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• There's No Place Like Gnome's

  Magoon, Scott,

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  Meet Gnome. He isn't your garden-variety garden gnome. He runs a small hotel for animals, and he works very hard at it. He spends his days fluffing, filing, and feeding the hotel's fountain fish. And his hard work was finally paying off! His hotel…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The House That Floated

  Guojing, 1983-

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  A family living on a cliff by the sea experiences rising water levels and a powerful storm, forcing them to relocate.

• Dancing With Water

  Wallace, Gwendolyn,

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  Nonbinary Kit learns water divining, well digging, and respect for the Earth from his traditional grandfather.

• Dawn

  Martin, Marc,

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  With gorgeous artwork and a spare text, an award-winning picture-book creator gently celebrates the natural world through the lens of a sunrise.

• The Wild Robot on the Island

  Brown, Peter, 1979-

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  Roz is not where she’s supposed to be. You see, the robot wasn’t designed to live in the wilderness. But when she washes up on an island, she must learn from the animal inhabitants and adapt to her new, natural surroundings, and before long, the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dream for the Land

  Kemp, Laekan Zea,

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  Encouraged by her father, a young girl living on a drought-stricken Texas farm, wishes for rain as she thinks of her family who lived on the farm before them.

• Miss Leoparda

  Shaloshvili, Natalia,

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  When Miss Leoparda isn’t sleeping in her beloved tree home, she drives the bus, taking her animal friends around town on their animal business. Every day, all of the bus’s seats are taken . . . until the day something amazing and new appears: a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Boy and the Elephant

  Blackwood, Freya,

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  In this beautifully illustrated wordless picture book, a young boy who has an imaginary friend in the wooded lot next to his house--an elephant he sees within the shapes of the trees--sets out save the land when it's sold and the trees are marked…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Finding the Way to Faraway Valley

  Heikkilä, Cecilia,

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  Grandpa and Little Bear share a dream to visit Faraway Valley -- a special, hard-to-find place full of wild and wonderful creatures, a place where the air smells of pine needles, a place they've only seen on a postcard. The determined pair study…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• You'll Always Be My Chickadee

  Hosford, Kate,

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  Weaving together the wonders of nature and a parent’s devotion in one glorious day of outdoor exploration, this picture book is a beautiful, unforgettable ode to the bond between caregiver and child. Busy birdsong, breaking dawn, melodies above the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Sea Hides a Seahorse

  Behrman, Sara T.,

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  Featuring different species of seahorses and seadragons across the world, The Sea Hides a Seahorse is a subtle seek-and-find story that journeys underwater to provide a glimpse into the secrets of seahorses as they swim, hide, hunt, court, mate, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Last Zookeeper

  Becker, Aaron,

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  The Earth has flooded. The only signs of humankind are the waterlogged structures they left behind. Peeking out from the deluge are the remnants of a zoo, home to rare and endangered animals, survivors of long neglect. Tender-hearted NOA is a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Solar Bear

  Ferry, Beth,

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  Shining a light on endangered species around the world, a solar bear asks readers to join the cause to save these creatures, in this hopeful love letter to planet Earth and those who inhabit it.

• The Ocean Gardener

  Anganuzzi, Clara,

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  Ayla and her marine biologist mum live on a beautiful tropical island, surrounded by a coral reef. One morning, Ayla notices that many of the fish have disappeared, and the once vibrant corals have turned pale. Is it too late to save the reef? This…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• This Is the Planet Where I Live

  Going, K. L. (Kelly L.),

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  This love letter to our amazing planet celebrates a world where everything — people, animals, insects, birds, trees, clouds, rain, oceans — is interconnected.

• Little Land

  Sudyka, Diana,

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  A breathtaking exploration of the connections between life and land central to the past, present and future of our planet invites young readers to think about ways in which they engage with the environment in their own lives.

• The Wild

  Zommer, Yuval,

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  Zommer’s latest makes a plea for environmental awareness as his signature visuals highlight the life-sustaining beauty of the natural world. A classic fairy tale opening belies the true-to-life aspects of the tale that follows, about a harmonious…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Night Owl Night

  Edwards Richmond, Susan,

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  Joining her scientist mother in the woods to capture, measure and release saw-whet owls, Sova learns about the patience, persistence and excitement that comes with conservation efforts and scientific research.

• Dear Earth

  Otter, Isabel,

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  Reminding us that our planet is special and worth saving, this inspiring picture book beautifully brings to life the love letter a young girl named Tessa has written to the Earth in which she celebrates its many wonderful components.

• Nell Plants a Tree

  Wynter, Anne,

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  Before her grandchildren climbed the towering tree, explored its secret nests, raced to its sturdy trunk, read in its cool shade, or made pies with its pecans... Nell…Read moreRead more of this annotation