Nature & Environment Books for Kids
Last updated: September 18, 2024
Here you can find interviews recommending the best books on nature and the environment for kids. In recent months, under the leadership of Greta Thunberg, schoolchildren have united around the world to strike for the introduction of more drastic measures to protect the environment.
In this section you can find nature books that will fire the interest of budding young environmental activists. Illustrator Neal Layton chooses his best books on trees for young readers. Meanwhile, environmentalist Georgina Stevens chooses her best environmental books for kids. Next, we have the artist Tim Hopgood choosing books about the weather for kids and bestselling author M G Leonard choosing her best nature books for kids, including Watership Down and other classics. Publisher Rachel Hickman chooses her best novels set in wild places.
The Best Ocean Novels for 10-14 Year Olds, recommended by Helen Scales
Marine biologist Helen Scales reflects on the power of stories to bring all kinds of readers into the ocean realm. She recommends books for children and young adults, and explains why her selection focuses on novels for readers age 10-14.
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Who's Hiding in the Jungle?
by Katharine McEwen -
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Wild Lives: 50 Extraordinary Animals that Made History
by Ben Lerwill & Sarah Walsh (illustrator) -
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Look and Say What You See at the Seaside
by Sebastien Braun -
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South African Animals
Lindiwe Mabuza, Alan Baker (illustrator) -
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The Fascinating Animal Book for Kids: 500 Wild Facts!
by Ginjer Clarke
The best books on Wild Animals for Kids, recommended by Margaret Darawanda
The best books on Wild Animals for Kids, recommended by Margaret Darawanda
Children tend to be fascinated with animals, and wild animals particularly capture the imagination. Margaret Darawanda, an Akashinga ranger in the Lower Zambezi Valley, talks us through her pick of books for kids about animals in the wild.
The best books on Trees For Younger Readers, recommended by Neal Layton
Award-winning author and illustrator Neal Layton is passionate about the natural world—especially trees. Among his five recommendations are trees that provide raw materials for building, food and profit; trees that are perfect for climbing; lofty enchanted trees full of adventure; and small yet perfect Christmas trees. Each has a story to tell.
Best Environmental Books for Kids, selected by Georgina Stevens
What are the best books to engage and educate young kids about the environment? Environmentalist and author Georgina Stevens has some ideas. She recommends her favourite environment books for kids, as well as a few websites that will help teach them (and their families) how to make a difference.
Books about the Weather for Kids, recommended by Tim Hopgood
Children have almost universal responses to different kinds of weather: kicking fallen leaves in autumn, splashing in puddles in the rain, catching snowflakes on tongues when it snows. We talk to author and illustrator Tim Hopgood about the weather as an inspiration for children’s books.
Rachel Hickman recommends the best Novels Set in Wild Places
Rachel Hickman, co-founder of Chicken House Publishing and author of One Silver Summer, selects books with wild settings that have appeal to older children. She discusses how a strong use of nature adds drama and meaning to a narrative, and the way that setting can become another character in a story.
The Best Nature Books for Kids, recommended by M G Leonard
Author M G Leonard talks about the importance of getting our children engaged with the natural world. She recommends her favourite nature books for kids.
