A MAN CALLED RAVEN
Author: Richard Van Camp
Origin: Canada
Theme: Folklore
Grades: 1-4

A strange raven man teaches two boys the meaning of respect for nature.

A RIVER RAN WILD
Author: Lynne Cherry
Origin: USA
Theme: History, Ecology
Grades: 1-6

An environmental history of the Nashua River from its discovery by Native Americans through the polluting y...

AANI AND THE TREE HUGGERS
Author: Jeannine Atkins
Origin: India
Theme: Conservation
Grades: 2-5

Based on true events in India in the 1970's, young Aani and the other women in her village defend their for...

ALEJANDRO'S GIFT
Author: Richard E. Albert
Origin: Southwest
Theme: Respect: Desert
Grades: K-3

An uplifting story with a powerful environmental lesson that will prompt children and adults to look at the...

CACTUS HOTEL
Author: Brenda Z. Guiberson
Origin: Southwest
Theme: Cycle of Life
Grades: 2-4

This book describes the life cycle of the giant Saguaro cactus with an emphasis on its role as a home for o...

COMMON GROUND
Author: Molly Bang
Origin: The World
Theme: Ecology
Grades: 2-5

A thought provoking book about what happens when we run out of our natural resources.

CONDOR'S EGG
Author: Jonathan London
Origin: California
Theme: Endangered Species
Grades: K-3

A story of a family of California condors and its struggle for survival in the world where its habitat is b...

EFRAIN OF THE SONORAN DESERT
Author: Amalia Astorga as told to Gary Paul Nagh
Origin: Sonora, Mexico
Theme: Conservation
Grades: 1-5

A very unique story of a lizard's life among the Seri people of the Sonoran desert. The storyteller gives ...

EVERYBODY'S SOMEBODY'S LUNCH
Author: Cherie Mason
Origin: New England
Theme: Nature
Grades: 3-6

A well written story of predator and prey which will help children understand one of nature's most importan...

LISTEN TO THE DESERT/ OYE AL DESIERTO
Author: Pat Mora
Origin: Southwest
Theme: Respect, Desert
Grades: K-3

A bilingual poem which describes some of the sounds of nature in a desert. Beautiful color illustrations. ...

LITTLEST MATRYOSHKA
Author: Corinne Demas Bliss
Origin: Russia
Theme: Folk Art
Grades: K-3

A very simple and sweet story about the popular Russian nesting dolls. We all learn when and where the fol...

MORNING, NOON, AND NIGHT
Author: Jean Craighead George
Origin: USA
Theme: Animals, Habitat
Grades: K-3

We meet an array of animals from America's East Coast to the West Coast as they work, rest, eat, and play.

MOTHER EARTH, FATHER SKY
Author: Selected by Jane Yolen
Origin: USA
Theme: Ecology
Grades: 3-6

An anthology of poems that describe the beauty and destruction of our natural world.

SECRET PLACE
Author: Eve Bunting
Origin: USA
Theme: Survival
Grades: K-3

A young boy finds a secret place, a patch of wilderness in the city. The city is never mentioned, but I th...

SERGIO AND THE HURRICANE
Author: Alexandra Wallner
Origin: Puerto Rico
Theme: Weather
Grades: K-3

Through the experiences of one little boy, readers will learn about hurricanes and the effects they can hav...

SHELTERWOOD
Author: Susan Hand Shetterly
Origin: New England
Theme: Forestry
Grades: 2-6

Sophie learns about the woods and the importance of the trees for generations to come. Beautiful illustrat...

SOMEDAY A TREE
Author: Eve Bunting
Origin: USA
Theme: Pollution
Grades: K-3

A sprawling oak tree next to Alice's house has been poisoned. A strong environmental message.

TALES OF TUTU NENE AND NELE
Author: Gale Bates
Origin: Hawaii
Theme: Endangered Species
Grades: K-3

A story of the Nene, Hawaii's state bird. This book will help young children appreciate the struggle of en...

THE DESERT IS MY MOTHER/ EL DESIERTO ES MI MADRE
Author: Pat Mora
Origin: Southwest
Theme: Appreciation, Desert
Grades: K-3

A poetic depiction of the dessert as the provider of comfort, food, spirit and life. Bilingual text.

THE EVER-LIVING TREE
Author: Linda Vieira
Origin: Northwest/USA
Theme: History
Grades: 3-6

A historical timeline for children that is done through the thousands of years that the Redwoods have exist...

THE GARDEN OF HAPPINESS
Author: Erika Tamar
Origin: New York
Theme: Ecology: Community
Grades: K-2

Marisol and her neighbors turn a vacant New York City lot into a lush community garden.

THE GREAT KAPOK TREE
Author: Lynne Cherry
Origin: Brazil
Theme: Environmental
Grades: K-3

The many different animals that live in the great kapok tree in the Brazilian rain forest try to convince ...

THE SHAMAN'S APPRENTICE
Author: Lynne Cherry & Mark Plotkin
Origin: Amazon
Theme: Ecology
Grades: 2-5

A beautiful illustrated story with a very important message about the importance of protecting the healing ...

THIS HOUSE IS MADE OF MUD/ ESTA CASA ESTA HECHA DE
Author: Ken Buchanan
Origin: Southwest/Arizona
Theme: Respect for the dese
Grades: K-3

This story is about life in the Sonoran Desert and how a family's lives are interwoven with the environment...

WAY OUT IN THE DESERT
Author: T.J.Marsh & Jennifer Ward
Origin: Southwest
Theme: Counting, Nature
Grades: K-4

A counting book in rhyme presents various animals and their children, from a mother horned toad and her lit...

WHO IS THE BEAST?
Author: Keith Baker
Origin: Asian
Theme: Cooperation
Grades: K-2

When a tiger suspects that he is the beast the jungle animal are fleeing from, he returns to them and point...