Our Natural World Book Lists

We have gathered a list of some of our favorite books about the natural world just in time for spring. The new books were graciously donated by the Meehan family and are currently on display at the Library. We thank them for their support. We hope you enjoy our updated collection!

Adult Books

• Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer (305.8 K)
• The Climate Book by Greta Thunberg (363.7 T)
• Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds and Shape Our Futures by Merlin Sheldrake (579.5 S) 
• Green Jobs: Environmental Careers for the 21st Century by Scott M. Deitche (333.72023 D)
• Fastest Thing on Wings: Rescuing Hummingbirds in Hollywood by Teresa Masear (598.764 M)
• Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest by Suzanne Simard (333.75 S)
• Fire and Flood: A People’s History of Climate Change, from 1979 to the Present by Eugene Linden (304.28)
• Grow More with Less: Sustainable Garden Methods for Great Landscapes with Less Water, Less Work, Less Money by Vincent A. Simeone (635 S)
• Half-Earth: Our Planet’s Fight for Life by Edward O. Wilson (363.7 W)
• Homegrown Harvest: a Season-by-Season Guide to a Sustainable Kitchen Garden Edited by Rita Pelczar (635 H)
• How to Create a Wildlife Garden: Encouraging Birds, Bees, Butterflies and Nature into Your Outside Space by Christine Lavelle (639.92 L)
• The Humane Gardener: Nurturing a Backyard Habitat for Wildlife by Nancy Lawson (577.5 L)
• The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Trees by David More (582.1603 M)
• An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us by Ed Young (591.5 Y)
• The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt’s New World by Andrea Wulf (509.2 W)
• Native Plants of the Northeast: A Guide for Gardening & Conservation by Donald Joseph Leopold (635.9 L)
• Plastic Ocean: How a Sea Captain’s Chance Discovery Launched a Quest to Save the Oceans by Charles Moore (363.738 M)
• Plastic Purge: How to Use Less Plastic, Eat Better, Keep Toxins Out of Your Body and Help Save the Sea Turtles! by Michael SanClements (363.728 S)
• The Sibley Guide to Birds by David Allen Sibley (598.097 S)
• Silent Spring by Rachel Carson (632.9 C)
• Slow Birding: The Art and Science of Enjoying the Birds in Your Own Backyard by Joan Strassmann (598.07 S)
• Trashing the Planet: Examining Our Global Garbage Glut by Stuart A. Kallen (363.72 K)
• Waterwise Plants for Sustainable Gardens: 200 Drought-Tolerant Choices for all Climates by Lauren Springer Ogden (635.9525 O)
• We are the Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast by Jonathan Safran Foer (636 F)
• The Wizard and the Prophet: Two Remarkable Scientists and Their Dueling Visions of Tomorrow’s World by Charles C. Mann (363.70 M)

New Adult Books

• Adirondack Nature Notes by Tom Kalinowski (508.74 K)
• Attracting Beneficial Bugs to Your Garden: A Natural Approach to Pest Control by Jessica Walliser (635.04 W)
• Black Nature: Four Centuries of African American Nature Poetry by Camille Dungy (on order!)
• Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants by Douglas Tallamy (639.9 T)
• Field Guide to the Haunted Forest by Jarod K. Anderson (811.6 A)
• Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses by Robin Wall Kimmerer (588.2 K)
• Lawns into Meadows: Growing a Regenerative Landscape by Owen Wormser (635.96 W)
• The Living Landscape: Designing for Beauty and Biodiversity in the Home Garden by Rick Darke (712.2 D)
• The Moon by Whale Light by Diane Ackerman (591 A)
• Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World by Paul Stamets (579.5 S)
• National Wildlife Federation: Attracting Birds, Butterflies & Other Wildlife to Your Backyard by David Mizejewski (635.96 M)
• Naturalist by Edward O. Wilson (B Wilson)
• Nature’s Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard by Douglas Tallamy (333.95 T)
• The Northeast Native Plant Primer: 235 Plants for an Earth-Friendly Garden by Uli Lorimer (635.028 L)
• The Overstory by Richard Powers (Fiction Powers)
• Planting in a Post-Wild World: Designing Plant Communities for Resilient Landscapes by Thomas Rainer (712 R)
• Pollinators of Native Plants by Heather Holm (595.715 H)
• The Pollinator Victory Garden by Kim Eierman (635.04 E)
• A Sand County Almanac: And Sketches Here and There by Aldo Leopold (508.73 L)
• Silent Spring Revolution by Douglas Brinkley (333.72 B)
• Tree Story: The History of the World Written in Rings by Valerie Trouet (582.16 T)
• Vitamin N: The Essential Guide to a Nature-Rich Life by Richard Louv (155.9 L)
• White Pine by Mary Oliver (811.5 O)
• Wilding: Returning Nature to Our Farm by Isabella Tree 333.95 T)
• Wild Plant Culture: A Guide to Restoring Edible and Medicinal Native Plant Communities by Jared Rosenbaum (581.6 R)
• The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring by Richard Preston (585.5 P)
• 100 Plants to Feed the Birds: Turn Your Home Garden into a Healthy Bird Habitat by Laura Erickson (598.072 E)

Kids’ Books

• Back from the Brink by Nancy F. Castaldo (J 333.95 C)
• Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey (Q JP MCC)
• The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba (J B KAM)
• The Bug Girl: A True Story by Sophia Spencer (J BIO SPE)
• Caring for the Environment by Kirsten Chang (J 333.72 C)
• Climate Change by Amanda Bishop (J 551.6 B)
• Earth Day by Erika S. Manley (JE 394.26 M)
• The First Book of Gardening by Virginia Kirkus (J 635)
• Fly Guy Presents: Garbage and Recycling by Tedd Arnold (JE 628.4A)
• Garden to Table: A Kid’s Guide to Planting, Growing, and Preparing Food by Katherine Hengel (J 635 H)
• Greta Thunberg by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara (J BIO THU)
• It’s Earth Day, Tiny! By Cari Meister (JP MEI)
• Kids’ Container Gardening: Year-Round Projects for Inside and Out by Cindy Krezel (J 635.9 K)
• Let’s Eat: Sustainable Food for a Hungry Planet by Kimberley Veness (J 621.3V)
• Let’s Garden: A Step By Step Introduction by Clara Lidstrom (J 635 L)
• Life in the Ocean: The Story of Sylvia Earle by Claire A. Nivola (J B EAR)
• The Magic School Bus and the Climate Challenge by Joanna Cole (J 363.738 C)
• Out of School and into Nature: The Anna Comstock Story by Suzanne Slade (JP SLA)
• Parker Grows a Garden by Parker Curry (JE CUR)
• Peppa Pig and the Earth Day Adventure (JP PEP)
• Rachel Carson: Pioneering Environmental Activist by Kristina Lyn Heitkamp (J BIO CAR)
• Señorita Mariposa by Ben Gundersheimer (JP GUN)
• The Snail and the Whale by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler (JP DON)
• The Story of Climate Change: A First Book About How We Can Help Save Our Planet by Catherine Barr (J363 B)
• Tell Me, Tree: All About Trees for Kids by Gail Gibson (J Q582.16 G)
• Thank You, Earth: A Love Letter to Our Planet by April Pulley Sayre (JP SAY)
• The Tree Lady: The True Story of How One Tree-Loving Woman Changed a City Forever by Joseph H. Hopkins (Q JP HOP)
• Wangari Maathai by Eucabeth Odhiambo (J BIO MAA)
• The Watcher: Jane Goodall’s Life with Chimps by Jeanette Winter (J B GOO)
• Where Does the Recycling Go? By Jerry Shea (J 628.4S)

New Kids’ Books

• When the Shadbush Blooms by Carla Messinger (JP MES)
• Am I Even a Bee? by Felicity Muth (JP MUT)
• B is for Bee, P is for Pollen by Flora C. Caputo (JP CAP)
• Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults: A Guide to the Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer (YA 305.8 K)
• Buzzing with Questions: The Inquisitive Mind of Charles Henry Turner by Janice N. Harrington (J BIO TUR)
• Humongous Fungus by Lynne Boddy (J 597.5 B)
• The Lost Words: A Spell Book by Robert Macfarlane (J 821.92 M)
• Nature’s Best Hope: How You Can Save the World in Your Own Yard by Douglas Tallamy (Young Reader’s Edition) (J 635.95 T)
• Old Enough to Save the Planet by Loll Kirby (J 363.7 K)
• Over and Under the Snow by Kate Messner (JP MES)
• Rachel Carson and Her Book That Changed the World by Laurie Lawlor (J BIO CAR)
• The Reason for a Flower by Ruth Heller (J 582 H)
• The Secret Life of Butterflies by Roger Vila (J 595.789 V)
• Tiny Bird: A Hummingbird’s Amazing Journey by Robert Burleigh (JP BUR)
• Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt by Kate Messner (JP MES)
• Wake Up, Woods by Gillian Harris 
• Welcome to the Neighborwood by Shawn Sheehy (on order!)
• What’s Inside a Flower?: And Other Questions About Science & Nature by Rachel Ignotofsky (J 582.1 I)