Summer Reading Club 4: Natural Curiosities

The BC Summer Reading Club week 4 theme is "Natural Curiosities: plants & nature." Check out these suggestions for readers ages 0-12!

Updated July 3, 2024
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The little guys
Brosgol, Vera 
Paper Book
An adorable cautionary tale from Caldecott Honoree Vera Brosgol We are the Little Guys. Yes, we are small. But there are a lot of us. Together we are strong, and we can get all we need. The Little Guys might be small,...

Picturebook

The tiny seed
Carle, Eric, author illustrator. 
Paper Book
The charming tale of The Tiny Seed, by beloved author and illustrator Eric Carle, is now available as a Level 2 Ready-to-Read! Eric Carle's classic story of the life cycle of a flower is told through the adventures of a tiny seed. Everyone will cheer for the seed's...

Reader

Coyote tales / Thomas King ; illustrations by Byron Eggenschwiler.
King, Thomas, 1943- author. 
Audiobook

Primary fiction

Attack of the plants
Anderson, AnnMarie 
Paper Book
Buckle your seatbelts! Hop aboard the Magic School Bus for a whole new adventure about invasive species that is out of this world.Next stop...The Magic School Bus heads to the Galapagos to learn about invasive species! Arnold is alarmed to discover that the beloved Ms. Frizzle has been promoted and...

Primary fiction

The nature club
Elliott, Rebecca, author, illustrator. 
Paper Book
In the next installment of this New York Times bestselling early chapter book series, Eva wants to help the planet! Pick a book. Grow a Reader! This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text,...

Primary fiction

The wild robot
Brown, Peter, 1979- author. 
Paper Book
Now a DreamWorks movie! This #1 New York Times bestselling illustrated middle grade novel from a Caldecott Honor winner tells an extraordinary story full of action and thought-provoking questions as a robot learns to survive--and live--in the wilderness....

Intermediate fiction

Bloom
Oppel, Kenneth, 1967- author. 
Paper Book
"The perfect book right now for young readers searching for hope, strength, inspiration -- and just a little horticultural havoc."--New York Times   The first book in a can't-put-it-down, can't-read-it-fast-enough action-thriller trilogy that's part Hatchet, part...

Intermediate fiction

Wishtree
Applegate, Katherine 
Paper Book
From #1 New York Times-bestelling author of Odder and The One and Only Ivan, Wishtree is the beautiful, nuanced story of an oak tree and a crow who help their neighbors embrace their differences. Trees can't tell jokes, but they can certainly tell...

Intermediate fiction

Can you hear the trees talking? discovering the hidden life of the forest
Wohlleben, Peter, 1964- author. 
Ebook

Non-fiction

Hidden wonders a guide to the planet's wildest, weirdest places
Maggi, Nicole 
Paper Book
Take a journey into the unknown and discover the planet's wildest and most wonderful sights. Paddle through the eerie glowworm caves of New Zealand, ride with the wild horses of the Namib desert, swing off the end of the world in Ecuador, and be amazed at hundreds more wonders you never knew...

Non-fiction

The boreal forest a year in the world's largest land biome
Carmichael, L. E. (Lindsey E.) 
Ebook

Non-fiction

Braiding sweetgrass for young adults : indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge, and the teachings of plants
Kimmerer, Robin Wall
Paper Book
Drawing from her experiences as an Indigenous scientist, botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer demonstrated how all living things--from strawberries and witch hazel to water lilies and lichen--provide us with gifts and lessons every day in her best-selling book Braiding Sweetgrass. Adapted for young...

Non-fiction

Wings, waves & webs patterns in nature
Cranfield, Robin Mitchell 
Paper Book
A visually stunning introduction to patterns found in nature. Perfect for early STEM learning in preschool and kindergarten. From the dots on a ladybug to the spiral on a snail, patterns in nature can be found anywhere. This simple and playful concept book introduces the...

Non-fiction


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