Books

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Books marked with a ✔ we have in our library.

CHILDREN AND NATURE

101 Nature Activities for Kids by Jane Sanborn
Celebrate Nature!: Activities for Every Season by Angela Fishbuag
Childhood and Nature by David Sobel
Collins Nature Explorers (Smithsonian) by Nick Baker: Backyards and Parks; Forests and Woods; Rivers, Ponds, and Lakes; and Seashore
Discovering Nature with Young Children by Ingrid Chalufour and Karen Worth
Ecoart!: Earth-Friendly Art and Craft Experiences for 3-To 9-Year-Olds by Laurie Carlson
Exploring Nature with Your Child: An Introduction to the Enjoyment and Understanding of Nature For All by Dorothy Edwards Shuttlesworth (1952)
Fun With Nature (Take Along Guides) by Mel Boring (and More Fun with Nature (Fun with Nature))
✔The Geography of Childhood: Why Children Need Wild Places (Concord Library) by Gary Paul Nabhan and Stephen Trimble
Get Out!: 150 Easy Ways for Kids & Grown-Ups to Get Into Nature and Build a Greener Future by Judy Molland
The Green Hour: A Daily Dose of Nature for Happier, Healthier, Smarter Kids by Todd Christopher
Hands-On Nature: Information and Activities for Exploring the Environment with Children by Jenepher Lingelbach
Hey Kids! Out the Door, Let’s Explore! by Rhoda Redleaf
It’s a Jungle Out There!: 52 Nature Adventures for City Kids by Jennifer Ward
✔I Love Dirt!: 52 Activities to Help You and Your Kids Discover the Wonders of Nature by Jennifer Ward
The Kids’ Nature Book: 365 Indoor/Outdoor Activities and Experiences by Susan Milord
The Kids’ Wildlife Book by Warner Shedd and Loretta Trezzo Braren
✔Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder by Richard Louv
Let’s Go Outside!: Outdoor Activities and Projects to Get You and Your Kids Closer to Nature by Jennifer Ward
A Natural Sense of Wonder: Connecting Kids with Nature through the Seasons by Rick Van Noy
The Nature Connection: An Outdoor Workbook for Kids, Families, and Classrooms by Clare Walker Leslie
Nature Explorer by DK Publishing
Nature Explorer (Action Books) by Paul Sterry
Nature in a Nutshell for Kids: Over 100 Activities You Can Do in Ten Minutes or Less by Jean Potter
Nature’s Playground: Activities, Crafts, and Games to Encourage Children to Get Outdoors by Fiona Danks and Jo Schofield
The Nature Principle: Human Restoration and the End of Nature-Deficit Disorder by Richard Louv
Nature and Young Children: Encouraging Creative Play and Learning in Natural Environments by Ruth Wilson
The Rhythm of Family: Discovering a Sense of Wonder through the Seasons by Amanda Blake Soule and Stephen Soule
Science Adventures: Nature Activities for Young Children by Elizabeth Sherwood, Robert Williams, and Robert Rockwell
✔The Sense of Wonder by Rachel Carson
✔Sharing Nature with Children, 20th Anniversary Edition by Joseph Cornell
✔Sharing Nature With Children II by Joseph Cornell
Small Wonders: Nature Education for Young Children by Linda Garrett
Survivor Kid: A Practical Guide to Wilderness Survival by Denise Long
Take a Backyard Bird Walk (Take a Walk series) by Jane Kirkland
Take a City Nature Walk (Take a Walk series) by Jane Kirkland
Take a Tree Walk (Take a Walk series) Jane Kirkland
Take a Walk with Butterflies and Dragonflies (Take a Walk series) by Jane Kirkland
Take a Wetlands Walk (Take a Walk series) by Jane Kirkland
Take a Winter Nature Walk (Take a Walk series) by Jane Kirkland
Teaching Kids To Love The Earth by Marina Lachecki, Joseph Passineau, Ann Linnea, and Paul Treuer (and More Teaching Kids to Love the Earth)
Trails, Tails & Tidepools in Pails: Over 100 Fun and Easy Nature Activities for Families and Teachers to Share With Babies and Young Children
Wild Play: Parenting Adventures in the Great Outdoors by David Sobel
You Are the Earth: Know Your World So You Can Help Make It Better by David Suzuki and Kathy Vanderlinden

NATURE EDUCATION

Beyond Ecophobia: Reclaiming the Heart in Nature Education by David Sobel
Ecological Literacy: Educating Our Children for a Sustainable World by David W. Orr
Exploring Ecology: 49 Ready-to-Use Activities for Grades 4-8 by Patricia A. Warren and Janet R. Galle
The Failure of Environmental Education (And How We Can Fix It) by Charles Saylan and Daniel T. Blumstein
The Handbook of Environmental Education by Philip Neal and Joy Palmer
Inside-Out: Environmental Science in the Classroom and the Field, Grades 3-8 by Robert Blake, J. Adam Frederick, Sarah Haines, and Stephanie Colby Lee
Lens on Outdoor Learning by Wendy Banning and Ginny Sullivan
Nature-Oriented Activities: A Leader’s Guide by Betty van der Smissen, Oswald H. Goering, and Judy K. Brookhiser
Nature Sparks: Connecting Children’s Learning to the Natural World by Aerial Cross
No Student Left Indoors: Creating a Field Guide to Your Schoolyard by Jane Kirkland
Outdoor Inquiries: Taking Science Investigations Outside the Classroom by Patricia McGlashan, Kristen Gasser, Peter Dow, David Hartney, and Bill Rogers
Outdoor Science: A Practical Guide by Steve Rich
Schoolyard-Enhanced Learning: Using the Outdoors as an Instructional Tool, K-8 by Herbert W. Broda
Science Beyond the Classroom by Linda Froschauer
Taking Inquiry Outdoors: Reading, Writing, and Science Beyond the Classroom by Barbara Bourne
Young Children and the Environment: Early Education for Sustainability by Julie M. Davis

STORYBOOKS

All the Water in the World
Blueberries for Sal
Dark Emperor
Giving Thanks
A Grand Old Tree
Into the Outdoors by Susan Gal
✔A Line Around the World
Nature Adventures by Mick Manning and Brita Granstrom
The Salmon Forest
Seasons
Under the Snow

NATURAL HISTORY/GENERAL FIELD GUIDES

Animal Tracks of Washington and Oregon by Ian Sheldon
Atlas of Oregon Wilderness by William L. Sullivan
Atlas of Oregon Wildlife: Distribution, Habitat, and Natural History by Thomas O’Neil
Cascade-Olympic Natural History by Daniel Mathews
✔Exploring the Tualatin River Basin: A Nature and Recreation Guide by Susan Peter, Shirley Ewart, and Barbara Shaffner
Field Guide to the Cascades & Olympics by Stephen Whitney
✔A Forest In the City: Your Guide to Tryon Creek State Park by Friends of Tryon Creek State Park
Great Northwest Nature Factbook: A Guide to the Region’s Animals, Plants, & Natural Resources by Ann Saling
✔Handbook of Nature Study by Anna Botsford Comstock (classic)
Keeping a Nature Journal: Discover a Whole New Way of Seeing the World Around You by Clare Walker Leslie and Charles E. Roth
✔National Audubon Society Regional Guide to the Pacific Northwest
Natural History of Oregon by Gerald J. Bakus
The Naturalist’s Path: Beginning the Study of Nature by Cathy Johnson
The Nature Handbook: A Guide to Observing the Great Outdoors by Ernest Herbert Williams and Ernest H. Williams
✔The Northwest Nature Guide: Where to Go and What to See Month by Month in Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia by James Luther Davis [updated version of his ✔Seasonal Guide to the Natural Year (Oregon, Washington and British Columbia): A Month by Month Guide to Natural Events]
One City’s Wilderness: Portland’s Forest Park by Marcy Cottrell Houle
Oregon Wildlife: An Introduction to Familiar Species by James Kavanagh

✔Oregon Wildlife Viewing Guide by James A. Yuskavitch
A Pacific Northwest Nature Sketchbook by Jude Siegel
Plants and Animals of the Pacific Northwest: An Illustrated Guide to the Natural History of Western Oregon, Washington and British Columbia by Eugene N. Kozloff
Scats and Tracks of the Pacific Coast States by James C. Halfpenny
Washington and Oregon Nature Guide by Erin McCloskey
✔Wild in the City: A Guide to Portland’s Natural Areas edited by Michael C. Houck and M.J. Cody
Wildlife of the Pacific Northwest: Tracking and Identifying Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, Amphibians, and Invertebrates by David Moskowitz
The Willamette River Field Guide by Travis Williams

BIRDS

Backyard Birding for Kids by Fran Lee
The Birder’s Guide to Oregon by Joseph E. Jr. Evanich
Birding Oregon: 44 Prime Birding Areas with More Than 200 Specific Sites by John Rakestraw
Birds of Oregon by Roger Burrows, Jeff Gilligan, and Ted Nordhagen
Birds of Oregon Field Guide by Stan Tekiela
Birds of the Pacific Northwest Mountains: The Cascade Range, the Olympic Mountains, Vancouver Island, and the Coast Mountains by Jan L. Wassink
Birds of Western North America: A Photographic Guide (Princeton Field Guides) by Paul Sterry
Birds of the Willamette Valley Region by Harry B. Nehls
Bird Tracks & Signs: A Guide to North American Species by Mark Elbroch
Familiar Birds of the Northwest by Harry J. Nehls
A Field Guide to Western Birds’ Nests Hal H. Harrison
Handbook of Oregon Birds: A Field Companion to Birds of Oregon by Hendrik G. Herlyn and Alan L. Contreras
✔National Geographic Field Guide to Birds: Washington/Oregon by Jonathan Alderfer
Portland Birds: An Introduction to Familiar Species by James Kavanagh and Raymond Leung
Raptors of the Pacific Northwest by Thomas Bosakowski
Sibley’s Owls North America Guide

MAMMALS

Mammals of the Pacific Northwest: From the Coast to the High Cascades by Chris Maser
Mammals of Washington and Oregon by Tamara Eder

AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES

Amphibians of Oregon, Washington and British Columbia: A Field Identification Guide by Charlotte C. Corkran
Amphibians of the Pacific Northwest by Lawrence L.C. Jones
✔Reptiles of the Northwest by Alan D. St. John
Reptiles of Washington and Oregon by Robert M. Storm

INVERTEBRATES

Bugs of Washington and Oregon by John Acorn
Butterflies of the Pacific Northwest by William Neill
Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West by Dennis R. Paulson
Field Guide to the Slug by David C. Gordon
Insects of the Pacific Northwest by Peter Haggard and Judy Haggard
Stokes Beginner’s Guide to Dragonflies by Lillian Q. Stokes

PLANTS AND FUNGI

All That the Rain Promises and More: A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms by David Arora
Common Mushrooms of the Northwest: Alaska, Western Canada & the Northwestern United States by J. Duane Sept
A Field Guide to Alpine Flowers of the Pacific Northwest by Phillipa Hudson
A Field Guide to the Common Wetland Plants of Western Washington & Northwestern Oregon by Sarah S. Cooke
Macrolichens of the Pacific Northwest by Bruce McCune
Mosses Lichens & Ferns of Northwest North America (Lone Pine Guide) by Dale H. Vitt
Mushrooms Demystified by David Arora
Mushrooms of Northwest North America by Helene M. E. Schalkwijk-Barendsen
Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest by Steve Trudell
Northwest Trees: Identifying and Understanding the Region’s Native Trees by Stephen F. Arno
Oregon Trees & Wildflowers: An Introduction to Familiar Species of Trees, Shrubs and Wildflowers by James Kavanagh
Pacific Northwest Wildflowers: A Guide to Common Wildflowers of Washington, Oregon, Northern California, Western Idaho, Southeast Alaska, and British Columbia by Damian Fagan
Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast: Washington, Oregon, British Columbia & Alaska by Jim Pojar
Plants of Western Oregon, Washington & British Columbia by Eugene N. Kozloff
Trees Of The Pacific Northwest by George A. Petrides
Wildflowers of the Inland Northwest by Ralph Faust
Wild Flowers of the Pacific Northwest: The Third Edition of a Timeless Classic by Lewis J. Clark
Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest (Timber Press Field Guide) by Mark Turner and Phyllis Gustafson

COASTAL REGION

Beachcomber’s Guide to Seashore Life in the Pacific Northwest by J. Duane Sept
Coastal Fishes of the Pacific Northwest by Andy Lamb and Phil Edgell
Common Seashore Creatures of the Pacific Northwest by J. Duane Sept
A Field Guide to Seashells and Shellfish of the Pacific Northwest by Rick M. Harbo
A Field Guide to Sea Stars of the Pacific Northwest by Neil McDaniel
A Field Guide to Coastal Flowers of the Pacific Northwest by Phillipa Hudson
A Field Guide to Nudibranchs of the Pacific Northwest by Rick M. Harbo
Intertidal Invertebrates from Central California to Oregon by Sol Felty Ligh
Mac’s Field Guide to Northwest Coastal Invertebrates by Craig MacGowan
Mac’s Field Guide to Northwest Coastal Water Birds by Craig MacGowan
Marine Invertebrates of the Pacific Northwest by Eugene N. Kozloff
Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest: A Photographic Encyclopedia of Invertebrates, Seaweeds And Selected Fishes by Andrew Lamb
Oregon Coastal Access Guide: A Mile-by-Mile Guide to Scenic and Recreational Attractions, Second Edition by Kenn Oberrecht
Pacific Northwest Beachcomber: A Waterproof Pocket Guide to Beach Habitats, Plants & Animals from Oregon to British Columbia by James Kavanagh
A Quick Field Guide to Tidepools of the Pacific Coast by Michael Rigsby
Seashore of the Pacific Northwest by Ian Sheldon
Seashore Life of the Northern Pacific Coast: An Illustrated Guide to Northern California, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia by Eugene N. Kozloff
Whales and Other Marine Mammals of Washington and Oregon by Tamara Eder
Whelks to Whales: Coastal Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest by Rick M. Harbo

GEOLOGY AND PALEONTOLOGY

Bretz’s Flood: The Remarkable Story of a Rebel Geologist and the World’s Greatest Flood by John Robert Soennichsen
Cataclysms on the Columbia: The Great Missoula Floods by John Eliot Allen
A Field Guide to Gemstones of the Pacific Northwest by Rick Hudson
Geology of the Pacific Northwest: Investigate How the Earth Was Formed with 15 Projects by Cynthia Light Brown
In the Blast Zone: Catastrophe and Renewal on Mount St. Helens by Charles Goodrich
In Search of Ancient Oregon: A Geological and Natural History by Ellen Morris Bishop
Oregon Fossils by Elizabeth L. Orr and William N. Orr
Oregon’s Greatest Natural Disasters by William L. Sullivan
The Restless Northwest: A Geological Story by Hill Williams
✔Roadside Geology of Oregon by David D. Hyndman and Donald W. Alt
The Weather of the Pacific Northwest by Cliff Mass

HIKING AND WALKING (PORTLAND-SPECIFIC)

✔60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Portland, 3rd: including the Coast, Mount Hood, St. Helens, and the Santiam River by Paul Gerald
Afoot & Afield Portland/Vancouver: A Comprehensive Hiking Guide by Douglas Lorain
Nature Walks in & Around Portland: All-Season Exploring in Parks, Forests & Wetlands by Karen & Terry Whitehill
Portland City Walks: Twenty Explorations In and Around Town by Laura O. Foster
Portland Forest Hikes: Twenty Close-In Wilderness Walks by James D. Thayer
Portland Hill Walks: Twenty Explorations in Parks and Neighborhoods by Laura O. Foster

HIKING AND WALKING (OREGON)

50 Hikes in Oregon: Walks, Hikes, and Backpacking Adventures from the Pacific to the High Desert by David L. Anderson
75 Hikes in the Oregon’s Coast Range and Siskiyous by Rhonda Ostertag and George Ostertag
100 Classic Hikes in Oregon: Oregon Coast, Columbia Gorge, Cascades, Eastern Oregon, Wallowas by Douglas Lorain
100 Hikes: Travel Guide Eastern Oregon by William L. Sullivan
100 Hikes in Northwest Oregon & Southwest Washington, 3rd Edition by William L. Sullivan
100 Hikes/Travel Guide: Oregon Coast & Coast Range by William L. Sullivan
100 Hikes in Southern Oregon by William L. Sullivan
120 Hikes on the Oregon Coast by Bonnie Henderson
Best Hikes with Kids: Oregon by Bonnie Henderson
Best Short Hikes in Northwest Oregon by Rhonda Ostertag and George Ostertag
Camping Oregon, 2nd (Regional Camping Series) by Rhonda Ostertag
Day Hiking: Central Cascades by Craig Romano
Day Hiking Oregon Coast by Bonnie Henderson
Day Hiking North Cascades: Mount Baker, Mountain Loop Highway, San Juan Islands by Craig Romano
Day Hiking, South Cascades: Mt. St. Helens / Mt. Adams / Columbia Gorge by Dan Nelson
Hiking the Columbia River Gorge, 2nd by Russ Schneider
Hiking Oregon, 2nd: A Guide to Oregon’s Greatest Hiking Adventures by Lizann Dunegan
Hiking the Oregon Coast: Day Hikes Along the Oregon Coast and Coastal Mountains by Lizann Dunegan
One Hundred Hikes in the Central Oregon Cascades (100 Hikes) by William L. Sullivan
Oregon Favorites: Trails and Tales by William L. Sullivan
Oregon State Parks: A Complete Recreation Guide by Jan Gumprecht Bannan
Oregon Trips & Trails by William L. Sullivan
Trails of Crater Lake National Park & Oregon Caves National Monument by William L. Sullivan

NATURE WRITING

✔Biophilia by E.O. Wilson
The Collector: David Douglas and the Natural History of the Northwest by Jack Nisbet
The Essential Naturalist: Timeless Readings in Natural History edited by Michael H. Graham
Listening for Coyote: A Walk Across Oregon’s Wilderness by William L. Sullivan
✔Naturalist by E.O. Wilson
The Thunder Tree: Lessons from an Urban Wildland by Robert Michael Pyle (Foreward by Richard Louv, reprint edition)
✔Visible Bones: Journeys Across Time in the Columbia River Country by Jack Nisbet