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Summer Reading Challenge for Kids: Explore Outdoors

Looking for ways to have a screen free day, find a new favorite place outdoors, or just have a great book to read while lounging outdoors? Check out this collection of nature-themed books!

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  • "The rabbit, the mole, the badger... all of them live underground--some only in the winter, and some all year round. Dig down into the underground animal kingdom and see for yourself! This foldout picture book contains lots of dug-out chambers and…
    Board Book, 2021Mount Joy, PA : Fox Chapel Publishing, [2021] — Board Book
  • "All kinds of summer activities come alive in these endearing drawings that provide endless entertainment and spark engaging conversations"
    Board Book, 2020New York : Prestel Publishing , 2020. — Board Book
  • Picture Book, 2016Wilton, CT : 360 Degrees, an imprint of Tiger Tales, 2016.
  • "This picture book reminds us of the value of taking a break from our busy, over-scheduled lives to enjoy doing nothing. It follows a child spending her afternoon in the backyard in the grass. Her father wonders why she won't busy herself with one…
    Picture Book, 2021Vancouver, British Columbia : Simply Read Books, 2021. — Picture Book Jarry
  • Book, 2010New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2010. — Picture Book McClure
  • "Without a word, The Depth of the Lake and the Height of the Sky tells the heartfelt and uplifting story of a child's independent discovery of the natural world. Kim Jihyun cleverly captures excitement, wonder and joy in intricate illustrations…
    Picture Book, 2022Edinburgh : Floris Books, 2022. — Picture Book Kim
  • Inspiration for your little ones? "Connecting with his busy dad over their love of nature, Tim goes through his dad's old nature journals, which inspire him to go on adventures of his own and record all the things he finds to share with his dad."
    Picture Book, 2023New York : Viking, 2023. — Picture Book Allen
  • Picture Book, 2019Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Studio an imprint of Candlewick Press, 2019. — Picture Book Ramstein
  • "Celebrates the shape of a spiral in nature, from rushing rivers to flower buds and even the shape of an ear."
    Book, 2011Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011. — Picture Book Sidman
  • The Big Island

    a Story of Isle Royale

    May, Julian,
    Book, 2021Minneapolis, MN : University of Minnesota Press, 2021. — j977.49 M451b
  • Under Michigan

    the Story of Michigan's Rocks and Fossils

    Barker, Charles Ferguson
    Book, 2005Detroit : Wayne State University Press, c2005. — j557.74 B241u
  • Insectigations

    40 Hands-on Activities to Explore the Insect World

    Blobaum, Cindy, 1966-
    Book, 2005Chicago : Chicago Review Press, c2005. — j595.7 B62i
  • Geology Lab for Kids

    52 Projects to Explore Rocks, Gems, Geodes, Crystals, Fossils, and Other Wonders of the Earth's Surface

    Romaine, Garret,
    Book, 2017Beverly, MA : Quarry, 2017. — j550.78 R66g
  • What's Inside a Flower?

    and Other Questions About Science & Nature

    Ignotofsky, Rachel, 1989-
    Book, 2021New York : Crown Books for Young Readers, [2021] — j582.13 Ig5w
  • Inside in

    X-rays of Nature's Hidden World

    Schutten, Jan Paul, 1970-
    "Did you ever wonder what a bee looks like underneath its furry coat? Did you know that a seahorse protects itself with both armor on the outside and a skeleton on the inside? Can you guess why a tree frog needs to use its eyes to swallow? With…
    Book, 2021Vancouver, British Columbia : Greyston Kids, 2021. — j591 Sch88i