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• Whose House Is That?

  Tekiela, Stan,

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  PreK - grade 2. Beaver dams, bird nests, spider webs--the animal kingdom is filled with expert builders that construct spectacular homes. How much do you know about them? Can you identify a critter based on where it lives? Theme: animal habitats

• Galápagos Girl

  Arnold, Marsha Diane,

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  PreK-Gr 3. A bilingual story, inspired by the childhood of Valentina Cruz, whose family was one of the first permanent inhabitants of the Galapagos islands. Theme: wildlife conservation

• Fur, Feather, Fin

  All of Us Are Kin

  Lang, Diane,

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  PreK - Gr 3. A rhyming tour through the amazing animal kingdom, from mammals to millipedes and everything in between! Themes: ecology, biodiversity

• Hi! My Name Is Robin

  Introducing the American Robin to Young Bird Watchers

  Slaughter, Pamela, 1957-

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  PreK - Gr 3. Young bird watchers will learn about the American Robin from the perspective of Robin, a young fledgling. Find out what Robin had to learn in order to grow up safely. Learn about Robin's hopes, fears, and goals. Discover what makes this…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Greta and the Giants

  Inspired by Greta Thunberg's Stand to Save the World

  Tucker, Zoë,

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  PreK - Gr 3. Greta is a little girl who lives in a beautiful forest threatened by Giants. When the Giants first came to the forest, they chopped down trees to make homes. Then they chopped down more trees and made even bigger homes. The houses grew…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• 111 Trees

  How One Village Celebrates the Birth of Every Girl

  Singh, Rina, 1955-

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  Gr K-2. The village head of an Indian village is determined to live in a place where girls and boys are treated equally and where the surrounding countryside is not ravaged by irresponsible mining. And so he comes up with a plan. In rural India,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Water Walker

  Robertson, Joanne, 1960-

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  Gr K-2. An Ojibwe grandmother walks to raise awareness of our need to protect water for future generations and for all life on the planet. Themes: water conservation, ecology, traditional ecological knowledge.

• Pond

  LaMarche, Jim,

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  Gr K-2. A group of friends discovers a neglected pond in the woods and decides to fix it up together. Themes: ecology, community action

• Sea Bear

  a Journey for Survival

  Moore, Lindsay, 1983-

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  Gr K-2. A polar bear waits patiently for spring when the ice breaks up, but after months of hunting, paddling, and resting on ice floes, summer ends and the bear must swim very far to find land. Includes facts about polar bears and the effect of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Coyote Moon

  Gianferrari, Maria,

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  Gr K-2. Coyotes hunt in suburban neighborhoods at night. Themes: urban animals

• Ajijaak

  Crane

  LaPointe, Cecelia Rose,

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  Gr K-3. Ajijaak is in its home territory meeting other birds, amphibians, and animals along the way to defend the land and water. A factory has polluted the land and ajijaak gathers friends to stop the factory. Ultimately the factory closes and the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Zonia's Rain Forest

  Martinez-Neal, Juana,

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  Gr K-3. Enjoying days spent with animal friends near her home in the Amazon, young Zonia wonders what to do on a day when the rainforest calls out to her for help, Themes: deforestation, call to action.

• La Selva de Zonia

  Martinez-Neal, Juana,

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• The Leaf Detective

  How Margaret Lowman Uncovered Secrets in the Rainforest

  Lang, Heather

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  Gr K-3. Meg Lowman was determined to investigate the marvelous, undiscovered world of the rainforest treetops. As a scientist, Meg set out to climb up and investigate the rain forest tree canopies- and to be the first scientist to do so. She…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Water Princess

  Verde, Susan,

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  Gr K-3. With its wide sky and warm earth, Princess Gie Gie's kingdom is a beautiful land. But clean drinking water is scarce in her small African village. And try as she might, Gie Gie cannot bring the water closer; she cannot make it run clearer.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• City Green

  DiSalvo, DyAnne,

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  Gr K-3. A girl and her elderly neighbor start a campaign to clean up an empty lot and turn it into a community garden. Theme: activism

• We Are Water Protectors

  Lindstrom, Carole, 1964-

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  Gr K-3. Inspired by the many Indigenous-led movements across North America, We Are Water Protectors issues an urgent rallying cry to safeguard the Earth's water from harm and corruption. Themes: water conservation, call to action, Indigenous people.

• One Little Bag

  An Amazing Journey

  Cole, Henry, 1955-

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  Gr K-3. In pictures without words, the reader follows the journey of one brown paper bag from a tree in the forest through the years it is used by three generations of one family until eventually the old bag becomes the container in which a new tree…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Amara and the Bats

  Reynolds, Emma, 1988-

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  Gr K-3. Amara loves bats, so when she learns there are none near her new home due to habitat loss, she overcomes her feelings of helplessness and inspires her community to take action. Includes facts about bats and bat houses. Themes:…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Zee Grows a Tree

  Rusch, Elizabeth,

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  Gr K-3. Born at the same time a Douglas-fir seedling emerges from the nursery bed on her family's Christmas tree farm, young Zee grows up beside the tree as both thrive and become taller throughout the years. Facts about Douglas firs are shared…Read moreRead more of this annotation