River Ran Wild: An Environmental History by Houghton Mifflin Company $2.93

Desert Giant: The World of the Saguaro Cactus (Tree Tales) by Barbara Bash $6.95
A venerable saguaro cactus stands like a statue in the hot desert landscape, its armlike branches reaching fifty feet into the air. From a distance it appears to be completely still and solitary--but appearances can be deceptive. In fact, this giant tree of the desert is alive with activity. Its spiny trunk and branches are home to a surprising number of animals, and its flowers and fruit feed...

Face to Face with Frogs (Face to Face with Animals) by National Geographic Children's Books $16.95
You’re two inches away from a poison dart frog. You’re lying on the rainforest floor as she hops toward you, utterly fearless. This deadly terribilis frog has nothing to fear; your fear is that any accidental contact with your skin could mean death! Let Mark W. Moffett, winner of the 2006 Lowell Thomas Medal for Exploration, show you around the diverse world of frogs. Get the expert view on...

The Remarkable Rainforest: An Active-Learning Book for Kids by Ada Hanlon $10.95
The Remarkable Rainforest, written to help kids learn about the plight of rainforests, is packed with activities. Kids can grow a mini-rainforest that makes its own rain, learn how to get a "crocodile eye," make a paper bromeliad that holds live tadpoles, or go on a rainforest scavenger hunt. Children love the author's "Rainforest Journal" about her experiences in the rainforests of Costa Rica....

Heroes of the Environment: True Stories of People Who Are Helping to Protect Our Planet by Chronicle Books $16.99
This inspiring book presents the true stories of 12 people from across North America who have done great things for the environment. Heroes include a teenage girl who figured out how to remove an industrial pollutant from the Ohio River, a Mexican superstar wrestler who works to protect turtles and whales, and a teenage boy from Rhode Island who helped his community and his state develop...

A Kid's Winter EcoJournal: With Nature Activities for Exploring the Season by Trickle Creek Books $9.95
There is an EcoJournal for each of the four seasons. A Kid's Winter EcoJournal invites kids to write about nature on pages exquisitely illustrated by Margaret Brandt. The author has included short entries from her nature journals, which express her irrepressible and unflagging delight in the natural world. Kids love to read about Trickle Creek, where cardinals and bluejays are like Christmas...

Eco-Fun: Great Projects, Experiments, and Games for a Greener Earth by Douglas & McIntyre $14.95
The earth they walk on, the air they breathe, the water they drink, the sun that gives them energy--not to mention animals and their very own selves: everything about our world excites children. And, with these 50 fun-filled, science-based environmental experiments, kids will discover more about how our planet works and how to make it better. Divided into five themes (earth, air, energy, water,...

A Kid's Spring Ecojournal by Margaret Brandt $9.95
There is an EcoJournal for each of the four seasons. A Kid's Spring EcoJournal invites kids to write about nature on pages exquisitely illustrated by Margaret Brandt. The author has included short entries from her nature journals, which express her irrepressible and unflagging delight in the natural world. Kids love to read about Trickle Creek, where deer eat the tulips and baby squirrels peek...

A Kid's Summer EcoJournal: With Nature Activities for Exploring the Season by Trickle Creek Books $9.95
There is an EcoJournal for each of the four seasons. A Kid's Summer EcoJournal invites kids to write about nature on pages exquisitely illustrated by Margaret Brandt. The author has included short entries from her nature journals, which express her irrepressible and unflagging delight in the natural world. Kids love to read about Trickle Creek, where fawns play on the lawn and young raccoons...

One Red Apple by Karla Gudeon $16.99
Follow the life cycle of an apple: from fruit growing on the tree to market, to picnic, to seed, to sapling and tree, andfinally to a new apple. This simple, joyful book with radiant illustrations introduces readers to the amazing and delectableway the earth provides food.