Summer Reading List

Looking for some new books to share with your kids this summer? Check out these nature themed children’s books.

Birds

Arnosky, J. 1997. Bird Watcher. Random House Children's Books.

Arnosky, J. 1993. Crinkleroot's 25 Birds Every Child Should Know. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing.

Arnosky, J. 1992. Crinkleroot's Guide to Knowing the Birds. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing.

Bailey, D. 1992. Birds: How to Watch and Understand the Fascinating World of Birds. DK Publishing, Inc.

Boring, M. and L. Garrow. 1998. Bird, Nests, and Eggs. National Book Network.

Collard, S.B. 2002. Beaks! Charlesbridge Publishing, Inc.

Herkert, B. 2001. Birds in Your Backyard. Dawn Publications.

Oppenheim, J.F. and B. Reid. 1987. Have You Seen Birds?. Scholastic, Inc.

Pascoe, E., et al. 2000. How and Why Birds Use Their Bills (How and Why Series). Creative Teching Press, Inc.

Rabe, T. and A. Ruiz. 1998. Fine Feathered Friends: All About Birds (Cat in the Hat's Learning Library). Random House Children's Books.

Scarry, R. 1999. The Early Bird (Step into Reading). Random House Children's Books.

Sill, C.P. 1997. About Birds: A Guide for Children. Peachtree Publishers.

Fish

Arnosky, J. 1993. Crinkleroot's Twenty-five Fish Every Child Should Know. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing.

Clements, A. and Yoshi. 1997. Big Al. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing.

Cook, B. 2005. The Little Fish that Got Away. HarperCollins.

Gall, C. 2006. Dear Fish. Little Brown Books for Young Readers.

Gallimard, J. 1998. Fish. Scholastic.

Harris, T. 2000. Pattern Fish. Millbrook Press.

Heinrichs, A.R. 2003. Fish. Coughlan Publishing.

Knudson, M. 2005. Fish and Frog. Candlewick.

Pastel, J., K. Fitzsimmons and L. VanDeWeghe. Bur Bur's Fishing Adventure: An Exciting Fishing Adventure. IGI Press.

Pfeffer, W. 1996. What's it Like to be a Fish? (Let's Read-and-Find-Out Science 1). Harper Trophy.

Pfister, M. and J.A. James. 1999. Rainbow Fish. North-South Books.

Prosek, J. 2004. A Good Day’s Fishing. Simon and Schuster Children’s Publishing.

Quigley, M. 2007. Granddad’s Fishing Buddy. Dial.

Sayre, P. 2007. Trout, Trout, Trout: A Fish Chant. Northword Books for Young Readers.

Schaefer, L.M. 2001. What Is a Fish?. Coughlan Publishing.

Stockdale, S. 2008. Fabulous Fishes. Peachtree Publishers.

Turnage, S. and J. Stevens. 1984. Trout the Magnificent. Harcourt Children's Books.

Wells, E. 2006. Wishing I was Fishing. Beaver’s Pond Press.

Winner, C. and B. Lehnhausen. 1998. Trout. Lerner Publishing Group.

Wood, A. and B.R. Wood. 2004. Ten Little Fish. Blue Sky Press (AZ).

Yoo, T. 2007. The Little Red Fish. Dial.

Forests

Bishop, N. 2004. Forest Explorer: A Life-Sized Field Guide. Scholastic, Inc.

Costian, M. 2001. Life in a Tree: Focus, Habitat. Tandem Library.

Cotten, C. 2002. At the Edge of the Woods: A Counting Book. Henry Holt & Company, Incorporated.

DK Publishing. 2004. Forest. DK Publishing, Inc.

Dundy, M.R., and K. Richardson. 2010. Forests For All. MDCT Publishing.

Ehlert, L. 2004. Pie in the Sky. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Fonte, I. 2007. Animals of the Forest. Barnes & Noble Books.

Hankin, R. 1995. Up the Tall Tree. Steck-Vaughn.

Humphrey, P. 1995. In the Deep, Dark Forest. Steck-Vaughn.

Jeunesse, G. 2003. In The Forest. Scholastic, Inc.

Krupinski, L. 1997. Into the Woods: A Woodland Scrapbook. HarperCollins Children's Books.

Lies, B. 2004. Spy Hops and Belly Flops: Curious Behaviors of Woodland Animals. Houghton Mifflin Company.

Lindeen, C.K. 2003. Life in a Forest. Capstone Press.

McGehee, C. 2006. A Woodland Counting Book. University of Iowa Press.

Miller, D.S. and S. Schuett. 2003. Are Trees Alive? Walker & Company.

Pascoe, E. and D. Kuhn. 2003. The Ecosystem of a Fallen Tree. Rosen Publishing Group.

Pyers, G. 2004. Forest Explorer. Raintree Publishers.

Stone, L.M. 2004. Forests. Rourke Publishing, LLC.

Van Laan, N. 2000. A Tree for Me. Random House.

Vitosh, M.A. and A.L. Vitosh. 2000. Forest Where Ashley Lives. Iowa State University Extension.

Whitehouse, P. 2003. Hiding in a Forest. Heinemann Library.

Worth, B. 2006. I Can Name 50 Trees Today!: All about Trees. Random House Publishing Group.

Frogs
Arnosky, J. 2002. All About Frogs. Scholastic, Inc.

Beltz, E. 2009. Frogs: Inside Their Remarkable World. Firefly Books, Limited.

Dexter, R. 1996. Frogs (Troll First- Start Science). Troll Communications.

Elliot, L. 2002. The Calls of Frogs and Toads: Breeding Calls and Sounds of 42 Different Species. Stackpole Books.

Heller, R. 1995. How to Hide a Meadow Frog and Other Amphibians. Groslett & Dunlap.

Jordan, S. 2002. Frog Hunt. Roaring Book Press.
Lionni, L. 1998. An Extraordinary Egg. Dragonfly Books.

Marent, T., and T. Jackson. 2010. Frog: A Photographic Portrait. DK Publishing, Inc.

Moignot, D. 1998. Frogs: A First Discovery Book. Moonlight Publishing.

Stewart, M., and H. Bond. 2010. A Place for Frogs. Peachtree Publishers, Ltd.

Ponds, Streams & Rivers
Arnosky, J. 2008. The Brook Book: Exploring the Smallest Streams. Penguin Young Readers Group.

Bandes, H. 1993. Sleepy River. Philomel Books.

Falwell, C. 2001. Turtle Splash!: Countdown at the Pond. HarperCollins Publishers.

Fleming, D. 1993. In the Small, Small Pond. Henry Holt and Co.

Fowler, A. 1996. Life in a Pond. Scholastic Library Publishing.

Galko, F. 2002. Pond Animals. Heinemann.

Giesecke, E. and A. Royston. 2002. Pond Plants. Heinemann Library.

Hunter, A. 1999. What's in the Pond? Houghton Mifflin Company.

Korman, S. 2001. Box Turtle at Silver Pond Lane. Soundprints.

Kosek, J.K. 2003. What's inside Lakes? Rosen Publishing Group, Incorporated.

Kurtz, J. 2000. River Friendly, River Wild. Simon and Schuster Children’s Publishing.

Pascoe, E. and D. Kuhn. 2003. The Ecosystem of a Stream. Rosen Publishing Group, Inc.

Pratt-Serafini, K.J. 2001. Salamander Rain: A Lake & Pond Journal. Dawn Publications.

Schuh, M.C. 2002. What Are Lakes? Capstone Press.

Stewart, D. 2002. Pond Life. Scholastic Library Publishing.

Prairies

Butterfield, M. 1999. Animals on Plains and Prairies. Raintree Publishers.

Fowler, A. 2000. Lands of Grass. Scholastic Library Publishing.

Howard, F. 2006. Grasslands. ABDO Publishing Company.

Mader, J. 2004. Living on a Prairie. Scholastic Library Publishing.

McGehee, C. 2004. A Tallgrass Prairie Alphabet. University of Iowa Press.

Nichols, C. 2002. Grassy Lands. Benchmark Books.

Penny, M. 2003. Grasslands. Thameside Press.