A list of our favorite science and nature books for young children.
Crinkleroot's Nature Almanac
by Jim Arnosky
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Faces of the Moon
by Bob Crelin
Unusual Creatures: A Mostly Accurate Account of Some of Earth's Strangest Animals
by Michael Hearst
Hatch!
by Roxie Munro
Animalium: Welcome to the Museum
by Jenny Broom
Burgess Bird Book for Children
by Thornton W. Burgess
The Burgess Animal Book for Children
by Thornton W. Burgess
The Burgess Seashore Book for Children
by Thornton W. Burgess
A Drop of Water: A Book of Science and Wonder
by Walter Wick
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At the Same Moment, Around the World
by Clotilde Perrin
How Do You Lift a Lion?
by Robert E. Wells
Recommended Age: 4
Also: Sonlight Pre-K Book List for Ages 4-5
What's Older Than a Giant Tortoise?
by Robert E. Wells
What's Smaller Than a Pygmy Shrew?
by Robert E. Wells
Recommended Age: 4
Also: Sonlight Pre-K Book List for Ages 4-5
Is a Blue Whale the Biggest Thing There Is?
by Robert E. Wells
Recommended Age: 4
Also: Sonlight Pre-K Book List for Ages 4-5
What's Faster Than a Speeding Cheetah?
by Robert E. Wells
How to Dig a Hole to the Other Side of the World
by Faith McNulty
Recommended Age: 4
Also: Sonlight Pre-K Book List for Ages 4-5
Our Animal Friends at Maple Hill Farm
by Alice Provensen
Recommended Age: 3
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Flip Flap Body Book
by Alastair Smith
Recommended Age: 4
Also: Sonlight Preschool Book List for Ages 3-4
Snowflake Bentley
by Jacqueline Briggs Martin, Illustrated by Mary Azarian
Recommended Age: 5
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The Berenstain Bears' Big Book of Science and Nature
by Stan Berenstain
Recommended Age: 4
Also: Sonlight Pre-K Book List for Ages 4-5
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