50 Best Children's Books About Nature

Our world is filled with beauty. From our breathtaking wildlife to the plants that give us life, it’s important to understand and care for our world just as it continues to care for and give back to us. These Children’s Books About Nature foster a sense of learning and give kids knowledge and appreciation of the incredible earth we live on.

Use these books to explore how nature works and what we can do to help preserve our natural resources and creatures. Relax and enjoy the gentle time outdoors. Curl up with a few of these nature books as you and your children read great stories and learn about nature together!

Nature Books for Kids

50 Best Children’s Books about Nature

There are so many beautiful picture books about nature and we are sharing some of our favorites here. Lovely children’s books like Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in nature and A Butterfly is Patient. This list of nature books for kids includes fiction and non-fiction titles that will provide your family with hours of wonderful literature. Whether you are gathered together reading on the couch or your children are pouring over their favorite animals.

These Nature Based Books are a great way to enhance an interest in nature.

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Outside Your Window: A First Book of Nature Lola Plants a Garden Planting a Rainbow We’re Going on a Leaf Hunt About Birds: A Guide for Children An Oak Tree’s Life (Watch It Grow)Tree: A Peek-Through Picture Book Polar Animals (Animal Planet Animal Bites)Night Animals Owl Moon How to Be a Wildflower: A Field Guide Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt Nature Anatomy: The Curious Parts and Pieces of the Natural World (Julia Rothman)A Nest Is Noisy A Seed Is Sleepy Curiositree: Natural World: A Visual Compendium of Wonders from Nature – Jacket unfolds into a huge wall poster!The Night Gardener Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth The Raft The Tree Lady: The True Story of How One Tree-Loving Woman Changed a City Forever The Watcher: Jane Goodall’s Life with the Chimps The Curious Garden Little Owl’s Night Beyond the Pond The Little Gardener National Geographic Book of Nature Poetry: More than 200 Poems With Photographs That Float, Zoom, and Bloom! (Stories & Poems)The Tree Book for Kids and Their Grown-Ups Animalium: Welcome to the Museum The Variety of Life Over and Under the Pond Everything Spring (Picture the Seasons)Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling, The

More Nature Books for Kids

Nature Books for Kids

The Kid’s Guide to Exploring Nature (BBG Guides for a Greener Planet)Moon: A Peek-Through Picture Book Curious Kids Nature Guide: Explore the Amazing Outdoors of the Pacific Northwest Tall Tall Tree All the Water in the World I Took the Moon for a Walk Seeds and Trees: A children’s book about the power of words A Walk on the Beach: Into the Field Guide Miss Rumphius Roxaboxen The Tree Lady: The True Story of How One Tree-Loving Woman Changed a City Forever National Geographic Book of Animal Poetry: 200 Poems with Photographs That Squeak, Soar, and Roar! (Stories & Poems)National Geographic Animal Encyclopedia: 2,500 Animals with Photos, Maps, and More! (Encyclopaedia)Pond Over in the Ocean: In a Coral Reef Wishtree

You have seen lots of children’s books covering a variety of nature themes that will inspire your family’s outdoor adventures. We hope you find a few new nature books your kids will enjoy.