it’s like to be a worm? This diary, written from the perspective of a young...
Pre-K - 3rd
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Written and Illustrated by Eric Carle
The story of the life cycle of a butterfly, told from the perspective of a hungry, growing...
Pre-K - 1st
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Raindrops Roll

Written and Illustrated by April Pulley Sayre
What can raindrops do? Follow along as the author takes readers on a journey through the wet...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Ferdinand Fox's First Summer

Written and Illustrated by Mary Holland
A young fox has just been born. Join Ferdinand on a photographic journey as he grows and changes...
K - 3rd
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Firefly July: A Year of Very Short Poems

Written by Paul B. Janeczko and Illustrated by Melissa Sweet
This collection of poems moves the reader through the seasons. Each poem describes an element that...
1st - 4th

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