CRRL Grow a Reader: Picture Books for Little EnvironmentalistsLike this list

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• Before You Were Here

  Westerfeld, Scott

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  From sun beams to water, a young child discovers how the different ingredients of the natural world make them, and how the world connects each of us.

• If I Was the Sunshine

  Fogliano, Julie

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  Illustrations and simple, rhyming text explore the nature of connection and relationships.

• Little Land

  Sudyka, Diana

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  An environmental tale of land evolving over the millennia up to present day environmental changes, as well as the role one can take in caring for it.

• Moonlight

  Savage, Stephen, 1965-

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  In the quiet hours of the night, moonlight makes its journey through the sky, over land and water, and finally into a child's bedroom.

• Mouse on the River

  a Journey Through Nature

  Melvin, Alice

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  Mouse is setting off on a journey down the river. As Mouse gently rows downstream, he travels through many different habitats before reaching his destination.

• My Grandfather's Song

  Phung, Nguyen Quang

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  A picture book about a family's connection to their land, their home, and each other.

• Nature Is An Artist

  Lavallee, Jennifer

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  A celebration of creativity and a child's ability to observe, this playful picture book explores different art forms to be found in the natural world.

• A New Green Day

  Portis, Antoinette

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  Explore nature through evocative riddles and bold imagery that take the reader from day to night and back again in this perfect read aloud.

• One World

  24 Hours on Planet Earth

  Davies, Nicola, 1958-

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  As the clock strikes twelve, two sisters are spirited away on a journey to glimpse, in the span of a moment, extraordinary biodiversity: a mother polar bear and her cubs hunting seals in Svalbard, tiny turtles in India following the moon…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Seeking An Aurora

  Pulford, Elizabeth, 1943-

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  In the quiet of the night, a child's father bundles them up and shows them the majesty of an aurora.

• Southwest Sunrise

  Grimes, Nikki

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  Jayden expects to see nothing but brown his first morning in New Mexico, but after being surprised by colorful rocks, flowers, birds, and animals, he wonders if this place could become home.