Living Science Books

Simply Charlotte Mason’s recommended living science books have been carefully chosen to be great living books that have good science content, minimal evolution, and minimal environmentalism.

Please note that books were chosen for their content, not for their availability. Some books are out of print and may be hard to find. Some older books may be in public domain and available as free e-books from websites such as gutenberg.org, archive.org, or books.google.com. Our CM Organizer Search will also show titles that other CM moms recommend.

This list is an ongoing project and will have books added to it from time to time.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Grades 1–3

Astronomy

  • Footprints on the Moon by Alexander Siy
  • Moonfinder by Jay Ryan
  • Star Stories for Little Folks by Gertrude Chandler Warner
  • Sun by Steve Tomecek
  • Sun Up, Sun Down: The Story of Day and Night by Jacqui Bailey
  • The Sky Is Full of Stars by Franklyn Branley
  • What Makes Day and Night by Franklyn Branley
  • What’s So Special About Planet Earth? by Robert E. Wells

Biographies

  • A Weed Is a Flower: The Life of George Washington Carver by Aliki
  • Into the Deep: The Life of Naturalist and Explorer William Beebe by David Sheldon
  • Life in the Ocean: The Story of Oceanographer Sylvia Earle by Claire Nivola
  • Manfish: A Story of Jacques Cousteau by Jennifer Berne
  • One Giant Leap: The Story of Neil Armstrong by Don Brown
  • Small Wonders: Jean-Henri Fabre & His World of Insects by Matthew Clark Smith
  • The Boo-Boos That Changed the World: A True Story about an Accidental Invention (Really) by Barry Wittenstein

Birds

  • A First Look at Ducks, Geese and Swans by Joyce Hunt and Millicent Selsam
  • Adopted By An Owl: The True Story of Jackson the Owl by Robbyn Smith van Frankenhuyzen
  • All Night Near the Water by Jim Arnosky
  • Canada Goose at Cattail Lane by Janet Halfmann
  • Crow Not Crow by Adam Stemple and Jane Yolen
  • Ducks and Their Ducklings by Margaret Hall
  • Ducks Don’t Get Wet by Augusta Goldin
  • Emu by Claire Saxby
  • Flamingo Sunset by Jonathan London
  • From Egg to Robin by Susan Canizares
  • Great Northern Diver: The Loon by Barbara Juster Esbensen
  • Gulls…Gulls…Gulls by Gail Gibbons
  • Henry the Impatient Heron by Donna Love
  • It’s Nesting Time by Roma Gans
  • Little Penguin: The Emperor of Antarctica by Jonathan London
  • Little Swan by Jonathan London
  • Loon by Susan Vande Griek
  • Loon at Northwood Lake by Elizabeth Ring
  • Mallard Duck at Meadow View Pond by Wendy Pfeffer
  • Molly the Owl: The True Story of a Common Barn Owl That Ends Up Being Not So Common After All by Eric Blehm
  • Ookpik: The Travels of a Snowy Owl by Bruce Hiscock
  • Owls by Adrienne Mason
  • Redbird: The Story of a Cardinal by Robert McClung
  • Robins Fly North, Robins Fly South by John Kaufmann
  • Screech Owl at Midnight Hollow by C. Drew Lamm
  • Seagull by the Shore by Vanessa Birch
  • Swan Flyway: The Tundra Swan by Dana Limpert
  • The Emperor’s Egg by Martin Jenkins
  • The Peregrine’s Journey: A Story of Migration by Madeleine Dunphy
  • The Peregrine’s Journey: A Story of Migration by Madeleine Dunphy
  • The Robins in Your Backyard by Nancy Carol Willis
  • Tony’s Birds by Millicent Selsam
  • Urban Roosts: Where Birds Nest in the City by Barbara Bash
  • Watching Water Birds by Jim Arnosky
  • Whistling Wings by Laura Goering
  • Wings Along the Waterway by Mary Barrett Brown

Classification

  • Benny’s Animals by Millicent Selsam

Engineering

  • Bridges Are to Cross by Philemon Sturges

Fish and Other Aquatic Creatures

  • About Fish: A Guide for Children by Cathryn Sill
  • An Octopus Is Amazing by Patricia Lauber
  • Ellie & Ollie Eel: A Tale of a Fantastic Voyage by Suzanne Tate
  • Giant Squid by Candace Fleming
  • Leaper: The Story of an Atlantic Salmon by Robert McClung
  • Ocean Seasons by Ron Hirschi
  • Salmon Creek by Annette LeBox
  • Salmon Stream by Carol Reed-Jones
  • Sammy the Brave Stickleback by Paul Duffield
  • Sea Horse: The Shyest Fish in the Sea by Chris Butterworth
  • Sea Star by Robert McClung
  • Seahorses by Jennifer Keats Curtis
  • Star of the Sea: A Day in the Life of a Starfish by Janet Halfmann
  • Think of an Eel by Karen Wallace
  • When Crabs Cross the Sand: The Christmas Island Migration by Sharon Katz Cooper

General Science

  • A Child’s Book of the Garden by Arthur Ransome
  • A Child’s Book of the Seasons by Arthur Ransome
  • Outdoor Secrets by Margaret Boyle
  • The Popcorn Book by Tomie de Paola

Geology

  • Dirt by Steve Tomecek
  • Geography from A to Z: A Picture Glossary by Jack Knowlton
  • Julie the Rockhound by Gail Langer Karwoski

Habitats

  • A Desert Scrapbook: Dawn to Dusk in the Sonoran Desert by Virginia Wright-Frierson
  • About Habitats: Wetlands by Cathryn Sill
  • Babies in the Bayou by Jim Arnosky
  • Butternut Hollow Pond by Brian Heinz
  • Crinkleroot’s Visit to Crinkle Cove by Jim Arnosky
  • Frog in a Bog by John Himmelman
  • In the Forest by Jim Arnosky
  • Island Scrapbook: Dawn to Dusk on a Barrier Island by Virginia Wright-Frierson
  • Life in a Wetland by Carol Lindeen
  • Looking for Loons by Jennifer Lloyd
  • Mississippi Going North by Sanna Anderson Baker
  • My Visit to the Aquarium by Aliki
  • Night in the Country by Cynthia Rylant
  • Pond and Stream by Arthur Ransome
  • Squish! A Wetland Walk by Nancy Luenn
  • The Brook Book: Exploring the Smallest Streams by Jim Arnosky
  • The Deer Watch by Pat Lowery Collins
  • The Raft by Jim LaMarche
  • Wetlands by Ronald Rood
  • Where the River Begins by Thomas Locker
  • Wild and Swampy by Jim Arnosky
  • Wonders of the Pond by Francene Sabin

Human Body

  • A Drop of Blood by Paul Showers
  • A Journey Through the Human Body by John Halsam and Steve Parker
  • Bones by Steve Jenkins
  • Eye: How It Works by David Macaulay
  • Eyes by Shannon Caster
  • Germs Make Me Sick by Melvin Berger
  • Gurgles and Growls: Learning About Your Stomach by Pamela Hill Nettleton
  • Look, Listen, Taste, Touch, and Smell: Learning about Your Five Senses by Pamela Hill Nettleton
  • Me and My Amazing Body by Joan Sweeney
  • Outside-In by Clare Smallman
  • The Amazing Circulatory System: How Does My Heart Work? by John Burnstein
  • The Astounding Nervous System: How Does My Brain Work? by John Burnstein
  • The Bones You Own by Becky Baines
  • The Circulatory Story by Mary K. Corcoran
  • The Dynamic Digestive System: How Does My Stomach Work? by John Burnstein
  • The Five Senses by Jennifer Prior
  • The Mighty Muscular System: How Do My Bones and Muscles Work? by John Burnstein
  • The Quest to Digest by Mary K. Corcoran
  • The Remarkable Respiratory System: How Do My Lungs Work? by John Burnstein
  • The Sense of Hearing by Elaine Landau
  • Using Your Muscles by Kathy Furgang
  • Why I Sneeze, Shiver, Hiccup, and Yawn by Melvin Berger
  • Your Skin and Mine by Paul Showers

Insects and Spiders

  • A House Spider’s Life by John Himmelman
  • A Monarch Butterfly’s Life by John Himmelman
  • Are You a Dragonfly? by Judy Allen and Tudor Humphries
  • Be Nice to Spiders by Margaret Bloy Graham
  • Bumblebee by J. V. Wilson
  • Bumblebee at Apple Tree Lane by Laura Gates Galvin
  • Caterpillars and How They Live by Robert McClung
  • Flight of the Honey Bee by Raymond Huber
  • Ladybug by Robert McClung
  • Ladybug at Orchard Avenue by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
  • Little Black Ant on Park Street by Janet Halfmann
  • Monarch and Milkweed by Helen Frost
  • Sphinx by Robert McClung
  • Spinning Spiders by Melvin Berger
  • The Bug That Laid the Golden Eggs by Millicent Selsam
  • The Honeybee Man by Lela Nargi
  • The Life Cycle of the Honeybee by Paula Hogan
  • Wasps by Margaret Hall
  • Wasps by Martha Rustad
  • Where Butterflies Grow by Joanne Ryder

Mammals

  • A Caribou Journey by Debbie S. Miller
  • Build, Beaver, Build: Life at the Longest Beaver Dam by Sandra Markle
  • Chipmunk at Hollow Tree Lane by Victoria Sherrow
  • Chippy Chipmunk Parties in the Garden by Kathy Miller
  • Coyote Raid in Cactus Canyon by Jim Arnosky
  • Crinkleroot’s Book of Animal Tracks and Wildlife Signs by Jim Arnosky
  • Every Autumn Comes the Bear by Jim Arnosky
  • Family Pack by Sandra Markle
  • Fraser Bear: A Cub’s Life by Maggie de Vries
  • Grandfather Buffalo by Jim Arnosky
  • Hungry Coyote by Cheryl Blackford
  • Little Sibu: An Orangutan Tale by Sally Grindley
  • One Whole Day: Wolves by Jim Arnosky
  • Otter on His Own: The Story of a Sea Otter by Doe Boyle
  • Otters Under Water by Jim Arnosky
  • Platypus by Sue Whiting
  • Raccoon Moon by Nancy Carol Willis
  • Saving Squeak: The Otter Tale by Jennifer Keats Curtis
  • Stellaluna by Janell Cannon
  • The Adventures of Reddy Fox by Thornton Burgess
  • The Secret Life of the Skunk by Laurence Pringle
  • Waiting for Ice by Sandra Markle
  • Whitefoot: The Story of a Wood Mouse by Robert McClung
  • Winter Harvest by Jane Chelsea Aragon
  • Woodchuck at Blackberry Road by C. Drew Lamm

Mechanical Science

  • Bridges Are to Cross by Philemon Sturges

Mushrooms and Fungi

  • Katya’s Book of Mushrooms by Katya Arnold and Sam Swope

Other Invertebrates

  • An Earthworm’s Life by John Himmelman
  • Next Time You See a Pill Bug by Emily Morgan
  • Wiggling Worms at Work by Wendy Pfeffer
  • Wolfsnail: A Backyard Predator by Sarah C. Campbell
  • Wonderful Worms by Linda Glaser

Physical Science

  • Bridges Are to Cross by Philemon Sturges

Plants

  • A Dandelion’s Life by John Himmelman
  • A Seed Is Sleepy by Dianna Hutts Aston
  • A Tree Is a Plant by Clyde Robert Bulla
  • Cactus Hotel by Brenda Z. Guiberson
  • Crinkleroot’s Guide to Knowing The Trees by Jim Arnosky
  • Flip, Float, Fly!: Seeds on the Move by JoAnn Early Macken
  • Flower Garden by Eve Bunting
  • From Seed To Plant by Gail Gibbons
  • From Seed to Pumpkin by Wendy Pfeffer
  • How Do Apples Grow by Betsy Maestro
  • In a Nutshell by Joseph Anthony
  • Lives of the Trees: An Uncommon History by Diana Wells
  • My Favorite Tree by Diane Iverson
  • Plant Secrets by Emily Goodman
  • Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert
  • Planting the Wild Garden by Kathryn O. Galbraith
  • Plants That Never Ever Bloom: A Book About Plants Without Flowers by Ruth Heller
  • Seeds by Ken Robbins
  • Tell Me, Tree: All About Trees for Kids by Gail Gibbons
  • The Flower Alphabet Book by Jerry Pallotta
  • The Life Cycle of the Dandelion by Paula Hogan
  • The Reason for a Flower: A Book About Flowers, Pollen and Seeds by Ruth Heller
  • The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle
  • Wonderful Pussy Willows by Jerome Wexler
  • Zinnia’s Flower Garden by Monica Wellington

Properties of Light

  • All the Colors of the Rainbow by Allan Fowler
  • What Makes a Shadow? by Clyde Robert Bulla

Reptiles and Amphibians

  • About Amphibians: A Guide for Children by Cathryn Sill
  • All About Frogs by Jim Arnosky
  • Amazing Snakes! by Sarah L. Thompson
  • Box Turtle at Long Pond by William George
  • Bufo: The Story of a Toad by Robert McClung
  • Chameleons Are Cool by
  • Crocodile Safari by Jim Arnosky
  • Dig, Wait, Listen: A Desert Toad’s Tale by April Pulley Sayre
  • Frogs by Gail Gibbons
  • Growing Frogs: Read and Wonder by Vivian French
  • Hip-Pocket Papa by Sandra Markle
  • Into the Sea by Brenda Guiberson
  • Let’s Get Turtles by Millicent Selsam
  • Nic Bishop Frogs by Nic Bishop
  • One Tiny Turtle by Nicola Davies
  • S-S-Snakes! by Lucille Recht Penner
  • Salamander Season by Jennifer Keats Curtis
  • Snakes by Donna Bailey
  • Verdi by Janell Cannon

Water Cycle and Properties of Water

  • A Drop Around the World by Barbara McKinney
  • Water Dance by Thomas Locker

Weather

  • Clouds by Anne Rockwell
  • On the Same Day in March: A Tour of the World’s Weather by Marilyn Singer
  • The Wind Blew by Pat Hutchins
  • When Winter Comes by Russell Freedman

Grades 4–6

Astronomy

  • All About the Stars by Anne Terry White
  • First on the Moon by Barbara Hehner
  • Look to the Stars by Buzz Aldrin
  • The Planets of Our Solar System by Steve Kortenkamp
  • The Sun by Seymour Simon

Biographies

  • For the Birds: The Life of Roger Tory Peterson by Peggy Thomas
  • Joseph Hooker: Botanical Trailblazer by Pat Griggs
  • Pasteur’s Fight Against Microbes by Beverly Birch
  • The Plant Hunters: True Stories of Their Daring Adventures to the Far Corners of the Earth by Anita Silvey

Birds

  • Kōlea: The Story of the Pacific Golden Plover by Marion Coste
  • The Burgess Bird Book for Children by Thornton Burgess
  • The Kingdom of Mimus: The Story of a Mockingbird by Majorie Rankin Steurt
  • Thunder Birds: Nature’s Flying Predators by Jim Arnosky
  • Wings Along the Waterway by Mary Barrett Brown

Dinosaurs

  • Dinosaurs by Design by Duane Gish

Engineering

  • All About Electricity by Ira M. Freeman
  • All About Famous Inventors and Their Inventions by Fletcher Pratt
  • All About Rockets and Jets by Fletcher Pratt
  • Archimedes and His Wonderful Discoveries by Arthur Jonas
  • Machines and How They Work by Harvey Weiss

Fish and Other Aquatic Creatures

  • A King Salmon Journey by John H. Eiler
  • A Pod of Killer Whales: The Mysterious Life of the Intelligent Orca by Vicki Leon
  • Giant Squid: Searching for a Sea Monster by Mary Cerullo
  • Great White Sharks by Sandra Markle
  • Pagoo by Holling Clancy Holling
  • Thor: Last of the Sperm Whales by Robert McClung
  • Whales!: Strange and Wonderful by Laurence Pringle

General Animals

  • All About Animals and Their Young by Robert McClung
  • All About Strange Beasts of the Present by Robert S. Lemmon
  • Animal Tails by George F. Mason
  • Tooth & Claw: The Wild World of Big Predators by Jim Arnosky
  • Wildlife at Your Doorstep by Glen Rounds

General Science

  • All About Famous Scientific Expeditions by Raymond Holden
  • All About Light and Sound by Connie Jankowski
  • All About Sailing the Seven Seas by Ruth Brindze
  • All About Undersea Exploration by Ruth Brindze
  • Oceans by Seymour Simon
  • Out of Sight: Pictures of Hidden Worlds by Seymour Simon

Geology

  • All About Our Changing Rocks by Anne Terry White
  • Minerals, Rocks, and Soil by Barbara Davis
  • Rocks, Minerals, and Gems by John Fardon

Habitats

  • All About Great Rivers of the World by Anne Terry White
  • All About the Jungle by Armstrong Sperry
  • Far from Shore: Chronicles of an Open Ocean Voyage by Sophia Webb
  • Life in Ponds by Jean Gorvett
  • Nature in the Neighborhood by Gordon Morrison
  • Pond by Gordon Morrison
  • Swamp Life: An Almanac by Glen Rounds
  • The Most Beautiful Roof in the World: Exploring the Rainforest Canopy by Kathryn Lasky

Human Body

  • All About Great Medical Discoveries by David Dietz
  • All About the Human Body by Bernard Glemser
  • Bones: Our Skeletal System by Seymour Simon
  • Eyes and Ears by Seymour Simon
  • Guts: Our Digestive System (Updated edition) by Seymour Simon
  • How We Are Born, How We Grow, How Our Bodies Work . . .and How We Learn by Joe Kaufman
  • Lungs by Seymour Simon
  • Muscles: Our Muscular System by Seymour Simon
  • The Brain by Seymour Simon
  • The Heart: Our Circulatory System (Updated edition) by Seymour Simon
  • Understanding Our Muscles by Lucy Beevor

Insects and Spiders

  • All About the Insect World by Ferdinand C. Lane
  • All Kinds of Bees by Dorothy Shuttlesworth
  • An Extraordinary Life: The Story of a Monarch Butterfly by Laurence Pringle
  • Bramble-Bees and Others by Jean-Henri Fabre
  • Bugs and Bugsicles: Insects in the Winter by Amy Hansen
  • Cicadas!: Strange and Wonderful by Laurence Pringle
  • Discovering What Crickets Do by Seymour Simon
  • Grasshoppers and Crickets of North America by Sara Swan Miller
  • Insect Adventures by Jean-Henri Fabre
  • Insect Investigators: Entomologists by Richard Spilsbury
  • Insect Life in Pond and Stream by Francis Duncan and Lucy Duncan
  • Insects & Spiders by Noel Tait
  • Jack’s Insects by Edmund Selous
  • Life in a Bucket of Soil by Alvin Silverstein, Richard Rhine (pseudonym) and Virginia Silverstein
  • Life of the Snail by Theres Buholzer
  • Life of the Spider by Jean-Henri Fabre
  • Locusts: Insects on the Move by Sandra Markle
  • Outside and Inside Spiders by Sandra Markle
  • Praying Mantises: Hungry Insect Heroes by Sandra Markle
  • Spiders by Seymour Simon
  • Stick Insects: Masters of Defense by Sandra Markle
  • The Bug Scientists by Donna Jackson
  • The Fiddlehoppers: Crickets, Katydids, and Locusts by Phyllis Perry
  • The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles by Jean-Henri Fabre
  • The Secret Lives of Backyard Bugs by Judy Burris and Wayne Richards
  • Wicked Bugs: The Meanest, Deadliest, Grossest Bugs on Earth by Amy Stewart

Mammals

  • All About Horses by Marguerite Henry
  • Animals Come to My House: A Story Guide to the Care of Small Wild Animals by Esther Kellner
  • Beaver Business by Glen Rounds
  • Big Cats by Nic Bishop
  • Big Cats: In Search of Lions, Leopards, Cheetahs, and Tigers by Steve Bloom
  • Coyote: North America’s Dog by Stephen Swinburne
  • Exploring the World of Foxes by Tracy C. Read
  • Face to Face with Elephants by Beverly Joubert and Derek Joubert
  • Face to Face with Wolves by Jim Brandenburg
  • Marsupials by Nic Bishop
  • Outside and Inside Bats by Sandra Markle
  • The Beaver: How He Works by Glen Rounds
  • The Burgess Animal Book for Children by Thornton Burgess
  • The Swift Deer by Robert McClung
  • Whitetail by Robert McClung

Mechanical Science

  • All About Electricity by Ira M. Freeman
  • All About Famous Inventors and Their Inventions by Fletcher Pratt
  • All About Rockets and Jets by Fletcher Pratt
  • Archimedes and His Wonderful Discoveries by Arthur Jonas
  • Machines and How They Work by Harvey Weiss

Mushrooms and Fungi

  • Fungi: Mushrooms, Toadstools, Molds, Yeasts, and Other Fungi by Judy Wearing
  • Katya’s Book of Mushrooms by Katya Arnold and Sam Swope

Physical Science

  • All About Electricity by Ira M. Freeman
  • All About Famous Inventors and Their Inventions by Fletcher Pratt
  • All About Rockets and Jets by Fletcher Pratt
  • Archimedes and His Wonderful Discoveries by Arthur Jonas
  • Machines and How They Work by Harvey Weiss

Plants

  • Bulbs, Corms, and Such by Millicent Selsam
  • Catnip by Millicent Selsam
  • Cotton by Millicent Selsam
  • Oak Tree by Gordon Morrison
  • Plant Reproduction: How Do You Grow a Giant Pumpkin? by Cath Senker
  • The Tree Book For Kids and Their Grown-ups by Gina Ingoglia

Reference Book

  • A Little Guide to Wild Flowers by Charlotte Voake

Reptiles and Amphibians

  • All About Snakes by Bessie M. Hecht
  • Crocodiles & Alligators by Seymour Simon
  • Face to Face with Frogs by Mark Moffett
  • Frog Heaven: Ecology of a Vernal Pool by Doug Weschler
  • Frog: The Life and Times of a Young Frog by Steve Parker
  • Nic Bishop Snakes by Nic Bishop
  • Outside and Inside Snakes by Sandra Markle
  • Snakes: Their Place in the Sun by Robert McClung
  • Sneed B. Collard’s Most Fun Book Ever About Lizards by Sneed B. Collard III
  • The Snake Scientist by Sy Montgomery

Water Cycle and Properties of Water

  • A Drop of Water: A Book of Science and Wonder by Walter Wick
  • Inside the Water Cycle by William B. Rice

Weather

  • All About Weather by Ivan Ray Tannehill
  • Exploring the Sky by Day: The Equinox Guide to Weather and the Atmosphere by Terence Dickinson
  • The Secret Life of a Snowflake: An Up-close Look at the Art & Science of Snowflakes by Kenneth Libbrecht
  • Winter Across America by Seymour Simon

Grades 7–8

Astronomy

  • The Astronomy Book by Dr. Jonathan Henry

Biographies

  • Isaac Newton by Harry Sootin
  • Joseph Hooker: Botanical Trailblazer by Pat Griggs
  • Michael Faraday: From Errand Boy to Master Physicist by Harry Sootin
  • Pasteur and the Invisible Giants by Edward F. Dolan Jr.

Birds

  • Owls in the Family by Farley Mowat
  • Owls: The Silent Flyers by R. D. Lawrence

Engineering

  • Building Big by David Macaulay
  • The Brooklyn Bridge: They Said It Couldn’t Be Built by Judith St. George
  • The Way Things Work by David Macaulay

Geology

  • Footprints in the Ash by John Morris and Steven A. Austin
  • The Geology Book by Dr. John D. Morris

Human Body

  • The Way We Work: Getting to Know the Amazing Human Body by David Macaulay

Insects and Spiders

  • Social Life in the Insect World by Jean-Henri Fabre
  • The Junior Book of Insects by Edwin Way Teale

Mammals

  • Cry Wild by R. D. Lawrence
  • Wolves by R. D. Lawrence

Mechanical Science

  • Building Big by David Macaulay
  • The Brooklyn Bridge: They Said It Couldn’t Be Built by Judith St. George
  • The Way Things Work by David Macaulay

Physical Science

  • Building Big by David Macaulay
  • The Brooklyn Bridge: They Said It Couldn’t Be Built by Judith St. George
  • The Way Things Work by David Macaulay

Weather

  • Eric Sloane’s Book of Storms by Eric Sloane
  • Eric Sloane’s Weather Book by Eric Sloane
  • The Weather Book by Michael Oard

Grades 9–12

Astronomy

  • Our Created Moon: Earth’s Fascinating Neighbor by Don DeYoung and John Whitcomb
  • The Stargazer’s Guide to the Night Sky by Dr. Jason Lisle

Biographies

  • Joseph Hooker: Botanical Trailblazer by Pat Griggs
  • The Man Who Changed Everything: The Life of James Clerk Maxwell by Basil Mahon

Birds

  • One Man’s Owl by Bernd Heinrich

Engineering

  • The Art of Construction: Projects and Principles for Beginning Engineers & Architects by Mario Salvadori

Fish and Other Aquatic Creatures

  • Voyage of the Stella by R. D. Lawrence

General Nature Stories

  • Adventures in Nature by Edwin Way Teale
  • Autumn Across America by Edwin Way Teale
  • Journey into Summer by Edwin Way Teale
  • North with the Spring by Edwin Way Teale
  • The Zoo That Never Was by R. D. Lawrence
  • Wandering Through Winter by Edwin Way Teale

Insects and Spiders

  • From Darkness to Light to Flight: Monarch — the Miracle Butterfly by Jules H. Poirier
  • The Strange Lives of Familiar Insects by Edwin Way Teale

Mammals

  • In Praise of Wolves by R. D. Lawrence
  • Never Cry Wolf by Farley Mowat
  • Paddy by R. D. Lawrence
  • Secret Go the Wolves by R. D. Lawrence
  • The White Puma by R. D. Lawrence
  • Trail of the Wolf by R. D. Lawrence

Mechanical Science

  • The Art of Construction: Projects and Principles for Beginning Engineers & Architects by Mario Salvadori

Physical Science

  • The Art of Construction: Projects and Principles for Beginning Engineers & Architects by Mario Salvadori

Weather

  • The Weather Book: An Easy-To-Understand Guide to the USA’s Weather by Jack Williams

No Specific Grades

Reference Book

  • A Little Guide to Wild Flowers by Charlotte Voake
  • Ellie’s Log: Exploring the Forest Where the Great Tree Fell by Judith L. Li
  • Field Trips: Bug Hunting, Animal Tracking, Bird-watching, and Shore Walking by Jim Arnosky
  • How to Make a Miniature Zoo by Vinson Brown
  • Insect Museum by Sonia Dourlot
  • Nature’s Notes by Judy Burris and Wayne Richards
  • Pets in a Jar by Seymour Simon
  • Secrets of a Wildlife Watcher by Jim Arnosky
  • Shelf Pets: How to Take Care of Small Wild Animals by Edward Ricciuti
  • The Life Cycles of Butterflies: From Egg to Maturity, a Visual Guide to 23 Common Garden Butterflies by Judy Burris and Wayne Richards
  • The Tree Identification Book by George W. D. Symonds
  • Underwater Zoos by Millicent Selsam
  • Wild Tracks! A Guide to Nature’s Footprints by Jim Arnosky
  • Your Insect Pet by Richard Headstrom