Best children nature books according to redditors

Don't forget Charlie and Carl!

https://www.amazon.com/Tiny-Thinkers-Tortoise-MJ-Mouton/dp/0692548270

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One of the books that stuck out most from story time in elementary school The Legend of the Bluebonnet

I'm a geology professor, and just released three ebooks about geology for kids - check them out! Two of them will be free for a limited time starting tomorrow.

As a parent, I've found that a lot of science books aimed at kids skim over details, present science as a series of dry facts, or even give false information. These books tell stories about science, linking together information so kids can understand not just what but also how and why. At the end, there are experiments and activities that relate to the science in the book.

What are diamonds, and how do they form?

• Have you ever seen a diamond? Have you ever wondered where it came from? The story of how diamonds form will take you on a tour of the Earth. You will zoom in to the atomic scale to see how atoms bond, dive into the Earth's mantle to explore how temperature and pressure change, and get carried back up to the surface in a special volcanic eruption.
  
  What's so cool about mountains, anyway?
  
  
• Have you ever thought about what the world would be like without mountains? Mountains aren't just a fun place to visit - they change the weather patterns and long-term climate, and even affect how species evolve. This book tells the story of how mountains grow and erode, how the oldest species on Earth relies on mountains, and how the rise of the Himalaya may have cooled Earth's climate.
  
  Plate tectonics: the engine inside the Earth
  
  
• What do ancient reptile fossils have to do with radioactive atoms deep inside the Earth's mantle? What causes earthquakes and volcanic eruptions? Why are there strange creatures living deep beneath the ocean surface, where hot water and chemicals spew out of cracks in the ocean floor? The answer to all of these is the same: plate tectonics. Over the last century, scientists have discovered how heat generated deep inside the Earth drives movements of the mantle and crust - and how in our Solar System, this process is almost unique to our home planet.

Enna Burning, the second of the Books of Bayern by Shannon Hale.

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Many kids don't begin to read until they enter kindergarten (age 5). If this 4-year-old is being taught by his parents to read, or gets such instruction (say, in a Montessori preschool) find out if he's in the early stages, or he's going full bore reading regular picture books and 'early reader' books on his own. Such a child typically enters kindergarten reading at a first or second grade level.

Unless he's a strong reader, the safe and good bet is to buy books with the intent that his parents will read the books to him. So even a chapter book could be appropriate if the subject matter interests him to be read a chapter or two each night at bedtime.

There are loosely ordered by my recommendation level:

• Richard Scarry’s Cars and Trucks and Things That Go. This one is bursting with vehicles, tons to take in on every double page... mostly passenger vehicles, but all manner of other types of vehicles make their own appearance, plus lots of absurd ones (a gorilla driving a banana car, etc.) One scene is in a construction site. A thin story line ties each scene together (the pig family going on a car trip, and Officer Flossy chasing down the speeding Dingo Dog). A fun feature is a yellow bug ("Goldbug") hidden in a different place on each double page. Be sure to get the hardcover. Even when Mom or Dad isn't there to read it, the book is fun to look through.
  
  
• Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel (Amazon link). This is a true classic from 1939. A steam shovel was antiquated even in 1939, but that's the theme of this story.
  
  
• Trashy Town (garbage truck) This one is fun if you can get him repeating the story's refrain with you... "Is the trash truck full yet? {yelling} NOOOO! Mister Gilly drives on..."
  
  
• I Stink (garbage truck)
  
  
• Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site
  
  
• Justin Roberts Greatest Hits CD (or MP3s). I mention this one only because he has a song Obsessed by Trucks.

Haven’t read that one, but was inspired by reading The Curious Garden by Peter Brown with my kid

Sounds like "Charlie and the Tortoise"

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The first 5 books of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) are actually the Torah so you technically have that. If you want another book that is specifically the Torah, here's one.

If the Twin Terrors are anti-Catholic, Tomie dePaola does some very nice books on saints.

If you want Celtic tales, this one looks cool.

Some Native-American tales are here and here.

The Fantastic Flying Journey

Maybe something like Eyewitness Ocean would work. I loved the Eyewitness videos and books as a kid and they’ve held up pretty well!. I know you didn’t ask for videos, but here’s a link to the Eyewitness episode on oceans to give you an idea of the content the books and videos may have if you aren’t familiar with them. I watch the videos sometimes as an adult and still find I can learn things from them!

Edit: forgot to mention, the book covers everything from plate tectonics to plankton. I remember it being pretty comprehensive as a kid

https://www.amazon.com/Gift-Sunderland-Australian-Fantasy-Adventure-ebook/dp/B00TRAHOLC

If you look on Amazon children's book department for "Kingfisher" (one word), it's a series of books, for example:
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Hope that's a good clue!

Not sure if this is a reprint: https://www.amazon.com/Curious-Garden-Peter-Brown/dp/0316015474

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All three of my boys LOVED the book "I Stink!". Even after having read it over 687,310 times to each of the three boys...I still have a soft spot for it.

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Thank you for doing this job, after spending time overseas while in the military I appreciate our amazing sanitation workers more than most.

https://www.amazon.com/Legend-Bluebonnet-Tomie-dePaola-ebook/dp/B01BK0WS80/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1549136247&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=legend+of+the+bluebonnet

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Perpetual-Winter-Keepers-War-Book-ebook/dp/B07CPNTXB1?tag=ktbowescom-21

• this book perhaps?

I loved these giant bricks so much at that age! Superfun for basic stacking as well as advance building.

Should probably wait a bit on this one, but Cootie is the best game ever for the preK & K crowd. Another classic game is Memory.

Have some construction paper, brown paper bags (I cut the bottoms off, then down one seam and use the backside as kraft paper), markers, and crayons. Even the 2 year old can rip paper up and stick it to contact paper to make fun collages! Bonus, no need for scissors!

And please don't forget books! Board might be best for the little girl, but if she's not an eater/tearer, then go ahead and get paper or hard backs. Rikki Tikki Tembo, a Seuss collection, Where's Spot, some Eric Carle, Carl, Richard Scarry, Jamberry, and some Little Golden Books ought to be a good start! Protip: Thrift shops have tons of books for kids in great condition.

This sounds like The Beasties but if not you might try /r/tipofmytongue

Illustrated kids book about Darwin and evolution: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0692548270?pc_redir=T1

And the forward is by a well known exmo science communicator/media personality.

Beautiful. Did you ever read The Legend of the Bluebonnet by Tomie De Poala? That was one of my favorite books growing up. I loved the illustrations.

I love Eric Carle, my son would enjoy these

Although many people have read it, I absolutely loved 1984. I read this book for school last year, and it was mind-boggling. It changed my life. :)

I'd like this book, please :)

I don't think this is it, but perhaps A gift from the sea?

http://www.amazon.com/Peppers-Special-Wings-ebook/dp/B00A41F5D2/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=1R8MVCQO9FNYO&coliid=I353FSBDJUP4YF

beautiful

Growing up, I was always a huge fan of the eyewitness series of books. I think they're about the right age group too. They have a fish and oceans one.