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Picture Books - Grades 3-5 - Grades 6 and Up - Nonfiction

Picture Books (Preschool- Grade 2)

The Berenstain Bears Blaze a Trail
Stan and Jan Berenstain
E BERENSTA 1987

The Bravest of Us All
Marsha Diane Arnold
E ARNOLD 2000

Deep in the Forest
Brinton Turkle
TURKLE 1976

Good Night, Animals
Lena Arro
E ARRO 2002

The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rainforest
E CHERRY 1990

Henry Hikes to Fitchburg
D. B. Johnson
E JOHNSON 2000

A House by the River
William Miller
E MILLER 1997

I Took a Walk
Henry Cole
E COLE 1998

In the Woods: Who’s Been Here?
Lindsay Barrett George
E GEORGE 1995

Jerome Camps Out
Eileen Christelow
E CHRISTEL 1998
Also on Talking Book.

Lost
David McPhail
E MCPHAIL 1990

Oliver Finds His Way
Phyllis Root
E ROOT 2002

Owl Moon
Jane Yolen
E YOLEN 1987

Red Leaf Yellow Leaf
Lois Ehlert
E EHLERT 1991

Sheila Rae the Brave
Kevin Henkes
E HENKES 1987

Stella & Roy Go Camping
Ashley Wolff
E WOLFF 1999

A Tree for Me
Nancy Van Laan
E VANLAAN 2000

We’re Going on a Bear Hunt
Michael Rosen
E ROSEN 1989

Whistling
Elizabeth Partridge and Anna Grossnickle Hines
E PARTRIDG 2003

Grades 3-5

Abel’s Island
William Steig
J STEIG 1976

The Cay
Theodor Taylor
J TAYLOR 1969

The Journal of Douglas Allen Deeds: The Donner Party Expedition, 1846
Rodman Philbrick
J PHILBRIC 2001

Julie of the Wolves.
Jean Craighead George
J GEORGE 1972

Nim’s Island
Wendy Orr
J ORR 2001

Secret Journey
Peg Kehret
J KEHRET 1999

Tree Castle Island
Jean Craighead George
J GEORGE 2002

A Week in the Woods
Andrew Clements
J CLEMENTS 2002

When Eagles Fall
Mary Casanova
J CASANOV 2002

Grades 6 and Up

Brian’s Return
Gary Paulsen
YA PAULSEN 1999. Also on Talking Book.

Climb or Die
Edward Myers
YA MYERS 1994

Far North
Will Hobbs
YA HOBBS 1996. Also on Talking Book.

Hatchet
Gary Paulsen
YA PAULSEN

Incident at Hawk’s Hill
Allan Eckert
YA ECKERT 1971

Island, Book One: Shipwreck
Gordon Korman
YA KORMAN 2001

Wild Man Island
Will Hobbs
YA HOBBS 2002

Nonfiction

After the Last Dog Died: The True-life, Hair-raising Adventure of Douglas Mawson and his 1911-1914 Antarctic Expedition
Carmen Bredeson
YA 919.8904 BREDESON 2003

Black Whiteness: Admiral Byrd Alone in the Antarctic
Robert Burleigh
J 919.8904 BURLEIGH 1998

Field Trips: Bug Hunting, Animal Tracking, Bird-watching, Shore Walking with Jim Arnosky
J 508 ARNOSKY 2002

Finding Your Way: The Art of Natural Navigation
Jennifer Owings Dewey
J 796.58 DEWEY 2001

40 Knots to Know: Hitches, Loops, Bends and Bindings
Emily Stetson
J 623.8882 STETSON 2002

Hug a Tree and Other Things to Do Oudoors with Children
796.5 ROCKWEL 1983

Ice Wreck
Lucille Recht Penner
J 919.8904 PENNER 2001

Kids’ Campfire Book
Jane Drake and Ann Love
J 796.545 DRAKE 1998

The Kids’ Guide to First Aid: All About Bruises, Burns, Stings, Sprains and Other Ouches
Karen Gale
J 616.0252 GALE 2002

Mountain Survivor’s Guide
Rory Storm
J 613.69 STORM 2001

The Outdoor Adventure Handbook
Hugh McManners
J 796.5 MCMANNER 1996

Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World: The Extraordinary True Story of Shackleton and the Endurance
Jennifer Armstrong
YA 919.8904 ARMSTRON 1999

Survivors: The Night the Titanic Sank
(Beg. Readers) E JENNER 2001

Toasting Marshmallows: Camping Poems
Christine O’Connell George
J 811.54 GEORGE 2001

Top of the World: Climbing Mount Everest
Steven Jenkins

Tracks in the Wild
Betsy Bowen
J 596 BOWEN 1993

A Tree in the Ancient Forest
Carol Reed-Jones
J 574.5264 REED-JO 1995

Summer 2004

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Revised 6/12/2008


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