Great Outdoors

 
Great Outdoors Collection

Looking for fun ways to engage children in literacy while enjoying the outdoors? Check out our Great Outdoors collection, full of outdoor-themed books and aligned activities to get the most out of a nature-filled day!

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Great Outdoors Activities (K-2)

Try these fun outdoors activities to support your child’s literacy development in grades K through 2...

Great Outdoors Activities (3-5)

Try these fun outdoors activities to support your child’s literacy development in grades 3 through 5...

Great Outdoors Activities (K-2) (en Español)

Try these fun outdoors activities to support your child’s literacy development in grades K through 2...

Great Outdoors Activities (3-5) (en Español)

Try these fun outdoors activities to support your child’s literacy development in grades 3 through 5...

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Lola Plants a Garden

Written by Anna McQuinn and Illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw
After reading a book of garden poems, Lola is inspired to plant her own flower garden. Join Lola as...
Pre-K - K
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We're Going on a Nature Hunt

Written by Steve Metzger and Illustrated by Miki Sakamoto
When three friends take off on a lovely spring morning, they have no idea where the day will lead...
Pre-K - 1st
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The Surprise Garden

Written by Zoe Hall
In simple language and bold, colorful collages, three children celebrate the joys of planting a...
Pre-K - 1st
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How Many Stars in the Sky?

Written by Lenny Hort and Illustrated by James E. Ransome
Mama's away one night, and her son can't sleep. He tries to relax by counting stars, but the more of them he sees, the more determined he is to count every single one.
Pre-K - 3rd

I Got the Rhythm

Written by Connie Schofield-Morrison and Illustrated by Frank Morrison
On a simple trip to the park, the joy of music overtakes a mother and daughter.
Pre-K - 1st
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

Written by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer and Illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon

A boy in a drought-ravaged village in Africa wonders how things work. Teaching himself English from...

1st - 3rd
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Ice Island

Written by Sherry Shahan

What begins as a training run with sled dogs turns into a race against time for Tatum and her new...

4th - 7th
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Upside Down in the Middle of Nowhere

Written by Julie T. Lamana

Armani Curtis can think about only one thing: her tenth birthday. All her friends are coming to her...

4th - 6th
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Hidden Figures (Young Readers' Edition)

Written by Margot Lee Shetterly
Before John Glenn orbited the earth, or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of dedicated...
3rd - 7th
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Zane and the Hurricane

Written by Rodman Philbrick

Zane Dupree is a charismatic 12-year-old boy of mixed race visiting a relative in New Orleans when...

5th - 8th
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One Hen

Written by Katie Smith Milway
Based on a true story, a Ghanan child tells of the profound effect that micro-loans have on his...
4th - 6th
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I Am: Sacagawea

Written by Grace Norwich
Told with a timeline, maps, illustrations, sidebars and a top ten list of facts, this insightful...
3rd - 5th

Green Green: A Community Gardening Story

Written by Marie Lamba

Green grass is wide and fresh and clean for a family to play in, and brown dirt is perfect for...

1st - 2nd

Come On, Rain!

Written by Karen Hesse

"Come on, rain!" Tess pleads to the sky as listless vines and parched plants droop in the endless...

Pre-K - 3rd

Where's Rodney?

Written by Carmen Bogan and Illustrated by Floyd Cooper

A Black boy’s transformative day out in nature, recommended by Social Justice Books and We Are Kid...

Pre-K - 3rd

City Arnie in the Country

Written by Danny Noonan

Arnie goes to stay with Aunt Jess in the country. Arnie discovers that the country is full of...

1st - 2nd
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Flower Garden

Written by Eve Bunting and Illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt

After the pansies, tulips, daffodils, geraniums, and daisies are purchased and dad and daughter take...

Pre-K - 2nd

Pablo Neruda: Poet of the People

Written by Monica Brown

A stunning picture book biography from Monica Brown and illustrator Julie Paschkis about one of the...

1st - 3rd

Key Hunters: The Risky Rescue

Written by Eric Luper

Getting lost in a good book has never been this dangerous!

Cleo and Evan have a secret. A...

2nd - 5th

You Can Save the Planet

Written by Alessandra Potenza

Learn all about the science of climate change, the kids-from the United States to Australia-taking a...

3rd - 6th
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Volcanoes! (National Geographic Kids)

Written and Illustrated by National Geographic Kids
The cool story of volcanoes will intrigue kids and adults alike. Hot melted rock from the middle of...
K - 3rd