Kids Books Celebrating Nature

How to Build an Insect by Roberta Gibson. Written by an entomologist, this book lays out everything you need to build an insect - think head, thorax and abdomen.

I Want a Boat! by Liz Garton Scanlon. Follow a girl as she finds a way to transform a plain old box in an ordinary room into a magical sailboat, complete with a rudder, sail and anchor.

Maybe Maybe Marisol Rainey by Erin Entrada Kelly. This novel about summer, friendship and overcoming fears is told with warm humor and undeniable appeal.

Long Distance by Whitney Gardner. Vega is miserable when forced to move to Seattle and leave behind her best friend Halley, Vega's parents send her to summer camp to help her settle into her new life.