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75 Great Science and Nature Books for Kids Under 6

Actual Size by Steve Jenkins

Army Ant Parade by April Pulley Sayre

Beneath the Sun by Melissa Stewart

A Butterfly Is Patient by Dianna Hutts Aston

Creature Features by Steve Jenkins & Robin Page

The Curious Garden by Peter Brown

Daylight Starlight
Wildlife
by Wendell Minor

Dig Wait Listen: A
Desert Toad’s Tale
by April Pulley
Sayre

An Egg Is Quiet by Dianna Hutts Aston

Feathers: Not Just
for Flying
by Melissa Stewart

Flip, Float, Fly:
Seeds on the Move
by JoAnn Early
Macken

Frog in a Bog by John Himmelman

From Seed to
Pumpkin
by Wendy Pfeffer

Guess What Is
Growing Inside this Egg
by Mia Posada

Have You Heard the
Nesting Bird?
by Rita Gray

I Took a Walk by Henry Cole

If You Find a Rock by Peggy Christian

Just Ducks by Nicola Davies

Just One Bite by Lola M. Schafer

A Leaf Can Be by Laura Purdie Salas

Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert

Looking Closely Across
the Desert
by Frank Serafini

Looking Closely Along
the Shore
by Frank Serafini

Looking Closely Around
the Pond
by Frank Serafini

Looking Closely in
the Rain Forest
by Frank Serafini

Looking Closely Inside
the Garden
by Frank Serafini

Looking Closely Through
the Forest
by Frank Serafini

Me . . . Jane by Patrick McDonnell

Miss Maple’s Seeds by Eliza Wheeler

Move! by Steve Jenkins & Robin Page

My First Day by Steve Jenkins & Robin Page

A Nest Is Noisy by Dianna Hutts Aston

No Two Alike by Keith Baker

On Meadowview
Street
by Henry Cole

Outside Your Window by Nicola Davies

Over and Under the
Snow
by Kate Messner

Owl Moon by Jane Yolen

Planting the Wild
Garden
by Kathryn O. Gailbraith

The Raft by Jim LaMarche

Raindrops Roll by April Pulley Sayre

Red-Eyed Tree Frog by Joy Cowley

Redwoods by Jason Chin

A Rock Can Be by Laura Purdie Salas

A Rock Is a Lively by Dianna Hutts Aston

Roxaboxen by Alice McLerran 

The Salamander Room by Anne Mazer

A Seed Is Sleepy by Dianna Hutts Aston

The Snail Spell by Joanne Ryder

Spectacular Spots by Susan Stockdale

Step Gently Out by Helen Frost

Sun
Dance, Water Dance
by
Jonathan London

Time for a Bath by Steve Jenkins & Robin Page

Time to Eat by Steve Jenkins & Robin Page

Time to Sleep by Steve Jenkins & Robin Page

Under the Snow by Melissa Stewart

Vulture View by April Pulley Sayre

Water Can Be by Laura Purdie Salas

Water
Hole Waiting
by Jane
Kurtz

Weeds Find a Way by Cindy Jenson-Elliott

What Do You Do with
a Tail Like This?
by Steve Jenkins &
Robin Page

What Happens Next? by Nicola Davies

What Is Science? by Rebecca Kai Dotlich 

When Rain Falls by Melissa Stewart

Where in the Wild by David Schwartz

Where Once There
Was a Wood
by Denise Fleming

Who Lives Here? by Nicola Davies

Who’s Like Me? by Nicola Davies

Who Was Here? Discovering
Wild Animal Tracks
by Mia Posada

Why Are Animals
Blue?
by Melissa Stewart

Why Are Animals Green? by Melissa Stewart

Why Are Animals Orange? by Melissa Stewart

Why Are Animals Purple? by Melissa Stewart

Why Are Animals Red? by Melissa Stewart

Why Are Animals Yellow? by Melissa Stewart

Wolfsnail: A Backyard Predator by Sarah Campbell

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  1. Oh I forgot to mention TOAD WEATHER by Sandra Markle. Another one I really liked this year. Oh and An Island Grows by Lola Schaefer. We can probably get this up to an even 100. 🙂

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