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The Perfect Spot

author: Blake, Robert J
A father and his son take great care searching the woods for the perfect spot for the father to paint a picture and the boy to catch insects and frogs.
FIC
year: 1997
copies: 15
call number/section: FIC
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Home, And Other Big, Fat Lies

author: Wolfson, Jill
Eleven-year-old Termite, a foster child with an eye for the beauty of nature and a talent for getting into trouble, takes on the loggers in her new home town when she tries to save the biggest tree in the forest.
FIC
year: 2006
copies: 10
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 740
subjects: foster home care, nature, ecology, nature stories [X]

The Cabin Key

author: Rand, Gloria
Reveling in the atmosphere of her family's mountain cabin, a young girl remembers the many stories she has heard about previous generations and their adventures with the area's wildlife.
FIC
year: 1994
copies: 4
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: nature stories [X], family life, nature

Canoe Days

author: Paulsen, Gary
A canoe ride on a northern lake during a summer day reveals the quiet beauty and wonder of nature in and around the peaceful water.
FIC
year: 2001
copies: 51
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 840
subjects: nature, summer, nature stories [X], boats and boating

Lanie

author: Kurtz, Jane
Interconnecting stories featuring ten-year-old Lanie Holland, who discovers the wonders of nature in her own backyard when she helps her aunt plant a garden of wildflowers to attract birds and Monarch butterflies, but runs into trouble with the neighbor next door.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 17
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 760

Wild, Wild Sunflower Child Anna

author: Carlstrom, Nancy White
Spending a day outdoors, Anna revels in the joys of sun, sky, grass, flowers, berries, frogs, ants, and beetles.
FIC
year: 1991
copies: 6
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: nature, nature stories [X]

A House Of Leaves

author: Soya, Kiyoshi
Sheltering from the rain, Sarah shares a house of leaves with a praying mantis, ladybug, and other small creatures of the wild.
FIC
year: 1987
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: nature, nature stories [X]

A Closer Look

author: Mccarthy, Mary
Detailed collage illustrations accompanied by simple text present expanding views of familiar objects in nature, such as a bug and a flower.
FIC
year: 2007
copies: 9
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: nature, nature stories [X]

Paul Hunt's Night Diary

author: Hunt, Paul
Discovers the world of nature that exists in the dark night.
FIC
year: 1992
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: night, nature stories [X], animals, natural history

Fireflies, Fireflies, Light My Way

author: London, Jonathan
A lively rhyming text that features fireflies, beavers, turtles, and other animals celebrates the interconnectedness of the natural world.
FIC
year: 1998
copies: 9
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 400
subjects: animals, nature, stories in rhyme, nature stories [X]

The Adventures Of Little Nutbrown Hare

author: Mcbratney, Sam
While exploring their surroundings, Big and Little Nutbrown Hare play hide-and-seek in a giant tree, blow dandelions atop a mountain, and chase daddy longlegs across a field.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 5
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: nature stories [X], parent-child relationship, rabbits

Forest Of Dreams

author: Wells, Rosemary
A child praises God for the beauty of nature.
FIC
year: 1988
copies: 6
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: nature, stories in rhyme, nature stories [X]

Dipper Of Copper Creek

author: George, Jean Craighead
Presents the intersecting stories of a boy's quest for independence during a stay with his grandfather in the Colorado Rockies, and the maturation of a bird that lives in the waterfalls of a mountain stream.
FIC
year: 1996
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 930

What Joe Saw

author: Hines, Anna Grossnickle
Joe is the last one in his class to line up for a walk to the park and lags behind all the others, but he sees a lot more than they do.
FIC
year: 1994
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 230
subjects: nature stories [X], nature

Morning On The Lake

author: Waboose, Jan Bourdeau
Contains three linked stories in which a young Ojibwa boy and his grandfather set out early one morning and spend the day observing the ways of nature.
FIC
year: 1998
copies: 6
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 510

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