1st Grade

Cut-paper art and compact definitions introduce landforms and bodies of water from around the world.

Maria Merian's artwork and close study of insects become a vivid portrait of careful looking and scientific artistry.

Children and trees are compared through a lyrical meditation on growth, rootedness, change, and interdependence.

An inviting nonfiction voice introduces tides, currents, creatures, and the power of the ocean to young readers.

A very old rock tells younger natural neighbors what he has witnessed across ages of geologic time.

Lyrical language shows how the natural world moves through walls, windows, habits, and bodies even when we think we are indoors.

Minimal text and clear visuals trace the patient changes that carry a seed into flower and then into new seed again.

Bright diagrams and simple explanations show how plants become food and how sunlight, water, and growth connect to our plates.

Patricia Bath's work in medicine and innovation becomes a child-friendly biography about problem-solving and vision care.

Maria Merian's fascination with insects and metamorphosis becomes a vivid story about observation, art, and scientific wonder.