For Kids
Discovering Nature in Books, Inspiring Awe in Children
Nature is all around us in awesome ways. Visit the Chicago Public Library where you can stop, take a look and read a book. Explore ways to love nature and go green because everyone can help protect Planet Earth: our Home Sweet Home!
Quicklinks: Explore Galore! | Reading is Electrifying! | Reading is Natural!
Explore Galore!
Bug Zoo
By Nick Baker
DK (Ages 5-8)
Even an Ostrich Needs A Nest: The Toughest Creatures on Earth
By Irene Kelly
Holiday House (Ages 5-8)
Extreme Animals: The Toughest Creatures on Earth
By Nicola Davies, illustrated by Neal Layton
Candlewick (Ages 9-12)
I'm a Scientist: Backyard
By Lisa Burke
DK (Ages 3-6)
Just One Bite: 11 Animals and Their Bites at Life Size!
By Lola Schaefer, illustrated by Geogg Waring
Chronicle (Ages 4-8)
Nature Explorer
By David Burnie, et al.
DK (Ages 9-12)
Reading is Electrifying!
Alternative Energy: Beyond Fossil Fuels
By Dana Meachen Rau
Compass Point (Ages 9-12)
Easy Genius Science Projects with Electricity and Magnetism: Great Experiments and Ideas
By Robert Gardner
Enslow (Ages 9-12)
Energy: Energy: Investigate Why We Need Power & How We Get It with 25 Projects
By Kathleen Reilly
Nomad (Ages 9-12)
Oscar and the Bird: A Book about Electricity
By Geoff Waring
Candlewick (Ages 4-8)
Planetwatch
By Martyn Bramwell ... et al.
Dorling Kindersley (Ages 8 and up)
Why Do the Lights Turn On?
By Barbara Davis
Chelsea Clubhouse (Ages 8-11)
Reading is Natural!
10 Things I Can Do to Help My World: Fun and Easy Eco-tips
By Melanie Walsh
Candlewick (Ages 3-6)
101 Kid-Friendly Plants: Fun Plants and Family Garden Projects
By Cindy Krezel
Ball (Ages 9-12)
Bees to Trees: Reading, Writing, and Reciting Poems about Nature
Edited by Susan Freese, illustrated by Jan Westberg
Abdo (Ages 4-8)
Field Trips: Bug Hunting, Animal Tracking, Bird Watching, Shore Watching
By Jim Arnosky
HarperCollins (Ages 8-11)
The Happiness Tree: Celebrating the Gifts of Trees We Treasure
By Andrea Alban Gosline, illustrated by Lisa Burnett Bossi
Feiwel & Friends (Ages 3-8)
The Kids' Nature Book
By Susan Milord
Williamson (Ages 6-10)
River of Words: Young Poets and Artists on the Nature of Things
Edited by Pamela Michaels
Milkweed (Ages 9-12)
Wonders of the Natural World
By David Burnie
DK (Ages 8 and up)