100+ Children’s Books for Studying Southern California Nature: Water

Here are the recommended books for the 12 different lessons found in Southern California Nature Kids: Land. Remember, you don’t need to read them all! Choose one or more per lesson to read together. A few books are out of print… please don’t go spend $153 on a used hard-to-find book. :) Your library may still carry them, so check there.

Don’t have the curriculum yet? You’re welcome to peruse this list, and consider purchasing Southern California Nature Kids: Water for field trips, nature journaling, hands-on activities, nature walks, lessons about animals, and more to go along with the books you see below!

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Used in all 12 Lessons (these are the only “mandatory” books in the curriculum) -

• Wild LA: Explore the Amazing Nature In and Around Los Angeles by Lila Higgins, Gregory B. Pauly, Jason G. Goldman, Charles Hood

• Southern California Nature Guide by Erin McCloskey

• The National Audubon Society Field Guide to California by Peter Alden and Fred Heath

• Slow Down: 50 Mindful Moments in Nature by Rachel Williams

• Ocean Anatomy by Julia Rothman

additional titles coming soon!

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