Nature Reads
In honor of spring, Penguin Random House has rounded up some superb stories showcasing all things NATURE! Read all about the terrific tales, below:
A Peek Out Your Window: My First Book of Weather
By Dylan Dreyer, Illustrated by Rosie Butcher
TODAY Show co-host, New York Times bestselling author, and meteorologist Dylan Dreyer has the perfect introduction to weather for your little reader. With rhyming language and lift-the-flap surprises, this interactive board book’s forecast calls for all smiles!
Buy here for $8.99
You Are a Wildlife Warrior!: Saving Animals & the Planet
By Bindi Irwin, Illustrated by Ramona Kaulitzki with Smriti Prasadam-Halls
World-renowned conservationist Bindi Irwin has a message for animal-loving kids: You can help protect the planet and all who call it home! Featuring exclusive Irwin family photos and animal fun facts.
Buy here for $19.99
Otto and the Story Tree
By Vivien Mildenberger
In this love letter to the magic of storytelling and connection, a lonely old bird tells stories to a seed, which eventually grows into a tree where animals gather to listen.
Buy here for $18.99
Rose Weaves a Garden
By Rashin Kheiriyeh
This heartfelt picture book about the love shared between generations–and the traditions that bind them–shows how a grandfather teaches his grandchild to weave a beautiful rug.
Buy here for $18.99
A Gift of Dust: How Saharan Plumes Feed the Planet
By Martha Brockenbrough, Illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal
From two award-winning creators comes a picture book that reveals the hidden wonders of how Saharan Dust impacts the world: from slowing a hurricane to nourishing a rainforest.
Buy here for $19.99
The Boy and the Elephant
By Freya Blackwood
From an award-winning illustrator comes a tender, magical, and gorgeously rendered wordless picture book about a boy who saves the trees in the lot next door from being cut down.
Buy here for $19.99
Tate’s Wild Rescue
By Jenny Turnbull, Illustrated by Izzy Burton
A sweet, funny picture book about an animal-loving girl who invites wild animals to live in her house and be her best friend—with mixed results! A tale told through letters that is perfect for all animal enthusiasts!
Buy here for $18.99
Baba’s Peach Tree
By Marie Tang, Illustrated by See Kim
In this moving picture book, a migrant worker and his daughter, find good fortune in the form of a peach tree growing behind their house in rural China. Filled with stunning illustrations, this is a unique and poignant story about love, perseverance, and family.
Buy here for $19.99
The Great Lakes: Our Freshwater Treasure
By Barb Rosenstock, Illustrated by Jamey Cristoph
A stunning picture book about the five largest lakes in North America – how they formed, the importance of their abundant freshwater, and how they’ve become a national treasure – in the latest book from the author of Caldecott Honor book The Noisy Paint Box.
Buy here for $19.99
The World Is Ours to Cherish: A Letter to a Child
ByMary Annaïse Heglar, Illustrated by Vivian Mineker
This hopeful picture book–written in the style of a letter–gives kids an honest take on climate change and urges them to band together to help the planet.
Buy here for $18.99
The Wild
By Yuval Zommer
An exquisitely illustrated modern fable about protecting our planet, in which Earth is imagined as a beautiful, precious, and vulnerable creature called the Wild. From the author-illustrator of The Tree That’s Meant to Be.
Buy here for $18.99
Wacky Weather: All About Odd Weather Events
By Todd Tartly, Illustrated by Aristedes Ruiz and Alan Batson
Laugh and learn with fun facts about seasons, oddball weather events, space weather, and more—all told in Dr. Seuss’s beloved rhyming style and starring the Cat in the Hat!
Buy here for $9.99
The Lorax
By Dr. Seuss
Celebrate nature and the environment with Dr. Seuss and the Lorax in this classic picture book about sustainability and protecting the environment!
Buy here for $16.99
Hello, Sun!
By Lala Watkins
Inspired by never-before-seen sketches by Dr. Seuss, creator Lala Watkins builds a bright and playful story about a worm in this brand-new beginning reader that is the first in the Seuss Studios line of Beginner Books.
Buy here for $9.99
History Smashers: Earth Day and the Environment
By Kate Messner
Myths! Lies! Recycling scams? Discover the real story behind the first Earth Day celebration and some of the biggest US climate catastrophes–and their solutions! Don’t miss the award-winning History Smashers series as they get to the truth on the biggest environmental fibs!
Buy here for $9.99
Climate is Just the Start
By Mikaela Loach
A guide to tackling the climate crisis from a prominent activist working on the front lines! Mikaela Loach’s approach is one of HOPE and big-hearted optimism, inspiring kids and making them feel truly empowered to change the world.
Buy here for $17.99
An Immense World: Young Readers Edition
By Ed Yong, Illustrated by Rebecca Mills
The New York Times bestseller now available with beautiful full-color illustrations for young readers! Explore the amazing ways animals see, hear, and feel the world, with Pulitzer Prize winner Ed Yong.
Buy here for $24.99
Wrecker
By Carl Hiaasen
Wrecker needs to deal with smugglers, grave robbers, and pooping iguanas—just as soon as he finishes Zoom school. Another wild adventure in Carl Hiaasen’s Florida, now in paperback!
Buy here for $9.99
Turtles of the Midnight Moon
By Maria José Fitzgerald
When poachers threaten the island they love, two girls team up to save the turtles—and each other. An eco-mystery with an unforgettable friendship story at its heart from a fresh new voice in middle grade.
Buy here for $8.99
The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming (Adapted for Young Adults)
By David Wallace-Wells
An exploration of the devastating effects of global warming—current and future—adapted for young adults from the #1 New York Times bestseller. This is not only an assessment on how the future will look to those living through it, but also a dire overview and an impassioned and hopeful call to action to change the trajectory while there is still time.
Buy here for $11.99
