We love being outdoors AND we love reading (not to mention reading outdoors!). Here are some favourite nature-themed books. No affiliate links; but if you decide to purchase any, may we recommend supporting local independent booksellers <3
This list is insufficiently diverse and inclusive. We’re currently working on fixing that.
Non-fiction/how-to:
The best book out there:
![The Sense of Wonder by Rachel Carson](https://riversongforestschool.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Screen-Shot-2020-08-26-at-4.59.51-PM-232x300.png)
This book is hands-down the most inspiring and timeless one on children and nature. Here is an excellent illustrated adaptation of a passage from the book, to whet your appetite.
![Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv](https://riversongforestschool.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_20200826_132150-225x300.jpg)
![Forest School Adventure by Naomi Walmsley and Dan Westall](https://riversongforestschool.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_20200826_131844-225x300.jpg)
![Forest Therapy by Sarah Ivens](https://riversongforestschool.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_20200826_131804-225x300.jpg)
![Born to be Wild by Hattie Garlick](https://riversongforestschool.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_20200826_132006-225x300.jpg)
![On the Nature Trail](https://riversongforestschool.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_20200826_151457-225x300.jpg)
Picture books/storybooks:
![tiny, perfect things by M H Clark](https://riversongforestschool.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_20200826_151417-225x300.jpg)
![The Earth Gives More by Sue Fliess](https://riversongforestschool.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_20200826_151824-225x300.jpg)
![How to Find a Fox by Nilah Magruder](https://riversongforestschool.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_20200826_151616-225x300.jpg)
![Sometimes Rain by Meg Fleming](https://riversongforestschool.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_20200826_151943-scaled-e1598471366651-225x300.jpg)
![Finding Wild by Megan Wagner Lloyd](https://riversongforestschool.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_20200826_152055-scaled-e1598471737702-225x300.jpg)
![The Lost Words by Robert Macfarlane on a bed of golden maple leaves](https://riversongforestschool.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/IMG_20201112_124016-225x300.jpg)