favorite children’s books for kids who love nature

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in case it’s not obvious, we’re big nature lovers in this house. we’ve been so fortunate to have collected so many beautiful children’s books about nature, wildlife, and the outdoors. these range from educational books to sweet fictional stories. here’s a list of our 30+ favorite elementary-aged children’s books about wildlife, animal habitats, weather, climate change, hiking, camping, the seasons, space, flowers, bugs, and gardening! a little something for every kid who loves the outdoors.

children’s books about wildlife and their habitats

amara and the bats by emma reynolds (amazon or bookshop)

bugs are insects by anne rockwell and illustrated by steve jenkins (amazon or bookshop)

over and under the canyon (amazon or bookshop)

& over and under the rainforest (amazon or bookshop) by kate messner and illustrated by christoper silas neal

why do i sing: animal songs of the pacific northwest (amazon or bookshop)

guess who’s in the desert by charline profitiri and illustrated by susan swan (amazon)

owl moon by jane yolen and illustrated by john schoenherr (amazon or bookshop)

kid’s books about outdoor adventure

fatima’s great outdoors by ambreen tariq & illustrated by stevie lewis (amazon or bookshop)

let’s go on a hike by katrina liu and illustrated by her setiawan (simplified chinese, pinyin & english) (amazon or bookshop)

children’s books about weather and climate

the story of climate change: a first book about how we can help save our planet by catherine barr & steve williams and illustrated by amy husband & mike love (amazon or bookshop)

if polar bears disappeared by lily williams (amazon or bookshop)

clouds by anne rockwell and illustrated by frané lessac (amazon or bookshop)

kid’s books about seasons

our seasons by grace lin & ranida t. mckneally and illustrated by grace lin (amazon or bookshop)

goodby summer, hello autumn amazon bookshop (amazon or bookshop)

& goodbye autumn, hello winter (amazon or bookshop)

& goodbye winter, hello spring (amazon or bookshop) by kenard pak

the big book of blooms by yuval zommer (amazon or bookshop)

the leaf thief by alice hemming & nicola slater (amazon or bookshop)

snowflake bentley by jacqueline briggs martin and illustrated by mary azarian (amazon or bookshop)

owl moon by jane yolen and illustrated by john schoenherr (amazon or bookshop)

winter sleep: a hibernation story by sean taylor & alex morss and illustrated by cinyee chiu (amazon or bookshop)

sky sisters by jan bourdeau waboose and illustrated by brian deines (amazon or bookshop)

children’s books about space

constellations: an easy guide to discovering the stars by kelsey johnson (amazon or bookshop)

the planets in our solar system by franklyn m. branley and illustrated by kevin o’malley (amazon or bookshop)

hidden figures: the true story of four black women and the space race by margot lee shetterly with winifred conkling and illustrated by laura freeman (amazon and bookshop)

to mars! (amazon or bookshop)

& to the stars! (amazon or bookshop) by gina bellisario and illustrated by mike moran

to the moon! by jodie shepherd and illustrated by mike byrne (amazon or bookshop)

to the sun! by jodie shepherd and illustrated by paula becker (amazon or bookshop)

sky sisters by jan bourdeau waboose and illustrated by brian deines (amazon or bookshop)

kid’s books about gardening

harlem grown: how one big idea transformed a neighborhood by tony hillary and illustrated by jessie hartland (amazon or bookshop)

up in the garden and down in the dirt by kate messier and illustrated by christopher silas neal (amazon or bookshop)

jayden’s impossible garden by mélina mangal and illustrated by ken daley (amazon or bookshop)

the big book of blooms (amazon or bookshop)

& the big book of bugs (amazon or bookshop) by yuval zommer

i hope this list give you some ideas for nature books that pique the interest of the kids in your life! let us know if there’s anything you’d add to this list of kid’s book for nature lovers.

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