![How Far Do You Love Me?](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1600608825.jpg?itok=WlH9sMUP)
A warm portrait of universal parental love begins on a beach when a boy asks his mother, “How far do you love me?” Lyrical responses combine with stunning double page illustrations in places around the globe until the boy is tucked into bed with his response: “I love you to the moon!” A world map and the query in each language conclude this tender book.
How Far Do You Love Me?
![Where Does the Garbage Go?](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0064451143.jpg?itok=nGId_CcX)
This ‘Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science’ follows garbage from the trash bin to various places (landfills, recycling centers, etc.). Common terms are explained and made accessible to children. This title would pair well with Kate & Jim McMullan’s I Stink! (HarperCollins), a book told from the truck’s perspective.
Where Does the Garbage Go?
![A Seed Is Sleepy](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0811855201.jpg?itok=FWghpCtC)
How many kinds of seeds to you see? Where are they found? This handsomely illustrated book of seeds provides a poetic look at the myriad types of seeds and plants to complement a classroom study.
A Seed Is Sleepy
![Flower Garden](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0152023720.jpg?itok=4-HN9nt1)
In this springtime tale, a young girl and her father plant a flower box together.
Flower Garden
![All the World](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1416985808.jpg?itok=3rB3rfkR)
Alliterative, onomatopoeic language (and gentle illustrations) reveal a child’s day shared with family from sun-up to moon-rise.
All the World
![Least Things: Poems about Small Natures](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1590780981.jpg?itok=ykG1fTYk)
Short poems (haiku) were written in response to but also evoke creatures shown in crisp close-up photographs of small animals and insects in their natural surroundings. This collection and others by Yolen/Stemple introduce information about nature, and could be used as part of the science curriculum.
Least Things: Poems about Small Natures
![Looking for Miza](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0545085403.jpg?itok=_39rQ-rN)
Full color photographs chronicle the search for missing mountain gorillas. It is the gorillas that find the young Miza and restore him to his family.
Looking for Miza
![Leaf Man](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0152053042.jpg?itok=IrIM5mgu)
Observing changing leaves and tree life cycles are appropriate in fall. Also try Snowballs (opens in a new window), Waiting for Wings (opens in a new window), Growing Vegetable Soup (opens in a new window), and Planting A Rainbow (opens in a new window) by Lois Ehlert for other seasonal science-related activities.
Leaf Man
![A Drop of Water: A Book of Science and Wonder](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0590221973.jpg?itok=uSmhSEru)
Arresting photographs of water in various states not only introduces water but also weather, solids and liquids, and more. The sophisticated text further encourages experimentation and observation, although is not necessary to use the entire book with younger children.
A Drop of Water: A Book of Science and Wonder
![Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0064460932.jpg?itok=lqWWFIdt)
These poems introduce various insects and their lives; ideal for sharing aloud and for relating to informational books on insects.
Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices
![I Face the Wind](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0688178405.jpg?itok=68Yx_MOb)
Children are encouraged to observe as experiment as they learn about wind and air as well as practice science writing by describing their findings.
I Face the Wind
![Face to Face with Polar Bears](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1426301405.jpg?itok=lE2LHYCK)
Norbert Rising finds himself in dangerous situations in the Arctic as he studies polar bears. This book connects children with the consequences of global warming, and gives practical advice on how to help save our white-furred friends.
Face to Face with Polar Bears
![Hattie and the Wild Waves](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0140541934.jpg?itok=jucFJz6t)
The child of hardworking immigrants, the narrator tells her tale of growing up and how the family vacations at New York City’s shores inspired her affinity for art. Handsomely hued illustrations evoke family life during an earlier period in this fond family story.
Hattie and the Wild Waves
![If You Spent the Day with Thoreau at Walden Pond](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0805091378.jpg?itok=Iff-Tr-x)
Who is Henry David Thoreau? What would it be like to spend a day with him? A contemporary boy depicted in blue jeans and a t-shirt knocks at his door and meets the 19th century Thoreau, as the imaginative text fills in what it might have been like. Expressive illustrations, quotes, and gentle interpretations bring Thoreau and his world to light for younger readers.
If You Spent the Day with Thoreau at Walden Pond
![Look Look Outside](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0803737297.jpg?itok=Re3vxoNf)
Just outside a baby’s window there is a world of activity and goings-on. Stylized illustrations in bold black and white line with text in green are just right to share with very young children, perhaps to encourage conversation and observation.
Look Look Outside
![Fabulous Fishes](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1561456373.jpg?itok=KQgXXN1o)
Fluid verse and detailed, bordered illustrations present the water homes of a range of fish. Those interested in finding out more about the individual creatures presented may want to locate Stockdale’s informational picture book (opens in a new window) with the same title.
Fabulous Fishes
![Seahorses](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0805092390.jpg?itok=O1y8JPv5)
Lyrical language combines with luminous illustrations to detail the life cycle of a male seahorse from small fry (the term for babies) to father. Surprisingly, seahorses change color with the surroundings and males carry the eggs. An author’s note provides additional information.
Seahorses
![Into the A, B, Sea](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0439096960.jpg?itok=IQp0QWXr)
Readers are invited into the ocean to see some of its colorful inhabitants from A to Z. Arresting, textured collage illustrations enhance the rhyming couplets that move through the alphabet. Additional brief information about each creature concludes this attractive and informative book.
Into the A, B, Sea
![Birds of a Feather](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1452110662.jpg?itok=aZaqm5uh)
The oversized book opens with white on black outlines of a part of a bird. Lift them up to find a full-color illustration of the bird with brief information about it followed by flaps of feathers, eggs that pop up into a bird, and other interactive devices to keep readers engaged.
Birds of a Feather
![Seed by Seed: The Legend and Legacy of John "Appleseed" Chapman](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0061455156.jpg?itok=EWO9tMkR)
John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed, changed his world “seed by seed, deed by deed” as this handsome book encourages readers to do. Children are encouraged to celebrate Johnny Appleseed’s anniversary every autumn by planting seeds literally and figuratively.
Seed by Seed: The Legend and Legacy of John “Appleseed” Chapman
![Just Ducks!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763659363.jpg?itok=SFiplXMM)
An observant girl shares her observations and appreciation of ducks as she and her mother walk and watch. Information appears on open pages that sport informal illustrations and lively language for a memorable look at these feathered delights.
Just Ducks!
![Jangles: A Big Fish Story](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0545143128.jpg?itok=GkFw9izJ)
Jangles is the fish of legendary proportion. He’s evaded everything from special lures to dynamite from fishermen on Big Lake. The narrator shares his father’s story about Jangles, realistically illustrated in deeply hued colors for a fish tale of gigantic proportion.
Jangles: A Big Fish Story
![Hello! Hello!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1423159063.jpg?itok=hcR6eif1)
Lydia tires of her electronic devices while her parents and brother are enmeshed in theirs. A small leaf beckons the girl outdoors, propelling her into an imaginative outdoor adventure. Sure to start conversations among plugged-in family members, this genial fantasy is playful and light.
Hello! Hello!
![Who Has This Tail?](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0805094296.jpg?itok=wtTcmyXq)
Animal tails have different uses. A scorpion’s tail is used to sting its prey while a beaver uses its tail to navigate in water. A close-up of a tail and the titular question is followed by a picture of the animal and its tail in action for a playful but edifying book.