5 must-read nature books like River by Elisha Cooper

Cover of River by Elisha Cooper

River

By: Elisha Cooper

4.02

Format: 42 pages, Hardcover

Caldecott Honor winner Elisha Cooper invites readers to grab their oars and board a canoe down a ri…

If you liked the nature plot in River by Elisha Cooper , here is a list of 5 books like this:

Cover of Green Green by None, Marie Lamba, Baldev Lamba

1. Green Green

By: None , Marie Lamba , Baldev Lamba

4.35

Format: 26 pages, Hardcover

Green grass is wide and fresh and clean for a family to play in, and brown dirt is perfect for digg… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • nature

2. This Is My Home, This Is My School

By: Jonathan Bean

3.43

Format: 331 pages, Hardcover

Drawing from his own childhood experiences, Jonathan Bean takes the autobiographically inspired fam… read more

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3. Little Blue Truck's Halloween

By: Jill McElmurry , Alice Schertle

3.97

Format: None pages, Board Book

Beep! Beep! It's Halloween! Little Blue Truck is picking up his animal friends for a costume party.… read more

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4. A Tree Is Nice

By: Marc Simont , Janice May Udry

4.08

Format: None pages, Paperback

"Trees are very nice," says Janice May Udry in her first book for children. She goes on to explain … read more

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5. Bats at the Library

By: Brian Lies

3.95

Format: 145 pages, Hardcover

Houghton Mifflin Company Another inky evening's here-- The air is cool and calm and clear. Can it b… read more

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6. Stone Soup

By: Marcia Brown

3.87

Format: 309 pages, Paperback

First published in 1947, this classic picture book has remained one of Marcia Brown's most popular … read more

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7. Doctor De Soto

By: William Steig

3.50

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

"Doctor De Soto, the dentist, did very good work." With the aid of his able assistant, Mrs. De Soto… read more

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8. Giraffes Can't Dance

By: Guy Parker-Rees , Giles Andreae

4.33

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Gerald the giraffe longs to dance, but his legs are too skinny and his neck is too long. At the Jun… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
"We all can dance," he said, "when we find music that we love."

-Guy Parker-Rees, Giraffes Can't Dance

"But sometimes when you're different You just need a different song"

-Guy Parker-Rees, Giraffes Can't Dance

9. The Little Scarecrow Boy

By: Margaret Wise Brown , David Díaz

3.60

Format: None pages, Paperback

The celebrated author of Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny joins forces with the Caldecott Medal… read more

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10. The Curious Garden

By: Peter Brown

4.46

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

One boy's quest for a greener world... one garden at a time. While out exploring one day, a little … read more

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11. Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1)

By: Christopher Denise

4.51

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A Caldecott Honor Winner and  New York Times  Bestseller!  A determined Owl builds strength and … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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12. Watercress

By: Andrea Wang

4.53

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Gathering watercress by the side of the road brings a girl closer to her family's Chinese Heritage.… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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13. The Pigeon Has to Go to School

By: Mo Willems

4.43

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Una aventura del nostre colom preferit! El divertit i famós personatge de Mo Willems s’enfronta a u… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The 1619 Project: Born on the Water by Nikole Hannah-Jones

14. The 1619 Project: Born on the Water

By: Nikole Hannah-Jones

4.69

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

The 1619 Project’s lyrical picture book in verse chronicles the consequences of slavery and the his… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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15. Birdsong

By: Julie Flett

4.27

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

When Katherena and her mother move to a small town, Katherena feels lonely and out of place. But wh… read more

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  • art
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • nature
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16. Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Sleigh!

By: Mo Willems

4.25

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From #1 New York Times bestselling, award-winning author and illustrator Mo Willems comes a new hol… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Llama Destroys the World (A Llama Book, 1) by Jonathan Stutzman

17. Llama Destroys the World (A Llama Book, 1)

By: Jonathan Stutzman

4.02

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Meet Llama, the next great picture-book megastar, who has most definitely driven a bus and who love… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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18. The Tree and the River

By: Aaron Becker

4.31

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In an alternate past—or possible future—a mighty tree stands on the banks of a winding river, beari… read more

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  • art
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • environment
  • nature
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19. The Museum of Everything

By: Lynne Rae Perkins

3.68

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Newbery Medalist Lynne Rae Perkins invites readers on an imagination-fueled journey through the liv… read more

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  • art
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • nature
Cover of River by Elisha Cooper

20. River

By: Elisha Cooper

4.02

Format: 42 pages, Hardcover

Caldecott Honor winner Elisha Cooper invites readers to grab their oars and board a canoe down a ri… read more

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  • new york
  • art
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • travel
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • geography
  • environment
  • nature
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21. Paul Writes {a Letter}

By: Chris Raschka

3.93

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A charming introduction to Saint Paul and his epistles  Caldecott Medal-winner Chris Raschka bre… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens

10 must-read fiction books like River by Elisha Cooper

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Guy Parker-Rees , Giles Andreae

4.33

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Christopher Denise

4.51

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Watercress

Andrea Wang

4.53

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4.43

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Vashti Harrison

4.66

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Hot Dog

Doug Salati

4.29

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4.51

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