David Sobel, author of Beyond Ecophobia: Reclaiming the Heart in Nature Education, lists age-appropriate literary recommendations in his book, including some of the following:
Ages 4 to 7
- All the Places to Love, by Patricia McLachlan
- Chipmunk Song, by Joanne Ryder
- A Fairy Went A-Marketing, by Rose Fyleman
- The Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night, by Peter Spier
- Stellaluna, by Janell Cannon
- When I'm Sleepy, by Jane Howard
- Winnie the Pooh, by A. A. Milne
Ages 8 to 11
- The Church Mouse, by Graham Oakley
- My Father's Dragon, by Ruth Stiles Gannett
- Paddle-to-the-Sea, by Holling C. Holling
- Warm as Wool, by Scott Russell Sanders
- The Wind in the Willows, by Kenneth Grahame
Ages 12 to 14
- Andre Henry's Meadow, by Doris Burn
- Come Back, Salmon, by Molly Cone
- Julie of the Wolves, by Jean Craighead George
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