Books like Finding Wild
By Megan Wagner Lloyd
For the kid who begs to stop and poke every mud puddle, this is a book that treats wandering outside like the biggest adventure there is. Quiet, dreamy, and outdoorsy, with a gentle sense of wonder
A child looks closely at a single flower, using every sense to explore its color, its scent, its texture — and discovers a whole universe unfolding from one small bloom.
A gentle look at all the reasons trees are good to have around — for climbing, for shade, for leaf piles to roll in, and for birds to build nests in.
A nonfiction exploration of how fruits work as traveling cases for seeds, protecting them and helping plants scatter their seeds to new places to grow.
Tiny forest children living among the roots of an old pine tree move through a full year of seasons, swimming and picking berries in summer, gathering mushrooms with fairies in fall, and feeding animal friends through the snow.
A rhyming journey through a small pond as spring turns to autumn, following tadpoles, herons, and other creatures through their busy, splashing days.
A time-traveling guide skydives into Sequoia National Park, leading young explorers through groves of giant trees to uncover the park's history, wildlife, and a hidden danger threatening its ancient giants.
A wide-eyed owl wakes up early and can't get back to sleep, so he explores the daytime forest for the first time, watching butterflies, wolf pups, and his very first rainbow.
A quiet walk through woods, pasture, and pond becomes a chance to spot birds, insects, and other hidden creatures as die-cut flaps fold out to reveal what's really there.
A boy named Rudy longs to fly more than anything, so he adopts a wild hawk, hoping their bond will somehow let him join it in the sky.
A father and daughter hike down into the Grand Canyon, layer by layer, uncovering fossils and creatures that reveal millions of years of history hidden in the rock.
A house cat slips out once her family is asleep, wandering farther and farther through her neighborhood at night — and every step of her journey turns into a different kind of map.
