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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

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    The Best Ocean Novels for 10-14 Year Olds - Between Sea and Sky by Nicola Penfold

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    Between Sea and Sky
    by Nicola Penfold

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    The Best Ocean Novels for 10-14 Year Olds - The Song That Sings Us by Nicola Davies

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    The Song That Sings Us
    by Nicola Davies

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    The Best Ocean Novels for 10-14 Year Olds - Blueback by Tim Winton

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    Blueback
    by Tim Winton

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    The Best Ocean Novels for 10-14 Year Olds - Nation by Terry Pratchett

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    Nation
    by Terry Pratchett

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    The Best Ocean Novels for 10-14 Year Olds - Skin of the Sea by Natasha Bowen

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    Skin of the Sea
    by Natasha Bowen

  • 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.

  • The Best Ocean Novels for 10-14 Year Olds - Between Sea and Sky by Nicola Penfold
  • The Best Ocean Novels for 10-14 Year Olds - The Song That Sings Us by Nicola Davies
  • The Best Ocean Novels for 10-14 Year Olds - Blueback by Tim Winton
  • The Best Ocean Novels for 10-14 Year Olds - Nation by Terry Pratchett
  • The Best Ocean Novels for 10-14 Year Olds - Skin of the Sea by Natasha Bowen

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.

The Best Ocean Novels for 10-14 Year Olds, recommended by Helen Scales

    The best books on Wild Animals for Kids, recommended by Margaret Darawanda

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    The best books on Wild Animals for Kids - Who's Hiding in the Jungle? by Katharine McEwen

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    Who's Hiding in the Jungle?
    by Katharine McEwen

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    The best books on Wild Animals for Kids - Wild Lives: 50 Extraordinary Animals that Made History by Ben Lerwill & Sarah Walsh (illustrator)

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    Wild Lives: 50 Extraordinary Animals that Made History
    by Ben Lerwill & Sarah Walsh (illustrator)

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    The best books on Wild Animals for Kids - Look and Say What You See at the Seaside by Sebastien Braun

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    Look and Say What You See at the Seaside
    by Sebastien Braun

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    The best books on Wild Animals for Kids - South African Animals Lindiwe Mabuza, Alan Baker (illustrator)

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    South African Animals
    Lindiwe Mabuza, Alan Baker (illustrator)

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    The best books on Wild Animals for Kids - The Fascinating Animal Book for Kids: 500 Wild Facts! by Ginjer Clarke

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    The Fascinating Animal Book for Kids: 500 Wild Facts!
    by Ginjer Clarke

  • 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 Wild Animals for Kids - Who's Hiding in the Jungle? by Katharine McEwen
  • The best books on Wild Animals for Kids - Wild Lives: 50 Extraordinary Animals that Made History by Ben Lerwill & Sarah Walsh (illustrator)
  • The best books on Wild Animals for Kids - Look and Say What You See at the Seaside by Sebastien Braun
  • The best books on Wild Animals for Kids - South African Animals Lindiwe Mabuza, Alan Baker (illustrator)
  • The best books on Wild Animals for Kids - The Fascinating Animal Book for Kids: 500 Wild Facts! by Ginjer Clarke

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 Wild Animals for Kids, recommended by Margaret Darawanda

    The best books on Trees For Younger Readers, recommended by Neal Layton

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    The best books on Trees For Younger Readers - The Lorax by Dr Seuss

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    The Lorax
    by Dr Seuss

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    The best books on Trees For Younger Readers - The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein

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    The Giving Tree
    by Shel Silverstein

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    The best books on Trees For Younger Readers - The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton

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    The Magic Faraway Tree
    by Enid Blyton

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    The best books on Trees For Younger Readers - Le Sapin by Hans Christian Andersen & Marc Boutavant

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    Le Sapin
    by Hans Christian Andersen & Marc Boutavant

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    The best books on Trees For Younger Readers - Stanley's Stick by John Hegley

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    Stanley's Stick
    by John Hegley

  • 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.

  • The best books on Trees For Younger Readers - The Lorax by Dr Seuss
  • The best books on Trees For Younger Readers - The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
  • The best books on Trees For Younger Readers - The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton
  • The best books on Trees For Younger Readers - Le Sapin by Hans Christian Andersen & Marc Boutavant
  • The best books on Trees For Younger Readers - Stanley's Stick by John Hegley

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.

The best books on Trees For Younger Readers, recommended by Neal Layton

    Best Environmental Books for Kids, selected by Georgina Stevens

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    Best Environmental Books for Kids - The Last Tiger by Rebecca Elliott

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    The Last Tiger
    by Rebecca Elliott

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    Best Environmental Books for Kids - The Lorax by Dr Seuss

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    The Lorax
    by Dr Seuss

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    Best Environmental Books for Kids - The Unexpected Visitor by Jessica Courtney-Tickle

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    The Unexpected Visitor
    by Jessica Courtney-Tickle

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    Best Environmental Books for Kids - The Trouble With Dragons by Debbie Gliori

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    The Trouble With Dragons
    by Debbie Gliori

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    Best Environmental Books for Kids - Dinosaurs and All That Rubbish by Michael Foreman

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    Dinosaurs and All That Rubbish
    by Michael Foreman

  • 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.

  • Best Environmental Books for Kids - The Last Tiger by Rebecca Elliott
  • Best Environmental Books for Kids - The Lorax by Dr Seuss
  • Best Environmental Books for Kids - The Unexpected Visitor by Jessica Courtney-Tickle
  • Best Environmental Books for Kids - The Trouble With Dragons by Debbie Gliori
  • Best Environmental Books for Kids - Dinosaurs and All That Rubbish by Michael Foreman

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.

Best Environmental Books for Kids, selected by Georgina Stevens

    Books about the Weather for Kids, recommended by Tim Hopgood

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    Books about the Weather for Kids - Once Upon a Northern Night by Isabelle Arsenault & Jean E Pendziwol

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    Once Upon a Northern Night
    by Isabelle Arsenault & Jean E Pendziwol

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    Books about the Weather for Kids - The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle

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    The Tiny Seed
    by Eric Carle

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    Books about the Weather for Kids - Mr. Gumpy's Outing by John Burningham

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    Mr. Gumpy's Outing
    by John Burningham

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    Books about the Weather for Kids - White Snow, Bright Snow by Roger Duvoisin

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    White Snow, Bright Snow
    by Roger Duvoisin

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    Books about the Weather for Kids - Rain by Christian Robinson & Linda Ashman

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    Rain
    by Christian Robinson & Linda Ashman

  • 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.

  • Books about the Weather for Kids - Once Upon a Northern Night by Isabelle Arsenault & Jean E Pendziwol
  • Books about the Weather for Kids - The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle
  • Books about the Weather for Kids - Mr. Gumpy's Outing by John Burningham
  • Books about the Weather for Kids - White Snow, Bright Snow by Roger Duvoisin
  • Books about the Weather for Kids - Rain by Christian Robinson & Linda Ashman

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.

Books about the Weather for Kids, recommended by Tim Hopgood

    Rachel Hickman recommends the best Novels Set in Wild Places

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    Rachel Hickman recommends the best Novels Set in Wild Places - A Devil to Ride by Patricia Leach

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    A Devil to Ride
    by Patricia Leach

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    Rachel Hickman recommends the best Novels Set in Wild Places - Jamaica Inn by Daphne Du Maurier

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    Jamaica Inn
    by Daphne Du Maurier

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    Rachel Hickman recommends the best Novels Set in Wild Places - Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

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    Wuthering Heights
    by Emily Brontë

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    Rachel Hickman recommends the best Novels Set in Wild Places - The Island at the End of Everything by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

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    The Island at the End of Everything
    by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

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    Rachel Hickman recommends the best Novels Set in Wild Places - Wolf Princess by Cathryn Constable

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    Wolf Princess
    by Cathryn Constable

  • 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.

  • Rachel Hickman recommends the best Novels Set in Wild Places - A Devil to Ride by Patricia Leach
  • Rachel Hickman recommends the best Novels Set in Wild Places - Jamaica Inn by Daphne Du Maurier
  • Rachel Hickman recommends the best Novels Set in Wild Places - Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
  • Rachel Hickman recommends the best Novels Set in Wild Places - The Island at the End of Everything by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
  • Rachel Hickman recommends the best Novels Set in Wild Places - Wolf Princess by Cathryn Constable

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.

Rachel Hickman recommends the best Novels Set in Wild Places

    The Best Nature Books for Kids, recommended by M G Leonard

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    The Best Nature Books for Kids - My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell

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    My Family and Other Animals
    by Gerald Durrell

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    The Best Nature Books for Kids - Watership Down by Richard Adams

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    Watership Down
    by Richard Adams

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    The Best Nature Books for Kids - The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

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    The Secret Garden
    by Frances Hodgson Burnett

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    The Best Nature Books for Kids - The Animals of Farthing Wood by Colin Dann

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    The Animals of Farthing Wood
    by Colin Dann

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    The Best Nature Books for Kids - The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame

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    The Wind in the Willows
    by Kenneth Grahame

  • 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.

  • The Best Nature Books for Kids - My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell
  • The Best Nature Books for Kids - Watership Down by Richard Adams
  • The Best Nature Books for Kids - The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
  • The Best Nature Books for Kids - The Animals of Farthing Wood by Colin Dann
  • The Best Nature Books for Kids - The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame

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.

The Best Nature Books for Kids, recommended by M G Leonard

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