Let's Go Outside!
Books for Young Children about the Natural World
Compiled by Merri V. Lindgren© 2007 Cooperative Children's Book Center
This bibliography was developed for the Child Care Information Center Newsletter (Issue 54, 2007) published by the Child Care Information Center operated by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction with funding from the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.
Click on underlined book titles to see the CCBC review of the book, and/or the cover image.
From the Earth
Christian, Peggy. If You Find a Rock. Photographed by Barbara Hirsch Lember. Harcourt, 2000. 32 pages. Ages 3- 8
Eclare, Melanie. A Harvest of Color: Growing a Vegetable Garden. Ragged Bears, 2002. Ages 4 - 9
Ehlert, Lois. Leaf Man. Harcourt, 2005. 32 pages. Ages 2-5
Fleming, Denise. In the Tall, Tall Grass. Henry Holt, 1991. 32 pages. Ages 2-5
Lin, Grace. The Ugly Vegetables. Talewinds/Charlesbridge, 1999. Ages 3 - 6
Shannon, George. Busy in the Garden. Illustrated by Sam Williams. Greenwillow/HarperCollins, 2006. 36 pages. Ages 2-6In the Water
Anderson, Sara. Octopus Oyster Hermit Crab Snail: A Poem of the Sea . Handprint Books, 2005. 32 pages. Ages 3-7
Fleming, Denise. In the Small, Small Pond. Henry Holt, 1993. 32 pages. Ages 18 months - 3 years
Hubbell, Patricia. Sea, Sand, Me!. Illustrated by Lisa Campbell Ernst. HarperCollins, 2001. Ages 2 - 4
LaMarche, Jim. The Raft. HarperCollins, 2000. Ages 5 - 9
Schaefer, Lola M. . An Island Grows. Illustrated by Cathie Felstead. Greenwillow / HarperCollins, 2006. 32 pages. Ages 4-7Through the Sky
Ehlert, Lois. Feathers for Lunch. Harcourt Brace , 1990. 32 pages. Ages 2-7
Ehlert, Lois. Waiting for Wings. Harcourt, Brace, 2001. Ages 3 - 9
James, Simon. The Birdwatchers. U.S. edition: Candlewick Press, 2002. 32 pages. Ages 4-7
Shaw, Charles G. It Looked Like Spilt Milk. Harper Collins, 1947. 32 pages. Ages 2-5
Shea, Pegi Dietz. New Moon. Illustrated by Cathryn Falwell. Boyds Mills, 1996. Ages 4 - 7All Around
Cooper, Elisha. A Good Night Walk. Orchard Books / Scholastic, 2005. 32 pages. Ages 3-6
Ehlert, Lois. In My World. Harcourt, 2002. Ages 3 - 8
Schaefer, Lola M.. What's Up? What's Down?. Illustrated by Barbara Bash. Greenwillow, 2002. 32 pages. Ages 3 - 7
Shannon, George. White Is for Blueberry. Illustrated by Laura Dronzek. Greenwillow / HarperCollins, 2005. 32 pages. Ages 2-7
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