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$16.99  
Hardcover, Jess French, 72 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9781465481412
Everything you need to know about what we're doing to our environment, good and bad, from pollution and litter to renewable energy and plastic recycling. This environmental book will teach young ecologists about how our actions affect planet Earth. Discover shocking facts about the waste we...

$11.19  
Paperback, Mary Pope Osborne & Natalie Pope Boyce, 144 pages, 6 x 8.5, 9780385375054
Adventure is as close as your own backyard. . . .   Even after the magic tree house brings Jack and Annie back home to Frog Creek, they never stop having adventures. They love to explore the world around them. Now it’s your turn! You can fill out this journal right along with Jack and Annie....

$14.99  
Hardcover, Brendan Kearney, 32 pages, 10 x 10, 9780744021462
Meet Finn the fisherman and his dog, Skip, in this illustrated story book for young children that teaches them about plastic pollution and recycling. All Finn wants is to catch a nice, tasty fish for his dinner but no matter how hard he tries all he seems to catch at the end of his fishing...

$8.95  
Paperback, Michelle Houts, 32 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9781584696476
An owl swoops down to lay her egg in a coal yard—a dangerous spot for a fragile egg! Rescued by Walter, a bird expert with a big heart and warm shirt pocket, the egg miraculously hatches and is aptly named Coal. Thus begins the tender story of rescue, rehabilitation, and most of all, friendship....

$17.95  
Hardcover, Joel Harper, 22 pages, 8.2 x 10.2, 9780971425415
An uplifting story about two best friends, Isaac and James, and their discovery of the cause and effect relationship between our cities' storm drains and the world's oceans, lakes and rivers. It is sure to inspire both young and adult readers alike and teach a timeless life lesson--If we all do...

Because of an Acorn
SCH017
$6.95  
paperback, Lola M. Shaefer, 8 x 8, 9781338244878
Because of an acorn a tree grows, a bird nests, a seed becomes a flower. This enchanting book effortlessly illustrates the vital connections between the layers of an ecosystem. Wander down the forest path to learn how every tree, flower, plants, and animal is connected in spiraling circles of...

$8.99  
Paperback, Patricia Lauber, 32 pages, 10 x 0.1 x 8, 9780062382115
What do you and a tuna have in common? You are both part of a food chain that begins with green things and ends with you! Can you get energy from sunlight? Why is every link in a food chain important? Read and find out more about food chains! Now rebranded with a new cover look, this book...

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Paperback, Christy Mihaly, 32 pages, 7 x 9, 9781635175844
Explore the past, present, and future of California's Redwood Forest. Beautiful photos, fact-filled text, and engaging infographics help readers learn all about this natural wonder and how to protect it long into the future.

Redwoods
MPS015
$19.99  
Hardcover, Jason Chin, 48 pages, 7.9 x 0.4 x 11.3, 9781596434301
An ordinary train ride becomes and extraordinary trip to the great ancient forestsA subway trip is transformed when a young boy happens upon a book about redwood forests. As he reads the information unfolds, and with each new bit of knowledge, he travels--all the way to California to climb into...

I Hear You, Forest
IPS192
$17.95  
Hardcover, Kallie George, 36 pages, 8 x 10.5, 9781771647366
Kids will look forward to their next nature walk after reading this playful yet calming book about wonderful forest sounds. The forest has lots to say… if you listen.  When a child steps into the forest, her ears are open and her heart is too. She listens carefully and hears marvelous...

Tall Tall Tree
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$8.99  
Paperback, Anthony D. Fredericks, 32 pages, 9.75 x 9.75, 9781584696025
There’s a world teeming with life that very few people ever see. Take a peek at some of the animals that make their home in a Tall Tall Tree—a magnificent coast redwood. Count the critters, one through ten—chipmunks chattering, bats roosting, slugs sliding, and many more. Tony Frederick’s...

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Paperback, Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw, 40 pages, 11.3 x 9.3, 9780805099768
Once there was a redwood tree--one of the world's largest and tallest trees, and one of the oldest. And once, born nearly a thousand years after the tree first took root, there was a girl named Julia, who was called Butterfly. When exploring her beloved forest, Butterfly wandered into a grove...

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Hardcover, Carrie A. Pearson, 32 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9781580897716
The tallest known tree on earth is located in Redwood National Park in northern California. More than twelve hundred years old, it is approximately 380 feet tall--and still climbing! For more than twelve hundred years, a little sprout has grown, survived fires, drought, and logging, and...

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Paperback, Loree Griffin Burns, 64 pages, 11 x 0.2 x 9, 9780547328607
Aided by an army of beachcombers, oceanographer Dr. Curtis Ebbesmeyer tracks trash in the name of science. From sneakers to hockey gloves, Curt monitors the watery fate of human-made cargo that has spilled into the ocean. The information he collects is much more than casual news; it is important...

Sea Change
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$17.95  
Hardcover, JOEL HARPER, 32 pages, 9 x 0.4 x 9, 9780971425453
An enjoyable day at the beach turns into a passion for art and marine conservation. With a swell comes a wave and a Sea Change! Story by Joel Harper, author of All the Way to the Ocean. Illustrations by Erin O'Shea

Good Night Forest
RAN650
$9.95  
Board, Adam Gamble & Mark Jasper, 20 pages, 6 x 6, 9781602197800
Good Night Forest explores maple trees, oak trees, evergreens, and redwood trees, along with hiking trails, fall foliage, snowy forests, pine cones, animals, black bears, squirrels, woodpecker, deer, and more! Put your hiking boots on and get ready to experience the seasons of the forest in this...

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Paperback, Kristine O'Connell George, 48 pages, 8 x 10, 9780618752423
This tree across the stream is a trickier bridge than it might seem... The author of The Great From Race and Other Poems has created a collection of short poems that celebrate trees and the amazing variety of ways they touch our lives. Deceptively simple verses reveal what trees think about and...

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Hardcover, Heather Alexander, 96 pages, 10 x 10, 9780316311366
In the tradition of Black Dog's best-selling Child's Introduction books, which include  The Story of   the Orchestra  and  A Child's Introduction to the Night Sky, A Child's Introduction to Natural History  introduces readers ages 8 to 12 to the fascinating...

$16.99  
Hardcover, Jen Green, 80 pages, 9.5 x 11, 9781465479365
This breath-taking book about trees takes children on a captivating journey of nature packed leafy exploration, showing them just how special these mighty organisms are.  Discover how they communicate and warn each other of predators, how they nurture their networks, record the past, and...

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Paperback, Christiane Kump Tibbitts, 48 pages, 8.7 x 0.2 x 8.6, 9781559716758
The popular  Take-Along Guide  series introduces children to “reading” who lives in a given environment by looking for clues. This title explores the seashore, describing living and skeletal specimens of fish, mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms. Explanations of the behavior and ecology of...

The Seasons
IPS108
$9.99  
Board, 12 pages, 8 x 8, 9782733867358
Lift the flap, pull tabs, and roll objects aside to discover the four seasons in this fun and interactive board book!

$16.95  
Hardcover, Mel Boring, Diane Burns & Leslie Dendy, 288 pages, 9 x 0.9 x 9, 9781559717021
Fun with Nature helps kids discover the incredible world in their backyards. It is a compilation of seven bestselling titles: Caterpillars, Bugs and Butterflies Frogs, Toads and Turtles Snakes, Salamanders and Lizards Rabbits, Squirrels and Chipmunks Tracks, Scats...

$21.99  
Hardcover, Lindsay Moore, 64 pages, 9 x 11, 9780063060982
Lindsay Moore chronicles the remarkable true story of Yoshi, a loggerhead sea turtle who traveled an astounding 25,000 miles after being released from the aquarium that rehabilitated her. Informational and awe-inspiring,   Yoshi and the Ocean   is a gorgeous picture book about patience,...

Are Trees Alive?
MPS143
$17.99  
Hardcover, Debbie S. Miller, 32 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9780802788016
"Are trees alive? How do they breathe? They don't have noses." And so begins a conversation between the author and her daughter that leads to a remarkable discovery: Trees are like children in so many ways! They may look very different from people, but trees have roots that hold them to the...

$23.99  
Hardcover, Jules Howard, 80 pages, 9 x 12, 9781499806328
Kids will love learning about the ways in which animals are related to each other in this beautifully illustrated book! What do a raccoon and a river otter have in common? An elephant seal and a leopard? How about a slow loris and a gorilla? The Animal World  collects members of the same...

World Without Fish
WPC096
$15.95  
Paperback, Mark Kurlansky, 192 pages, 9.5 x 7.3 x 0.8, 9780761185000
Paperback edition. Mark Kurlansky, beloved author of the award-winning bestseller Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World, offers a riveting new book for kids about what's happening to fish, the oceans, and our environment, and what, armed with knowledge, kids can do about...

$18.99  
Paperback, Rachel Carson, 112 pages, 6 x 9, 9780062655356
First published a half-century ago, Rachel Carson's award-winning   The Sense of Wonder   remains the classic guide to introducing children to the marvels of nature In 1955, acclaimed conservationist Rachel Carson—author of   Silent Spring —began work on an essay that she would come to...

Nature Activity Book
IPS158
$12.99  
Paperback, Alain Grée, 64 pages, 8 x 12, 9781787080478
The Nature Activity Book will be very popular with any child who loves anything to do with nature and the great outdoors. The pages are packed with a huge variety of activities on subjects including farms, the seaside, flowers, plants and trees and the many different animals you will find in...

$19.99  
Hardcover, Deborah Hodge, 48 pages, 9 x 11, 9781554984404
This stunning nature alphabet book explores the fascinating ecosystem of the Pacific West Coast — a magnificent area that combines an ancient rainforest, a rugged beach and a vast, open ocean, and where whales, bears, wolves, eagles and a rich variety of marine species thrive in an...

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Hardcover, Deborah Diesen, 32 pages, 10 x 10, 9780374309343
Mr. Fish and his friends have noticed something strange in their ocean―a big, big MESS! How did it get there? What can they do about it? The closer they look, the more they see where the mess came from . . . and they'll have to work together to get rid of it. This newest jacketed hardcover in...

$8.99  
Board, Jill McDonald, 26 pages, 7 x 7, 9780593428276
Learning about rocks and minerals is made easy for young readers with the bestselling nonfiction board book series Hello, World! A perfect gift for aspiring little geologists! Young children love exploring the beach to find shiny, colorful rocks. Now Hello, World! can teach them all about...

$16.95  
Kayleen Holder, 28 pages, 8.5 x 10", 979-8218036829
Come along as illustrator Chad Wildoner takes us on an adventure to meet and greet some of the world’s favorite sea creatures-- from the sea cookie to the shark. Learn a little something about each creature, and also learn how to say hello in 12 different languages along the way as you meet...

Ben the Sea Lion
HPC169
$18.95  
Hardcover, Roy Henry Vickers, 32 pages, 12 x 8, 9781550179736
Tsimshian storyteller and artist Roy Henry Vickers shares an adventure from his childhood in the Indigenous Pacific Northwest village of Kitkatla. When Uncle Johnny accidentally catches an orphaned sea lion pup in his fishing net, young Roy and his cousin Bussy take responsibility for...

Butterflies and Moths
DKP082
$9.99  
Hardcover, DK, 64 pages, 6 x 0.5 x 8 inches, 9781465473400
Explore butterfly habitats and find out all about how butterflies work, from wings to feet. With exciting activities, like how to make a butterfly kite, and plenty of fun facts, this book is a must for children curious about butterflies and moths.

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Hardcover, Mel Boring, Diane Burns & Laura Evert, 288 pages, 9 x 0.7 x 8.8, 9781559717953
More Fun with Nature is a compilation of five other Take Along Guides. It includes: Berries, Nuts and Seeds Birds, Nests and Eggs Rocks, Fossils and Arrowheads Seashells, Crabs and Sea Stars Wildflowers, Blooms and Blossoms

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Paperback, Donald M. Silver, Patricia Wynne, 48 pages, 9 x 9, 9780070579330
The woods are full of puzzles to be solved, clues to be found. Inspired by this book's hints and fun-filled experiments and activities, and using only simple equipment, young readers unlock the closely guarded secrets of the woods­­from the strange meetings of lazy butterflies, to the miraculous...

$17.99  
Hardcover, Britta Teckentrup, 32 pages, 9 x 11, 9781524769666
The much-loved children’s series that began with   Tree: A Peek-Through Picture Book   brings you an elaborate book with peek-through holes that show the moon’s different phases with each turn of the page. Over deserts and forests, Arctic tundra and tropical beaches, the moon shines down on...

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Paperback, 4 pages, 4.25 x 5.75, 9780941042215
Set of 44 realistic wetland stickers. Use with the book  Leapfrogging Through Wetlands  or use with other projects. Our wild stickers are photo and scrapbook safe. Small Parts. Not for children under 3 years.

$19.99  
Flexi, Mary Kay Carson, 416 pages, 6 x 9, 9781250750617
With 448 full-color, highly-illustrated pages, Outdoor School is your indispensable tool for the outdoors. This interactive field guide to plant and mushroom spotting includes: - Immersive activities to get you exploring - Write-in sections to journal about experiences - Next-level...

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Paperback, Donna Joe, 24 pages, 7 x 8.5, 9780889711662
Simple and compelling First Nations drawings illustrate this dynamic story that teaches respect for the environment and describes the life cycle of the salmon.

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Paperback, Connie McLennan, 32 pages, 10 x 10, 9781643513515
It's common knowledge that coast redwoods are tall, tall trees. In fact, they are the tallest trees in the world. What most people don't know is that there is a whole other forest growing high in the canopy of a redwood forest. This adaptation of The House That Jack Built climbs into this...

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Hardcover, 96 pages, 7 x 9, 9780763698423
Two titles based on the  We're Going on a Bear Hunt  animated special offer young explorers the perfect tools to record their surroundings, get creative, and learn about the natural world. This interactive journal is the perfect place for young nature enthusiasts to record their outdoor...

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Paperback, Carol Reed-Jones, 32 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9781883220310
Science teachers and ecologically minded parents: this book is a delightful introduction to the habitat in and around old trees. As AAAS Science Books & Films says, "The science is accurate and the book painlessly teaches important ecological lessons." From lowly fungi to majestic owls, the...

Redwoods (PAPERBACK)
MPS164
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Paperback, Jason Chin, 40 pages, 6 x 11, 9781250062697
A ordinary subway trip is transformed when a young boy happens upon a book about redwood forests. As he reads the information unfolds, and with each new bit of knowledge, he travels―all the way to California to climb into the Redwood canopy. Crammed with interesting and accurate information...

Seeds Move!
SIM358
$18.99  
Hardcover, Robin Page, 32 pages, 10 x 10, 9781534409156
Discover the fascinating and surprising ways that seeds move and find a place to grow in this gorgeous picture book from Caldecott Honoree Robin Page. Every seed, big or small, needs sunlight, water, and an uncrowded place to put down roots. But how do seeds get to the perfect place to grow?...

$12.95  
Paperback, J. Scott Donahue, 160 pages, 6 x 0.5 x 5.5, 9781604336481
Help save the bees – and the world – with these simple and considerate ways!  For decades, bees and bee colonies have been disappearing around the world, worrying beekeepers, ecologists and farmers. But it’s easy help save and revitalize your local bees, as well as the local ecosystem,...

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Hardcover, Mack Van Gageldonk , 72 pages, 10 x 10, 9781605378558
Go on a journey to the center of our planet and discover how the earth moves! With breathtaking photography, illustrations and amazing facts, you will learn all there is to know about volcanoes and earthquakes.   Volcanic eruptions and earthquakes are among the most impressive natural...

$19.95  
Hardcover, Robin Jacobs, 98 pages, 9781908714701
Dynamic illustrations paired with illuminating text will entice even a reluctant reader to revel in this selection; an excellent addition to any nonfiction library'. -- SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL STARRED REVIEW 'An eye-opening, and -widening, early introduction to our restless planet'. --...

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Paperback, Julia Rothman, 56 pages, 6 x 9, 9781635865363
Fans can't get enough of Julia Rothman's acclaimed illustrations from her best-selling book,  Nature Anatomy,  and now they can put them anywhere they want with more than 750 stickers depicting birds, feathers, wildflowers, butterflies, mammals, fungi, insects, constellations, and so much more

The Lorax
RAN429
$16.99  
Hardcover, Dr. Suess, 72 pages, 8.3 x 0.4 x 11.2, 9780394823379
"Unless someone like you...cares a whole awful lot...nothing is going to get better...It's not."  Long before saving the earth became a global concern, Dr. Seuss, speaking through his character the Lorax, warned against mindless progress and the danger it posed to the earth's natural beauty....

The Mushroom Fan Club
MPS255
$17.95  
Hardcover, Elise Gravel, 56 pages, 6.5 x 9.5, 9781770463226
Appeared on Best of 2018 lists from  Quill & Quire  and the  Globe and Mail ! “Although the fungi are anthropomorphized with cartoon eyes and goofy grins, the research behind the book is real.”― The Globe & Mail  100 Best Books of 2018 “Gravel turns adventures in mushroom...

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Paperback, Diane Burns, 48 pages, 8.5 x 8.5, 9781559716420
The popular  Take-Along Guide  series introduces children to “reading” who lives in a given environment by looking for clues. This title introduces children to thirty different wildflowers and features activities such as making a simple flower press. Children ages 5 to 10 will enjoy the...

If Sharks Disappeared
MPS172
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Hardcover, Lily Williams, 40 pages, 9 x 11, 9781626724136
A healthy ocean is home to many different kinds of animals. They can be  big, like a whale,  tiny, like a shrimp,  and even scary, like a shark. Even though sharks can be scary, we need them to keep the oceans healthy. Unfortunately, due to overfishing, many shark species are...

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Paperback, David Burnie, 72 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9781465438478
In this updated and revised edition of   Tree , readers can follow a seed grow into a sapling, the changing colors of fall leaves, and the tiny insects that live in rotting leaves on the forest floor, plus learn why deciduous trees lose their leaves in the fall, how a tree breathes, how bark...

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Hardcover, Jen Green, 32 pages, 7.4 x 1.2 x 10.5, 9781626860087
Discover the inner workings of our home planet and learn some fascinating science along the way! As young readers learn amazing facts and understand how our planet was formed and how weather, plate tectonics, and other natural forces affect our planet, they’ll be well on their way to becoming an...

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Hardcover, Jessica Lanan, 48 pages, 10 x 11, 9781534415744
Jessica Lanan’s dreamy and dramatic watercolor paintings bring to life a wordless story about wonder in the natural world. A fisherman takes his son for a trip out on the water. When they encounter a whale entangled at sea, they realize a connection that transcends the animal kingdom

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Paperback, Seth Fishman, 40 pages, 10 x 10, 9780062953377
“A fabulous find.”— School Library Journal  (starred review) “A wealth of information.”— Booklist Perfect for curious kids! From shore to suburb, the ocean connects all of us in unexpected ways—through the weather, our water, our food sources, and more! In their signature...

Discovering Volcanoes
DEP007
$5.95  
Paperback, Nancy Field, 32 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9780941042031
Discovering Volcanoes  helps young scientists learn about the volcanic peaks in the Cascade range from California to British Columbia. Children discover geologic and volcanic features and processes. It has been one of the best selling children's books at Mt. St. Helens. Revised with each...

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Paperback, Laura Evert, 48 pages, 8.6 x 0.1 x 8.7, 978155971786
The popular  Take-Along Guide  series introduces children to “reading” who lives in a given environment by looking for clues. This guide introduces children to the world of geology. The book describes fifteen common rocks and minerals, five fossils, and seven different arrowheads and...

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Paperback, Mel Boring, 48 pages, 8.6 x 0.1 x 8.8, 9781559716246
A fun, informative take-along guide that will help children identify 15 birds. Kid will also learn how and where birds build their homes and all about their young. Plus the guide features activities that are fun and easy to do. There's also a seven-page scrapbook for drawings and notes.Invites...

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Hardcover, Ella Bailey, 32 pages, 9 x 11, 9781912497201
From breakfast to dinner, dusk to dawn, children will love spending the day with this bouncy joey to learn all about life in the outback. Perfect for quarantine reading with your children! From Ella Bailey's acclaimed series of children's books comes another tale of how one young animal...

Wildfire!
SIM416
$18.99  
Hardcover, Ashley Wolff, 40 pages, 10 x 10, 9781534487734
With stunning, cinematic art, this fact-based picture book takes readers into the heart of a forest fire and shows how animals survive, how heroic first responders curb the flames, and how life gradually returns to the forest. There is a flash. Then a crack. Bluejay spreads the news:...

$19.95  
Hardcover, Peter Wohlleben, 84 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9781771644341
“A tree-treatise treat.” ― Kirkus Reviews   (Starred Review  ★ ) A walk in the park will never be the same after kids discover this awe-inspiring book. Meet Peter Wohlleben―but you can call him Peter the Forester! With his groundbreaking, internationally bestselling book   The...

Into The Forest
MPS248
$23.99  
Hardcover, Christiane Dorion, 64 pages, 9.75 x 0.5 x 12.25, 9781547604579
The world is rich with marvelous forests and amazing communities of plants, animals, fungi, and minute creatures that populate them. Marvel at the peaceful twilight of the deciduous forest, where birds gather twigs, bats shelter in tree trunks, and the carpet of fallen leaves becomes small...
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