Books We Recommend for Young Readers

FREDERICK LAW OLMSTED

Parks for the People
by Julie Dunlap. Published by Carolrhoda Books, Inc., 1994.

The Man who Made Parks: The Story of Parkbuilder Frederick Law Olmsted
by Frieda Wishinsky. Published by Tundra Books, 1999.

NATURE & ENVIRONMENT

Caring for Our Land (Caring for Our Earth)
by Carol Greene. Published by Enslow Publishers, Inc., 1991.

Kid Heroes of the Environment: Simple Things that Real Kids are Doing to Save the Earth
by Catherine Dee. Published by Earth Works Press, 1991.

Nature All Year Long
by Claire Leslie. Published by Greenwillow Books, 1991.

The Lorax
by Dr. Seuss. Published by Random House Books for Young Readers, 1971.

URBAN PARKS

At the Park
by Alvin Granowsky, Dee Stuart. Published by Bt Bound, 2002.

City Park (Habitats)
by Wendy Davis. Published by Children's Press, 1998.

The Streets Are Free
by Kurusa & Monika Doppert. Published by Annic Press, 1995.

ART

Come Look with Me: Exploring Landscape Art with Children
by Gladys Blizzard. Published by Thomasson-Grant, Inc., 1992.

Drawing from Nature
by Jim Arnosky. Published by Lothrop Lee & Shepard, 1987.

Boston's Emerald Necklace: Photographs by Dan Tobyne
by Perry McIntosh and Dan Tobyne. Published by Commonwealth Editions, 2007.