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On Meadowview Street
Coles, Henry
Caroline and her family move into a new house on Meadowview street. Much to Caroline's dismay, there is no meadow on Meadowview Street. After Caroline's hard work to create a wild life preserve in her own backyard, there is now a meadow on Meadowview Street, a new home to many.
Tags
ambition
,
amphibians
,
animals
,
bat
,
bee
,
beetle
,
birds
,
bodies of water
,
butterfly
,
dragonfly
,
family
,
flowers
,
home
,
hummingbird
,
insects
,
mouse
,
moving
,
nature
,
neighbors
,
parents
,
plants
,
pond
,
reptiles
,
rescue
,
spider
,
swallow
,
teamwork
,
tree
,
turtle
,
wildlife
,
wren
Song of the swallows
Politi, Leo
Since Juan loves to watch the swallows in the Mission Garden, he is sad when they fly away at the end of the season. While waiting for their return, Juan decides to build a garden at his house in hopes that swallows will return to his garden.
Tags
birds
,
celebration
,
conflict resolution
,
garden
,
hispanic
,
multicultural
,
song
,
swallow
,
verbal communication
In the small, small pond
Fleming, Denise
Each season brings changes to the pond including a variety of animals.
Tags
amphibians
,
animals
,
autumn
,
birds
,
duck
,
frog
,
heron
,
muskrat
,
raccoon
,
seasons
,
spring
,
summer
,
swallow
,
winter
I took a walk
Cole, Henry
A boy goes on a nature walk along the woods, meadows, and pond. He explores a variety of animals, birds, plants, insects, and fish on his journey. He explores the ground, sky, and water and sees more than fifty living things.
Tags
animals
,
birds
,
bodies of water
,
butterfly
,
deer
,
duck
,
exercise
,
firefly
,
fish
,
flowers
,
forest
,
frog
,
nature
,
pond
,
swallow
,
tree
,
turtle
,
walking
,
woodpecker
Barn cat: A counting book
Saul, Carol P.
Barn Cat is looking for something out of the red barn door. She is noticing all the beautiful animals surrounding the barn. The nature activities of butterflies, leaping pups, and buzzing bees give Barn Cat quite an eventful day.
Tags
activities
,
animals
,
barn
,
bee
,
birds
,
cat
,
colors
,
counting
,
cricket
,
decision making
,
dragonfly
,
farm
,
flowers
,
grasshopper
,
insects
,
math
,
nature
,
nonverbal communication
,
rhyme
,
sequence
,
sounds
,
sparrow
,
swallow
,
tree
,
verbal communication
The bird house
Rylant, Cynthia
A young girl goes everyday to watch the amazing blue house that an old woman lives in. The house is always surrounded by birds and one great barred owl. When the old woman finds the young homeless girl, she takes her in to live in the beautiful house.
Tags
acceptance
,
adoption
,
beauty
,
birds
,
bluejay
,
cardinal
,
companion
,
curiosity
,
emotions
,
finch
,
garden
,
hawk
,
heron
,
homeless
,
investigation
,
loneliness
,
observation
,
owl
,
pheasant
,
sparrow
,
spelling
,
swallow
,
thrush
,
woodpecker