Kids Books - Nature

This is a pretty good book! When Lily's dad goes to climb his favorite mountain Lily can't wait for him to get home but when she answers the phone expecting to hear her dad's voice she can't believe what she really hears! Her dad is dead but no she won't believe it, she convinces her mom to let her and her older sister Sophie to go camping on the mountain with a plan in mind! She is going to find her father but she has to break the news to her sister!

This is a nice and informational book that mentions lots of facts about the moon. It catches the readers attention and makes them feel like the Moon is a person who is talking to you in a friendly way. It makes stars and the Moon appear human, but Stacy McAnutly wrote in such a way that I actually believed that the moon was a person talking to me.

I completly agree with Mrs. Jagielski's comment on the book. A very emotional book. I cried a few times, like when he jumped out of the car to get Bandit, when the flood started, when Bandit almost died of heatstroke, and when Bandit got shot. But it is still an awesome book and i think that everyone should read it. BTW I love dogs thats why I cried a lot for Bandit :'(

This is a good book that tells lots of facts about the sun. It mentions lots of things and says everything in a way that allures readers and makes them feel like the sun is a person who is talking to you in a friendly way. It puts a lot of effort to make stars or the Sun appear human, but Stacy McAnutly has absolutely nailed it.

This is an adorable picture books by the cartoonist Patrick McDonnell about young Jane Goodal and her monkey stuffed animal. It tells how Jane was inspired by her monkey and wanted to do something to protect it's real life friends, the gorrillas. I just loved reading this book! I was great :)

A little girl knows there are fairies in her backyard. But where? In Backyard Fairies by Phoebe Wahl, she illustrates a young girl's search for the fairies in her yard with colorful art and a delightful storyline! This is a whimisical, magical, adorable picture book!

This is a fun easy reader on my STEM list this summer. There are two additional books by this author, Andrea Beaty in the set I received. Iggy Peck, Architect and Rosie Revere, Engineer, I will read and review later. The young girl in this book has soooo many questions, just like me. I laughed because my parents always stopped what they were doing to answer my questions and that encouraged me to ask more, now I am a junior scientist with even more questions that I am answering on my own. Great book for young kids, but older kids can enjoy.

Tree Girl by T.A. Baron is a compelling book that unfolds the story of a girl who has always dreamed of her mother and longed for her, yet never met her. All the girl, Anna has ever had is the tree that she has befriended and the sea that calms her. Anna has always longed for many things - the hidden truth of her unknown mother, the mystery of her master, and the secrets of the forest. The forest - the place her master forbids her to go...and scares her with stories of the ghouls and bad spirits that inhabit it. But, Anna wants to push away the scary tales and foreboding and explore the forest. And will she? Disobey her master so she can learn the secrets of the woods? Does the forest and her mother somehow have a connection? Tree girl is an excellent story full of magic, friendship and courage!

When Callum stubbles across Iona Mcnair by the creek one day, he wonders why she is on his land. But when she shares her secret with him that two magestic, endagered ospreys have built a nest in a tree nearby, the two try despretly to keep these sacred birds safe from poachers and the grasping eyes of the public. Callum and Iona become very good friends as they watch the one of the osprey 's journey to Africa through a tracker that they put in. This is a beautiful story, incredibly written and shines determination, kindness and always continuing to go onward.

The Boy and the Whale by Mordicai Gerstein is a beautifully written and illustrated book about a boy who rescues a whale from a prison of nets and garbage. It is amazing!