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Topic: Nearby Nature

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Begin with a Bee

by Jacqueline Briggs Martin, Liza Ketchum, Phyllis Root

“And here’s the wonder: her tiny body (not even an inch) holds everything she needs to create a whole colony of bees.”

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Daniel Finds a Poem

by Micha Archer

“On Tuesday, Daniel climbs the old oak tree. He sees Squirrel. ‘Squirrel, do you know what poetry is?’ ‘Poetry is when crisp leaves crunch,’ Squirrel tells him.”

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Eco Girl

by Ken Wilson-Max

“Dad told Eve how each tree has its own special part to play in the world, taking care of animals and people.”

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How Does My Fruit Grow?

by Gerda Muller

“Before a fruit can grow, there has to be a flower”

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I Talk Like a River

by Jordan Scott

“I wake up each morning with the sounds of words all around me. And I can’t say them all.”

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Jayden’s Impossible Garden

by Mélina Mangal

“The magic of nature was all around them—right there in the middle of the city.”

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Julie and the Mango Tree

by Sadé Smith

“Julie loved all kinds of fruit. But the ones she loved most were mangoes.”

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Just a Worm

by Marie Boyd

“I’m not just a worm. I can do lots of things.”

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Little Dandelion Seeds the World

by Julia Richardson

“Swish, swirl, one hundred seeds fly. / One little seed flies with the wind, far, far away.”

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Nature’s Best Hope (Young Readers’ Edition)

by Douglas W. Tallamy, Sarah L. Thomson

“We just have to change the way we think about plants.”

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Nell Plants a Tree

by Anne Wynter

“Before anyone finds out how high they can climb, Nell picks up a seed.”

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One Earth

by Eileen Spinelli

“One Earth, so beautiful / Remember—only one”

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Only One

by Deborah Hopkinson

“Earth is our one and only planet to care for, love, and preserve”

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Over and Under the Pond

by Kate Messner

“Over the pond, the wind gives us a push and stirs the light-dappled leaves on shore. There on a branch, a new goldfinch teeters, finally ready to fly. Under the pond, tadpoles are changing, learning to hop. They’re losing tails, growing legs, growing up.”

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Tales from the Inner City
Tales from the Inner City

by Shaun Tan

“It’s hard to convey how natural it all seemed, and how even the first conversations began without us really noticing.”

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