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Children’s Nature Book Recommendations

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Nature lovers, are you looking for more books to share with your children? Look no further! We have organized a great list here of wonderful nature children’s books. Check out these children’s books with a nature and environmental focus: The Nature’s Little Wonders series helps children to discover the magic and beauty of our natural world. Children will learn how nature supports us, how interconnected everything is, and how important it is to cherish and protect the world around them. This series helps young minds build a lifelong bond with the environment while celebrating the incredible magic of life all around us. By Adele Lamothe https://adelelamothe.com/ The Grande Guide series for children allows you and your children to travel through the national parks without having to leave your house! In each book, an animal ranger will journey with you through a specific national park. Along the way you’ll be introduced to defining characteristics of the park in an imaginative and playful manner. With captivating rhymes and playful illustrations, your child will be introduced to the history and magic of our magnificent national parks. Which park will be your next adventure? By Sarah Del Grande https://www.grandeguidesbooks.com/ Dive into The MerKids series with mermaid sisters, Maisie and Mila, on adventures filled with fun, fantasy, and fascinating facts. Perfect for curious minds and nature enthusiasts, this is a must-have guide for every MerKid ready to explore the natural wonders! By Laura Raffin https://www.youtube.com/@themerkids The Know It Owl series stars the wise and witty Owl who sets out to correct the misconceptions of different featured animals from around the world and enlightens them with the truth in a fun and playful way. By Terri Sabol https://www.terrisabol.com/ Meet the Wild Things series introduces young readers to endangered animals from around the globe, told from the points of view of the animals themselves. By Hayley Rocco https://www.hayleyrocco.com/ In the Lesser Known Parks Collection, comes an endearing story of a boy stranded in one of America’s wildest places, Isle Royal National Park, in The Wild Island: An Adventure at Isle Royale National Park. By Tracy Phillippi https://tracywritesoutside.com/ In the Erutuf National Park series, join siblings Reese and Dean on their adventures to the magical Erutuf National Park! Can they fulfill their missions and protect this special place? By Kathy Arnold Cherry https://www.kathycherrybooks.com Happy exploring these children’s books!

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National Park Week Thanks

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As National Park Week wrapped up yesterday, I thought a lot about our national parks this past week and all the memories of our visits there. I also thought about the discoveries, innovations, conservation, workforce, volunteers, youth, junior rangers, community, and the arts! National parks bring us great joy in addition to many other benefits. National Park Week provided us with a daily reminder of all the goodness within this great and unique system. Thank you for coming along with me on this year’s National Park Week!

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National Park Week – Arts in Parks

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Happy National Park Week! To end this fun week, today’s theme focuses on arts in the parks. The national parks inspire creativity. National parks have inspired artistic expression and creativity for many, many years. The national parks have definitely inspired me! Our national parks inspired me to write children’s book set in a national park. I created a magical national park, Erutuf National Park, as the setting for my children’s book series. It’s not a real national park, but an idealistic and magical one. Click here for more information on the book series. How have the national parks inspired you? Time to start planning the next national park trip to create more memories! 

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National Park Week – Youth Engagement

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Today’s national park week theme focuses on youth engagement. National parks are places for fun, discovery, exploration, wellness, and service. Youth and young adult programs are designed to connect kids, teens, and young adults to opportunities at national park sites across the nation. These sites contribute to our nation’s rich natural, cultural, historical, and recreational resources. Enjoy this video about today’s theme! Click here for the video. Happy National Park Week!

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National Park Week – Workforce Wednesday

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Today’s theme is Workforce Wednesday. It focuses on all the many, many great individuals who make these parks run daily. These employees, interns, fellows, volunteers, contractors, partners and more all spend their valuable time and energy making these places great for us all! I am so grateful for these many people who each play an important role for national parks! These two photos show two different park rangers – one giving a park ranger presentation at Yellowstone National Park and the other showing us a sled dog puppy at Denali National Park. What’s your favorite memory with a park ranger ? Happy National Park Week!

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National Park Week – Innovation

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Today, the National Park Week looks at innovation. The national parks provide a great opportunity to learn about innovation. The definition of innovation is “a new idea, method, or device.”  Many of our national sites highlight varying types of innovation. Have you ever visited the Thomas Edison National Historic Park in New Jersey? At this national park site, visitors can step back in time to Thomas Edison’s home and laboratory, when machines were run by belts and pulleys and music was played on phonographs. You can discover where America’s greatest inventor changed our world forever. I have never been here, but would love to visit it! What innovative projects do you recall learning about in a national park? Happy National Park Week!  

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National Park Week – Earth Day

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Happy Earth Day! Join this global celebration encouraging education and stewardship of our planet’s resources. This year’s Earth Day theme is Planet vs. Plastics. The movement looks at a 60% reduction in production of all plastics by 2040. Plastic pollution is very real and single-use plastics are small but have a large impact. 79% of plastic that has ever been made still sits in landfills or the natural environment (with the exception of the small amount that has been incinerated or recycled). At least 14 million tons of plastic end up in our oceans every year. By 2050, there will be more plastic in the oceans than there are fish (by weight). Everyone can take steps to help reduce this plastics use in our daily lives. We can change these statistics! How can you reduce plastic use at your home? Happy Earth Day and Happy National Park Week! 

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National Park Week – Volunteers

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Today’s theme for National Park Week focuses on volunteers. Volunteers support the National Park Service in its mission to preserve and protect our national parks. You can volunteer for a day or year-round; on your own or with friends and family; close to home or at a dream destination. Volunteer opportunities are available nationwide including in U.S. Territories. Visit this website to explore volunteer opportunities with the national park service by clicking here. Have you ever thought about volunteering for the national parks? Happy National Park Week!  

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