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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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Victory Sign

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With the ongoing stress of Covid, wildfires, the upcoming elections, and distance learning, I often catch myself dreaming about green sea turtles. Green sea turtles are known for their grace in the water, their big beautiful shells, and those huge gentle eyes. Those eyes can definitely talk to you! Green sea turtles can weigh over 700 pounds making them the largest of the hardshell sea turtles. They can swim up to 35 miles per hour. Green sea turtles can also hold their breathe for hours at time. It’s like going on vacation picturing these animals swimming through some deep blue waters. I follow those large dark eyes. I can see their large flippers paddling with ease. The flippers tilt up like a victory sign in the deep waters. I’ll take that victory sign and hang on to it. Find your animal and take that vision to somewhere peaceful and calm.

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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. I thought about all the memories of our visits there. I also thought about the junior ranger programs, the park rangers and volunteers, the history, the military service, the transportation options, the wildlife, the earth, the past, the nonprofit organizations, the mental health benefits, and the furry visitors to the park. I smiled a lot during these thoughts. The national parks bring us great joy in addition to many other benefits. We could also a bit more joy in these times. National Park Week provided us with a daily reminder of all the goodness within this great and unique system. While this year we all focused on it virtually, it is still a important week. Thank you for coming along with me on this year’s National Park Week.

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Wishtree

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I just finished reading Wishtree written by Katherine Applegate. Fantastic book! I’m not surprised as I loved The One and Only Ivan also authored by Katherine Applegate. In this novel, the author uses nature to tackle prejudice through the most beautiful use of words. Red is the neighborhood oak tree that people place their wishes onto via a tie and cloth once a year. Red and his animal buddies have seen a lot over the years. In fact, Red has 216 rings on him. I love the voice the author gives Red and his buddies to help out a new family to the area and grant a wish.  As I read this book, I felt the oak tree’s feelings and wanted to give him a wish that I could grant. “But sometimes things happen that aren’t so good. When they occur, I’ve learned that there’s not much you can do except stand tall and reach deep.” ― Katherine Applegate, Wishtree After finishing the book, I stared at my own oak tree for some time wondering about his thoughts, memories, and wishes. Highly recommend picking up this quick, but really beautiful read!

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Earth Day

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To continue our National Park Week, today is Earth Day! To celebrate this day, you can do a number of activities.  You can volunteer at a national park; learn about nature and science within a national park; visit a national park; learn about the history of the land; recycle; avoid plastic straws and utensils; and donate to the national parks. Our national parks contain some amazing natural sights to check out! Take a moment today and enjoy them! Happy Earth Day!  

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