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connection to nature

Books about connection to nature for readers of all ages.

Cover of The Warrior and the Moon

The Warrior and the Moon

Nick Would

Ages 5–10couragecultural heritage

Cover of Firehorse Max

Firehorse Max

Sara London

Ages 6–10family bondsgrandfathers

Cover of Crazy Horse's Vision

Crazy Horse's Vision

Joseph Bruchac, S D Nelson, Curtis Zunigha

Ages 6–12vision and spiritualitycourage

Cover of The Maze

The Maze

Will Hobbs

Ages 10–15survivalself-discovery

Cover of The water gift and the pig of the pig

The water gift and the pig of the pig

Jacqueline Briggs Martin, Linda Wingerter

Ages 6–10familydowsing

Cover of Moon-dark

Moon-dark

Patricia Wrightson

Ages 9–13mythologydreamtime

Cover of Shack That Dad Built

Shack That Dad Built

Elaine Russell

Ages 3–8familyaboriginal culture

Cover of You are a star!

You are a star!

Parker, Michael

Ages 4–8self-worthastronomy

Cover of Sun horse, moon horse

Sun horse, moon horse

Rosemary Sutcliff

Ages 9–14ancient historycourage

Cover of The gift of the sacred dog

The gift of the sacred dog

Paul Goble

Ages 5–10legend and folklorehorses

Cover of Feather in the wind

Feather in the wind

Norma Johnston

Ages 9–14familycultural heritage

Cover of Dance for the Aina

Dance for the Aina

Clemence McLaren

Ages 9–14cultural identityhawaiian heritage

Cover of Star of Wonder

Star of Wonder

JoAnn Dawson

Ages 7–12animal companionshipfarm life

Cover of Soaring Eagle

Soaring Eagle

Mary Peace Finley

Ages 10–16survivalcultural identity

Cover of Mary Margaret's tree

Mary Margaret's tree

Blair Drawson

Ages 4–8naturegrowth

Cover of A horse called Elvis

A horse called Elvis

John Heffernan

Ages 8–12animalsfamily

Cover of The same sun was in the sky

The same sun was in the sky

Denise Webb

Ages 7–12familycultural heritage

Cover of The cowboy kid

The cowboy kid

Gilles Tibo

Ages 4–8imaginationresilience

Cover of Dolphin song

Dolphin song

Lauren St. John

Ages 9–14wildlife conservationconnection to nature

Cover of Tiger's blood

Tiger's blood

Laurence Yep

Ages 9–13magiccultural identity

Cover of The Cahuilla

The Cahuilla

Lowell John Bean, Lisa J. Bourgeault

Ages 10–16indigenous historynative american culture

Cover of Secret of the Andes

Secret of the Andes

Ann Nolan Clark, Charlot, Jean

Ages 8–12self-discoverycultural heritage

Cover of Dogsong

Dogsong

Gary Paulsen

Ages 10–14self-discoveryperseverance

Cover of Island of the Blue Dolphins

Island of the Blue Dolphins

Scott O’Dell

Ages 10–16survivalresilience