Summer Reading 2024 - Grades K-2 Nonfiction | Westchester Library System

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"A powerful true story of a young girl who has never known life outside a refugee camp and a father determined to help her dream beyond the fences that confine them." --

2) secrets of the garden food chains and the food web

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3) one small place in a tree

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4) into the woods

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5) natures green umbrella tropical rain forests

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Award-winning artist Sylvia Long and author Dianna Hutts Aston have teamed up again to create this gorgeous and informative introduction to seeds. Poetic in voice and elegant in design, the book introduces children to a fascinating array of seed and plant facts, making it a guide that is equally at home being read on a parent's lap as in a classroom reading circle. Plus, this is the fixed format version, which looks almost identical to the print edition....

7) planting the wild garden

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8) pretty tricky the sneaky ways plants survive

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9) The gentle genius of trees

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Bunting, Philip

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Let trees teach you everything from how to branch out to how to stay rooted in this delightful blend of nonfiction and inspirational humor by author-illustrator Philip Bunting! What could we clever humans ever learn from trees? Find out when you take a stroll through the woods and learn a few life lessons from our foliaged friends in this truly special book filled with graphic illustrations.

10) trees leaves and bark

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11) Rise to the sky: how the world's tallest trees grow up

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Hirsch, Rebecca E

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"What are the tallest living things on Earth? Trees! Discover what growing trees need so they can rise to the sky in this lyrical look at the tree life cycle"-- "Trees are the tallest living things on Earth. But how do they grow to be so tall? Science writer Rebecca E. Hirsch presents a poetic introduction to the tree life cycle in Rise to the Sky. Accompanied by Mia Posada's detailed collage illustrations, this book features the tallest tree species...

12) sequoia lives on

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13) whose tracks in the snow

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14) A nest is noisy

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Aston, Dianna Hutts

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From the award-winning creators of An Egg Is Quiet, A Seed Is Sleepy, A Butterfly Is Patient, and A Rock Is Lively comes this gorgeous and informative look at the fascinating world of nests. From tiny bee hummingbird nests to orangutan nests high in the rainforest canopy, an incredible variety of nests are showcased here in all their splendor. Poetic in voice and elegant in design, this carefully researched book introduces children to a captivating...

15) look what i found in the woods

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16) Jumper: a day in the life of a backyard jumping spider

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Lanan, Jessica

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"From critically acclaimed illustrator of The Lost Package comes a bold nonfiction story following a day in the life of a backyard jumping spider"--

17) A butterfly is patient

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Aston, Dianna Hutts

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"From iridescent blue swallowtails and brilliant orange monarchs to the world's tiniest butterfly (Western Pygmy Blue) and the largest (Queen Alexandra's Birdwing), an incredible variety of butterflies are described in this poetic illustrated book"--

18) secret life of the flying squirrel

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19) Bear goes sugaring

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Eaton, Maxwell

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"Learn how to make syrup the old fashioned way with the help of a friendly bear and her amusingly unhelpful accomplices Dog and Squirrel in this informative comics-style picture book." --

20) The tree lady

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Hopkins, H. Joseph