Have You Seen an Elephant?

By (author) Elina Ellis
Illustrated by Elina Ellis
Categories: Children’s / Teenage social issues: Environment and green issues
Series: Alex's Field Guides

A girl's hilariously unsuccessful search for elephants serves as a clever allegory for the disappearance of these iconic animals. The first book in a series focused on endangered animals.

Meet Alex. She's ...

Mighty Scared

By (author) Erin Silver
Illustrated by Hayden Maynard
Categories: Children’s / Teenage general interest: Mammals

★ “Enthralling…Empowers readers to understand their own human coping mechanisms, while colorful, detailed images soaked in softly muted earth tones build a base of strong general knowledge. The ...

Think Like a Goat

By (author) Lisa Deresti Betik
Illustrated by Alexander Mostov
Categories: Children’s / Teenage general interest: Nature, animals, the natural world
Series: -

Think humans are the only intelligent creatures? Think again. The unique smarts of all kinds of creatures are on display in this intriguing exploration of animal intelligence!

Sure, humans are smart. ...

Animal Eyes

By (author) Françoise Vulpé
Categories: Children’s / Teenage general interest: Nature, animals, the natural world

Nominated for the 2024 Yellow Cedar Award

Imagine being able to see in ultraviolet wavelengths, or locating your next meal in near darkness, or being able to rotate your eyes independently so you can ...

Little Detectives: Dinosaurs

Text by Carine Laforest
Illustrated by Karina Dupuis
Categories: Children’s / Teenage general interest: Dinosaurs and prehistoric world
Series: Little Detectives

Discover the wonderful lost world of dinosaurs!

Get out your magnifying glass, little detective, and go on a journey into the astonishing world of dinosaurs. Flying or swimming, big or small, with feathers ...

Luminous

By (author) Julia Kuo
Illustrated by Julia Kuo
Categories: Children’s / Teenage general interest: Fish and marine life

In this "surprisingly simple yet mesmerizing introduction to a wonder of the natural world" (Kirkus STARRED Review), kids aged 4 to 8 will marvel at the science of bioluminescence through stunning images ...

Boobies

By (author) Nancy Vo
Illustrated by Nancy Vo
Categories: Early years: the body and the senses

Finalist, Governor General's Literary Award, Young People's Literature - Illustrated Books
Finalist, CCBC Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award
Nominee, Forest of Reading Silver Birch Express Award

A cheeky ...

Global Ocean, The

By (author) Rochelle Strauss
Illustrated by Natasha Donovan
Categories: Children’s / Teenage general interest: Fish and marine life
Series: CitizenKid

The global ocean is in trouble. This beautiful and important book explores the issues --- and what we can do to help.

Though we think of Earth's five oceans as separate and distinct, they are actually ...

Do Lizards Eat Ice Cream?

By (author) Etta Kaner
Illustrated by Jenna Piechota
Categories: Children’s / Teenage general interest: Nature, animals, the natural world
Series: Do Animals?

Do koalas run through sprinklers? Do ants sit in front of air conditioners? No! But in ultra-hot weather, animals, like humans, have adopted creative ways of beating the heat. Written in question-and-answer ...

Weird Ocean Creatures

By (author) Tamara Hartson
Categories: Children’s / Teenage general interest: Fish and marine life
Series: Super Explorers

Super Explorers take you down deep in the ocean to see all the weird fish, mammals and other strange creatures that live there: • The Christmas Tree worm has feathery branches that make it look like ...