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Science, Nature & How It Works

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The Very Busy Spider
The Very Busy Spider
Eric Carle

from $3.99

The Lorax
The Lorax
Dr. Seuss

from $5.89

The Tooth Book (Bright and Early Books for Beginning Beginners)
The Tooth Book (Bright and Early Books for Beginning Beginners)
Theo LeSieg

from $3.59

James Herriot's Treasury for Children: Warm and Joyful Tales by the Author of All Creatures Great and Small
James Herriot's Treasury for Children: Warm and Joyful Tales by the Author of All Creatures Great and Small
James Herriot

from $6.69

The Tiny Seed
The Tiny Seed
Eric Carle

from $3.99

On the Night You Were Born
On the Night You Were Born
Nancy Tillman

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Hands Are Not for Hitting
Hands Are Not for Hitting
Martine Agassi

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Brian's Return
Brian's Return
Gary Paulsen

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Everyone Poops (My Body Science Series)
Everyone Poops (My Body Science Series)
Taro Gomi

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The Snail and the Whale
The Snail and the Whale
Julia Donaldson

from $3.99

Science, Nature & How It Works

The Fran with Four Brains
The Fran with Four Brains
Jim Benton

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Attack of the 50-Ft. Cupid (Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist)
Attack of the 50-Ft. Cupid (Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist)
Jim Benton

from $6.69

Trapper (Serendipity Books)
Trapper (Serendipity Books)
Stephen Cosgrove

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The Greengage Summer
The Greengage Summer
Rumer Godden

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The Encyclopedia of Earth: A Complete Visual Guide
The Encyclopedia of Earth: A Complete Visual Guide
Stephen Hutchinson

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George Washington Carver
George Washington Carver
Geoff Benge

from $6.69

Flannel Kisses
Flannel Kisses
Linda Crotta Brennan

from $5.09

Science in Ancient Greece (Science of the Past)
Science in Ancient Greece (Science of the Past)
Kathlyn Gay

from $7.59

Enna Burning
Enna Burning
Shannon Hale

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The Dreamer
The Dreamer
Pam Muñoz Ryan

from $4.39

Dragonhaven
Dragonhaven
Robin McKinley

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The Invisible Fran
The Invisible Fran
Jim Benton

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Parts
Parts
Tedd Arnold

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The Whale Rider
The Whale Rider
Witi Ihimaera

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Fries Alive!
Fries Alive!
David Baldacci

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The Little Grey Men
The Little Grey Men
Denys Watkins-Pitchford

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May Bird, Warrior Princess
May Bird, Warrior Princess
Jodi Lynn Anderson

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Ecotopia
Ecotopia
Ernest Callenbach

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Quest for the Tree Kangaroo: An Expedition to the Cloud Forest of New Guinea
Quest for the Tree Kangaroo: An Expedition to the Cloud Forest of New Guinea
Sy Montgomery

from $4.59

The Unicorn’s Tale: Nathaniel Fludd – Beastologist – Book Four
The Unicorn’s Tale: Nathaniel Fludd – Beastologist – Book Four
R.L. LaFevers

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Non-Fiction

The Way Things Work
The Way Things Work
David Macaulay

from $7.19

The Way Things Work
The Way Things Work
Neil Ardley

from $4.61

It's So Amazing!
It's So Amazing!
Robie H. Harris

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DK Eyewitness Books: Dinosaur
DK Eyewitness Books: Dinosaur
Angela. Milner

from $7.89

From Seed to Plant
From Seed to Plant
Gail Gibbons

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See Inside Your Body
See Inside Your Body
Katie Daynes

from $10.89

In the Time of the Dinosaurs
In the Time of the Dinosaurs
Joanna Cole

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Mistakes that Worked
Mistakes that Worked
Charlotte Foltz Jones

from $4.39

It Couldn't Just Happen: Fascinating Facts About God's World
It Couldn't Just Happen: Fascinating Facts About God's World
Lawrence O. Richards

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Visual Dictionary of Human Body (Eyewitness Visual Dictionaries)
Visual Dictionary of Human Body (Eyewitness Visual Dictionaries)
Maurice Bucaille

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The Periodic Table
The Periodic Table
Simon Basher

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The Reason for a Flower
The Reason for a Flower
Ruth Heller

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An Egg Is Quiet
An Egg Is Quiet
Dianna Hutts Aston

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Apples
Apples
Gail Gibbons

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DK Eyewitness Books: Plant
DK Eyewitness Books: Plant
David Burnie

from $4.79

How a House Is Built
How a House Is Built
Gail Gibbons

from $5.19

DK Eyewitness Books: Astronomy
DK Eyewitness Books: Astronomy
Kristen Lippincott

from $5.69

Brown Paper School book: Blood and Guts (Brown Paper School Book)
Brown Paper School book: Blood and Guts (Brown Paper School Book)
Linda Allison

from $4.49

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

from $9.69

Encyclopedia Horrifica: The Terrifying TRUTH! About Vampires, Ghosts, Monsters, and More
Encyclopedia Horrifica: The Terrifying TRUTH! About Vampires, Ghosts, Monsters, and More
Joshua Gee

from $6.49

Children's

Apples and Pumpkins
Apples and Pumpkins
Anne Rockwell

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Cactus Hotel (An Owlet Book)
Cactus Hotel (An Owlet Book)
Brenda Z. Guiberson

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Rascal: A Memoir of a Better Era
Rascal: A Memoir of a Better Era
Sterling North

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One Grain Of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale
One Grain Of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale
Demi

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Chomp!
Chomp!
Carl Hiaasen

from $4.79

The Magic School Bus and the Electric Field Trip
The Magic School Bus and the Electric Field Trip
Joanna Cole

from $3.99

Grandfather Twilight
Grandfather Twilight
Barbara Helen Berger

from $4.29

Crystal and Gem (Eyewitness Books (Knopf))
Crystal and Gem (Eyewitness Books (Knopf))
Robert F. Symes

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The Human Body
The Human Body
Sylvaine Peyrols

from $5.09

Chickens Aren't the Only Ones (World of Nature Series)
Chickens Aren't the Only Ones (World of Nature Series)
Ruth Heller

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Come On, Rain
Come On, Rain
Karen Hesse

from $4.59

1001 Bugs To Spot (Usborne 1001 Things to Spot)
1001 Bugs To Spot (Usborne 1001 Things to Spot)
Emma Helbrough

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"Slowly, Slowly, Slowly," Said the Sloth
"Slowly, Slowly, Slowly," Said the Sloth
Eric Carle

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Strega Nona's Harvest
Strega Nona's Harvest
Tomie dePaola

from $4.79

Curious George Goes Camping
Curious George Goes Camping
Margret Rey

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The Magic School Bus at the Waterworks
The Magic School Bus at the Waterworks
Joanna Cole

from $5.19

Animals in Winter
Animals in Winter
Henrietta Bancroft

from $5.09

Apples to Oregon: Being the (Slightly) True Narrative of How a Brave Pioneer Father Brought Apples, Peaches, Pears, Plums, Grapes, and Cherries (And Children) Across the Plains
Apples to Oregon: Being the (Slightly) True Narrative of How a Brave Pioneer Father Brought Apples, Peaches, Pears, Plums, Grapes, and Cherries (And Children) Across the Plains
Deborah Hopkinson

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Human Body
Human Body
Steve Parker

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We're Different, We're the Same (Pictureback(R))
We're Different, We're the Same (Pictureback(R))
Bobbi Jane Kates

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Children's and Young Adult

Night Tree
Night Tree
Eve Bunting

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Fletcher and the Falling Leaves
Fletcher and the Falling Leaves
Julia Rawlinson

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The Raft
The Raft
Jim LaMarche

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The Lion and the Mouse
The Lion and the Mouse
Jerry Pinkney

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How to Catch a Star
How to Catch a Star
Oliver Jeffers

from $4.39

Fairyopolis
Fairyopolis
Cicely Mary Barker

from $20.24

How Do Apples Grow?
How Do Apples Grow?
Betsy Maestro

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The Salamander Room
The Salamander Room
Anne Mazer

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The Day It Rained Hearts
The Day It Rained Hearts
Felicia Bond

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Minn of the Mississippi
Minn of the Mississippi
Holling Clancy Holling

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Over and Under the Snow
Over and Under the Snow
Kate Messner

from $8.99

First Human Body Encyclopedia (Dk First Reference Series)
First Human Body Encyclopedia (Dk First Reference Series)
Penny Smith

from $4.39

Wizardology: The Book of the Secrets of Merlin (Ologies)
Wizardology: The Book of the Secrets of Merlin (Ologies)
Dugald A. Steer

from $6.49

Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf
Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf
Lois Ehlert

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Birds, Nests, and Eggs (Young Naturalist Field Guides)
Birds, Nests, and Eggs (Young Naturalist Field Guides)
Mel Boring

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The Wright Brothers
The Wright Brothers
Quentin Reynolds

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Seabird
Seabird
Holling Clancy Holling

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The Cat in the Hat's Learning Library: Inside Your Outside: All About the Human Body (Cat in the Hat's Lrning Libry)
The Cat in the Hat's Learning Library: Inside Your Outside: All About the Human Body (Cat in the Hat's Lrning Libry)
Tish Rabe

from $4.59

Flotsam
Flotsam
David Wiesner

from $5.99

Who Was Albert Einstein?
Who Was Albert Einstein?
Jess M. Brallier

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Children's Animal Books

Grasshopper on the Road
Grasshopper on the Road
Arnold Lobel

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Actual Size
Actual Size
Steve Jenkins

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Home for a Bunny
Home for a Bunny
Margaret Wise Brown

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Lone Wolf
Lone Wolf
Kathryn Lasky

from $4.09

Little Owl's Night
Little Owl's Night
Divya Srinivasan

from $3.79

First Encyclopedia of Seas and Oceans (Usborne First Encyclopedias)
First Encyclopedia of Seas and Oceans (Usborne First Encyclopedias)
Ben Denne

from $4.69

What Really Happened to the Dinosaurs? (DJ and Tracker John)
What Really Happened to the Dinosaurs? (DJ and Tracker John)
John D. Morris

from $4.59

Caterpillars, Bugs and Butterflies (Take Along Guide)
Caterpillars, Bugs and Butterflies (Take Along Guide)
Mel Boring

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In the Tall, Tall Grass
In the Tall, Tall Grass
Denise Fleming

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National Geographic Readers Sharks! (Readers)
National Geographic Readers Sharks! (Readers)
Anne Schreiber

from $4.99

From Caterpillar to Butterfly (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science, Stage 1)
From Caterpillar to Butterfly (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science, Stage 1)
Deborah Heiligman

from $4.39

Honey... Honey... Lion!
Honey... Honey... Lion!
Jan Brett

from $4.39

A Nest for Celeste: A Story About Art, Inspiration, and the Meaning of Home
A Nest for Celeste: A Story About Art, Inspiration, and the Meaning of Home
Henry Cole

from $4.59

DK Eyewitness Books: Fish
DK Eyewitness Books: Fish
Steve Parker

from $4.79

Stranger in the Woods: A Photographic Fantasy (Nature)
Stranger in the Woods: A Photographic Fantasy (Nature)
Jean Stoick

from $4.49

DK Eyewitness Books: Reptile
DK Eyewitness Books: Reptile
Colin McCarthy

from $5.09

Rumble In The Jungle
Rumble In The Jungle
Giles Andreae

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What Lives in a Shell? (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 1)
What Lives in a Shell? (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 1)
Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld

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How Do Birds Find Their Way? (Let's Read-And-Find-Out Science)
How Do Birds Find Their Way? (Let's Read-And-Find-Out Science)
Roma Gans

from $3.79

In the Small, Small Pond
In the Small, Small Pond
Denise Fleming

from $4.69

Children's Books

The Usborne First Encyclopedia of Science (Science Encyclopedias)
The Usborne First Encyclopedia of Science (Science Encyclopedias)
Rachel Firth

from $4.19

The Magic School Bus Explores the Senses (Magic School Bus)
The Magic School Bus Explores the Senses (Magic School Bus)
Joanna Cole

from $5.29

Frightful's Mountain (Mountain, Book 3)
Frightful's Mountain (Mountain, Book 3)
Jean Craighead George

from $4.19

It Looked Like Spilt Milk
It Looked Like Spilt Milk
Charles G. Shaw

from $4.39

The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest
The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest
Lynne Cherry

from $4.29

Disney's Storybook Collection (Disney Storybook Collections)
Disney's Storybook Collection (Disney Storybook Collections)
Walt Disney Company

from $4.99

Baby Beluga
Baby Beluga
Raffi Cavoukian

from $3.69

Big Red
Big Red
Jim Kjelgaard

from $4.19

What Do You Do with a Tail Like This?
What Do You Do with a Tail Like This?
Robin Page

from $4.99

Ocean: Eyewitness Books
Ocean: Eyewitness Books
Miranda MacQuitty

from $4.29

Tuesday
Tuesday
David Wiesner

from $4.99

On The Ocean Floor
On The Ocean Floor
Joanna Cole

from $3.69

Geography from A to Z
Geography from A to Z
Jack Knowlton

from $5.19

A Drop Of Water
A Drop Of Water
Walter Wick

from $4.89

Twister on Tuesday (Magic Treehouse, #23)
Twister on Tuesday (Magic Treehouse, #23)
Mary Pope Osborne

from $3.69

The Magic School Bus Inside A Hurricane (Magic School Bus)
The Magic School Bus Inside A Hurricane (Magic School Bus)
Joanna Cole

from $4.19

The Wump World
The Wump World
Bill Peet

from $4.89

Flush
Flush
Carl Hiaasen

from $4.39

Thimble Summer
Thimble Summer
Elizabeth Enright

from $4.39

Leaves
Leaves
David Ezra Stein

from $4.09

Children's Science Books

Hoot
Hoot
Carl Hiaasen

from $4.99

Snowflake Bentley
Snowflake Bentley
Jacqueline Briggs Martin

from $4.99

A House for Hermit Crab
A House for Hermit Crab
Eric Carle

from $4.19

Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me
Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me
Eric Carle

from $4.39

The Little Island
The Little Island
Golden MacDonald

from $4.19

Inside the Human Body
Inside the Human Body
Joanna Cole

from $4.09

Planting a Rainbow
Planting a Rainbow
Lois Ehlert

from $4.39

The House of the Scorpion
The House of the Scorpion
Nancy Farmer

from $4.79

Me on the Map
Me on the Map
Joan Sweeney

from $4.59

10 Little Rubber Ducks
10 Little Rubber Ducks
Eric Carle

from $4.69

On the Far Side of the Mountain (Mountain, Book 2)
On the Far Side of the Mountain (Mountain, Book 2)
Jean Craighead George

from $3.79

The Umbrella
The Umbrella
Jan Brett

from $4.49

Inside The Earth
Inside The Earth
Joanna Cole

from $4.69

All the World
All the World
Liz Garton Scanlon

from $4.89

The Magic School Bus Inside a Beehive
The Magic School Bus Inside a Beehive
Joanna Cole

from $4.49

My Five Senses
My Five Senses
Aliki

from $4.19

Little Cloud (Picture Puffins)
Little Cloud (Picture Puffins)
Eric Carle

from $4.59

Where Is Baby's Belly Button?
Where Is Baby's Belly Button?
Karen Katz

from $3.99

Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree
Robert E. Barry

from $12.09

Brighty Of The Grand Canyon
Brighty Of The Grand Canyon
Marguerite Henry

from $4.59

The common theme among these books is science, nature, and how things work. Many of the books explore different aspects of the natural world, such as animals, plants, and ecosystems. Some books focus on scientific concepts like the human body or machines. Others have a more imaginative or fantastical approach to exploring the natural world. Overall, these books aim to educate and inspire children's curiosity about science and nature.

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