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Science & Nature Chapter Books

Explore chapter books books about science & nature for children.

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Cover of What Planet Are You From?

What Planet Are You From?

Clarice Bean transforms a school project into an all-out family protest when she learns a neighborhood tree is in danger

Cover of There's Still Time: The Success of the Endangered Species Act

There's Still Time: The Success of the Endangered Species Act

The most fascinating thing you'll learn is how specific laws and conservation efforts have successfully pulled species b

Cover of Wild Baby Animals

Wild Baby Animals

For the child who is fascinated by the natural world, this book explores how different animal species are born and cared

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Cover of Whose Nose Is This?

Whose Is It?

Whose Nose Is This?

Peg Hall

From the elephant's trunk to the platypus's bill, see how different animals use their unique noses to sniff, grab, and s

Ages 3–7

Cover of Ospreys

Dorothy Hinshaw Patent

Ospreys are the masters of the waterfront. Learn how these impressive fish hawks hunt, build their massive nests, and su

Cover of A Beetle Is Shy

Nature Books #6

A Beetle Is Shy

Dianna Hutts Aston

Beetles come in every shape and color imaginable, from tiny flea beetles to powerful bombardiers, hidden right beneath o

Cover of Marine Biologist

Jobs with Animals

Marine Biologist

Get an inside look at a career spent under the waves, from studying tide pools to protecting the animals that call the d

Cover of Bugs on the Move

Comparing Bugs #1

Bugs on the Move

Charlotte Guillain

High-speed crawls and gravity-defying jumps fill this look at the clever ways insects and invertebrates move from place

Cover of Howl! A Book About Wolves

Scholastic Reader

Howl! A Book About Wolves

Melvin Berger, Gilda Berger

Vivid photographs and clear text pull back the curtain on the secret lives of wolves, from how they hunt to how they com

Cover of The Wild, Wild Southwest!

Jeff Corwin Junior Explorer Series #3

The Wild, Wild Southwest!

Follow three young naturalists through New Mexico’s forests and caverns as they study the environment to earn their Juni

Cover of Croc Capers

Bindi Wildlife Adventures #7

While tagging crocodiles in the Cape York Peninsula, Bindi encounters a suspicious campsite and uncovers the truth about

Cover of Secrets of the Mummies

Secrets of the Mummies

Harriet Griffey

Ancient science and ritual come to life through the study of preserved bodies from Egypt, Sicily, and the Andes Mountain

Cover of Is Was

Deborah Freedman

Sunlight turns to rain and day shifts to night as a small child witnesses how the natural world constantly transforms fr

Cover of Whose Bones Are Those?

Whose Bones Are Those?

Chihiro Takeuchi

Bright paper-cut skeletons hide in plain sight, challenging you to use visual clues and colors to name each animal in th

Cover of Maisy Loves Bees

Maisy's Planet #2

Maisy Loves Bees

Maisy discovers how bees use their tongues for nectar and carry pollen, showing just how much work goes into keeping a g

Cover of Orcas

The World of Ocean Animals #3

For the young explorer eager to dive into the deep blue sea, this introductory guide uses real photographs to reveal the

Cover of Little Pinto of Mustang Canyon

Mustang Canyon #2

Little Pinto of Mustang Canyon

Jonathan London

For children processing the scary feeling of getting lost or separated from family, this lyrical story offers a gentle p

Cover of Little Monkey Lost

Little Monkey Lost

A bored little monkey wanders deep into the jungle, meeting nine different species who show him their world but cannot h

Cover of Ladybug

Nature Exploration Picture Books

Vibrant illustrations across eighty pages reveal the secret, charming lives of these spotted insects in a book sized per

Cover of Why Do Cats Meow?

Why Do Cats Meow?

Cats use their whiskers, tails, and voices to tell us secrets about how they feel and why they behave in such mysterious

Cover of The Silver Secret

The Silver Secret

Sharon M. Draper

Sassy can't sing, but she's determined to find her own special way to participate in the school musical about protecting

Cover of How to Outfox Your Friends when You Don't Have a Clue

My Life is a Zoo #3

How to Outfox Your Friends when You Don't Have a Clue

Ana is filming a zoo documentary when her best friend visits from New Zealand, causing her social worlds to collide in u

Cover of I Am a Whale

I Am... (Capstone)

Darlene R. Stille

Whales tell their own stories, sharing what it is really like to live and breathe in the deep, dark sea.

Cover of Why Don't Fish Have Eyelashes?

Answering Kids' Questions

Why Don't Fish Have Eyelashes?

Fish live in a world without eyelashes, and this guide answers why along with other fascinating facts about underwater b

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