Nature non-fiction (younger children)
Non-fiction books are not only a great way to introduce younger children to learning about the natural world, but also to introduce concepts such as global warming and looking after the environment.
From flora- and fauna-themed early learning books to detailed studies of species and habitats, these non-fiction nature books are perfect for any young inquisitive minds.
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Green: The Story of Plant Life on Our Planet
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Green: The Story of Plant Life on Our Planet
A beautifully illustrated book explaining how plants evolved and how they work now.
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Animal Homes: A Lift the Flap Book of Discovery
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Animal Homes: A Lift the Flap Book of Discovery
When we’re out and about, we probably walk past all manner of animal homes without even knowing it. A cute and charming board book…
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Queens of the Jungle
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Queens of the Jungle
A fantastic book detailing female animals across the spectrum of mammals, insects and sea creatures, and dispelling the myth of m…
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Creature Features
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Creature Features
This large format book about nature features tough card pages full of brightly illustrated animals, organised by their special fea…
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Respect the Insect Meet the bugs who clean, tend, and fee...
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Respect the Insect Meet the bugs who clean, tend, and fee...
A wide-ranging guide to all the ways that insects help regulate our environment and the roles they play in the natural world.
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Who’s Hiding at the Seaside?
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Who’s Hiding at the Seaside?
A lovely addition to any little person’s blossoming bookshelf, this is a great way to learn about our country’s wildlife and the i…
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There Are Birds Everywhere
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There Are Birds Everywhere
A beautiful book that is full of facts about birds and their amazing variety and skills.
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Maisy's Wonderful Weather Book
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Maisy's Wonderful Weather Book
Maisy returns, this time leaping out of bed and investigating weather with characteristic mouse-like joie de vivre.
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Copy That, Copy Cat: Inventions Inspired by Animals
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Copy That, Copy Cat: Inventions Inspired by Animals
The rhyming text intentionally leads the child towards a wrong answer every time, and then the real answer is revealed under the l…
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The Big Book of the Blue
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The Big Book of the Blue
This wonderful, beautifully illustrated book about all things fishy (and ocean-y) has a gentle sense of humour: presenting digesti…
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The Coral Kingdom
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The Coral Kingdom
The great beauty and diversity of the coral reef is explored in this stunningly beautiful picture book, which is a true work of ar…
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A First Book of Nature
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A First Book of Nature
Hearld's nostalgic illustrations are the perfect accompaniment to this lovely chronicle of a child's first experiences of nature
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Under Earth, Under Water
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Under Earth, Under Water
This gorgeous large hardback explores what happens under the earth and in our oceans and seas in fantastically colourful and acces…
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The Lost Book of Adventure
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The Lost Book of Adventure
On a recent expedition to the Amazon, outdoor enthusiast Teddy Keen stumbled across a sealed metal container. Inside the box were …
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One Day on Our Blue Planet... in the Savannah
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One Day on Our Blue Planet... in the Savannah
This is a lovely discussion book for children who have an interest in animals and the natural environment.
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How to Chat Chicken
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How to Chat Chicken
This fun, colourfully illustrated non-fiction book explores the ways in which different creatures communicate with one another. It…
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Animals are Delicious
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Animals are Delicious
This box set of attractive concertina-style board books explores food chains in three different environments: the sky, the forest …
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The Book of Bees
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The Book of Bees
This glorious book will introduce you to the bee world. It is fantastically illustrated in a cartoonish style that is big, bold an…
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Cool Nature
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Cool Nature
This captivating reference guide to the natural world contains just the right amount of material to inform and educate, but not ov…
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The Variety of Life
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The Variety of Life
Did you know there are 400,000 species of beetle but only eight species of bear? Jam-packed with fun facts and figures, this is a …
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The Earth Book
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The Earth Book
Learn about the inner workings of our earth, including earthquakes, volcanoes, thunderstorms and tsunamis; animal life on earth; t…
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Why Do We Need Bees?
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Why Do We Need Bees?
A robust and attractive lift-the-flap book answering all the questions youngsters might have about bees: where they come from, how…
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It Starts with a Seed
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It Starts with a Seed
A seed becomes a sapling, then a young tree, until, after many years, it grows into a large tree with roots and branches filling t…
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COLOURS: A Walk in the Countryside
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COLOURS: A Walk in the Countryside
A young girl and boy play in the countryside, finding ladybirds and butterflies, birds and flowers, before sitting down for a nice…
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A First Book of Animals
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A First Book of Animals
A wide range of animals are depicted and celebrated in this lovely, colourful hardback - from polar bears to flamingos, fireflies …
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Insect Detective
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Insect Detective
A range of insects are introduced – wasps, solitary bees, ants, dragonflies – and their behaviour described.
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Alphamals A-Z
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Alphamals A-Z
From A for Armadillo to N for Newt and X for X-ray Tetra (it's a fish), Alphamals combines alphabet book with poetry and sophistic…
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Over and Under the Pond
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Over and Under the Pond
A boy and his mother take their canoe out to explore the mountain pond, paddling past painted turtles, red-winged blackbirds and a…
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Deep in the Forest: A Seek and Find Adventure
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Deep in the Forest: A Seek and Find Adventure
Each double page spread of this large nonfiction seek-and-find book features a new high colour graphic spread young readers can ex…
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: A Puzzle Adventure
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: A Puzzle Adventure
Though this book is mostly a mix of search-and-find and maze activities, the combination of Artymowska’s amazing art and the factu…
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Something About a Bear
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Something About a Bear
A beautiful gift for bear and book lovers alike, this is a showpiece for Morris's paintings which are as awe-inspiring as their su…
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