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Great Books for Teaching Kids In, About, and For the Environment
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Welcome to Great Books for Teaching Kids In, About, and For the Environment. This wiki was created and is occasionally updated by the teacher-librarian team of Jennet Poffenroth, Clare Gorman, and Rick Hay. If you have ideas for books, or links that would enrich the reading of those books, please send them along to one of us. Enjoy!
Title |
Date Published
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Author |
Level |
Genre |
In/About/For Environment
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Concepts |
Text to Text.........................
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Links............... |
Aani and the Tree Huggers |
2000 |
Pinto, Venantius J. |
P/J |
Based on True Story |
For |
Stewardship |
The Dragon and the Unicorn
People Who Hugged Trees
The Tree
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Ancient Ones: The World of the Old Growth Douglas Fir |
1994 |
Bash, Barbara |
J |
Non-fiction
Picture Book
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About |
Community |
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Baby Whale's Journey |
2006 |
London, Jonathan |
P |
Fiction |
In, About |
Nature
Appreciation
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Bag in the Wind |
2010 |
Kooser, Ted |
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Fiction |
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Reuse |
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Bird, Butterfly, Eel |
2009 |
Prosek, James |
P/J |
Non-fiction
Picture Book
|
About |
Habitat,
Migration
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Flute's Journey: The Life of a Wood Thrush |
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Cloud Dance |
2000 |
Locker, Thomas |
P/J |
Poetry |
In |
Nature
Appreciation
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Color Me a Rhyme |
2003 |
Yolen, Jane |
P/J |
Poetry |
In |
Nature
Appreciation
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The Curious Garden |
2009 |
Brown, Peter |
P/J |
Fiction |
About/For |
Stewardship,
Community
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The Daily Planet Book of Cool Ideas |
2008 |
Ingram, Jay |
J/I |
Non-fiction |
About/For |
Climate
Change,
Stewardship
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The Dragon and the Unicorn |
1995 |
Cherry, Lynne |
P/J |
Fiction |
In/About/For |
Diversity, Endangered
Species, Stewardship, Nature
Appreciation
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Aani and the Tree Huggers
People Who Hugged Trees
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The Earth Book |
2010 |
Parr, Todd |
P |
Non-fiction |
About/For |
Stewardship |
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Earth Mother |
2009 |
Jackson, Ellen |
P/J |
Fiction |
In/About |
Interdependence
Presentation Ideas,
Nature Appreciation
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Earth to Audrey |
2007 |
Hughes, Susan |
P |
Fiction |
In |
Nature Appreciation |
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The Eco Diary of Kiran Singer |
2007 |
Alderson, Sue Ann |
P/J |
Poetry |
About/For |
Nature Appreciation |
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The Everything Kids' Environment Book |
2007 |
Amsel, Sheri |
J/I |
Non-fiction |
About/For |
Issue Overview, Stewardship |
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Farewell to Shady Glade |
1981 |
Peet, Bill |
P/J |
Fiction |
About |
Development |
The Wump World
The Lorax
Varmints
The Rabbits
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Fire! |
2006 |
Godkin, Celia |
P/J |
Informational
Fiction
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About |
Ecosystems |
Hurricane |
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Fireflies |
1985 |
Brinckloe, Julie |
P |
Fiction |
In |
Nature Appreciation |
When Lightning Comes in a Jar
The Relatives Came
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Flight of the Hummingbird |
2008 |
Yahgulanaas, Michael N. |
P/J/I |
Traditional
Legend
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About/For |
Stewardship |
Fire! |
Video |
Flute's Journey: The Life of a Wood Thrush |
1997 |
Cherry, Lynne |
P/J |
Informational
Fiction
|
About |
Ecosystems, Habitat, Development, Migration |
Bird, Butterfly, Eel
Luck
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The Future of the Earth: An Introduction to Sustainable Development for Young Readers |
2004 |
Arthus-Bertrand, Yann |
J/I |
Non-fiction |
About/For |
Habitats,
Development,
Climate Change,
Pollution
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The Gardener |
2000 |
Stewart, Sarah |
P/J |
Fiction |
In |
Nature Appreciation |
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The Giving Tree |
1965 |
Silverstein, Shel |
P |
Fiction |
In/About |
Nature Appreciation |
Love You Forever |
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The Great Kapok Tree |
2000 |
Cherry, Lynne |
P/J |
Informational
Fiction
|
About/For |
Habitats,
Ecosystems,
Community,
Diversity
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The Tree
Tree of Life
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A Handful of Seeds |
1993 |
Hughes, Monica |
P/J |
Fiction |
For |
Stewardship |
A Packet of Seeds* by Deborah Hopkinson
Sunflower House
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Henry's Night |
2009 |
Michelin,
Linda
|
P |
Fiction |
In |
Nature Appreciation |
|
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Home |
2004 |
Baker, Jeannie |
P/J |
Wordless Fiction |
In/About/For |
Stewardship, Greening |
On Meadowview Street |
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How We Know What We Know About Our Changing Climate |
2008 |
Cherry, Lynne |
J/I |
Non-fiction |
About/For |
Climate Change |
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Hurricane |
2008 |
Godkin, Celia |
P/J |
Informational
Fiction
|
About |
EcoSystems |
Fire! |
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In the Heart of the Village: The World of the Indian Banyan Tree |
1996 |
Bash, Barbara |
J |
Non-fiction
Picture Book
|
About |
Community |
|
|
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat |
2004 |
Taback, Simms |
P |
Fiction |
For |
Reusing |
Something From Nothing |
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Just a Dream |
1990 |
Van Allsburg, Chris |
P/J |
Fiction |
About/For |
Stewardship, Environmental Issues |
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Keeping Our Earth Green |
2008 |
Castaldo, Nancy F. |
J |
Non-fiction |
About/For |
Stewardship |
|
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Ladybug Garden |
1997 |
Godkin, Celia |
P/J |
Informational
Fiction
|
About |
Ecosystems, Interdependence, Nature Appreciation
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Sparrow Girl |
Teacher's Guide |
The Last Polar Bear |
2009 |
George, Jean Craighead |
P |
Fiction |
About |
Endangered Species,
Climate Change
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Winston of Churchill |
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Letting Swift River Go |
1995 |
Yolen, Jane |
P/J |
Informational
Fiction
|
About |
Development, Change |
A River Ran Wild |
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Listen to the Rain |
2001 |
Archambault, John and
Martin, Bill
|
P |
Poem |
In |
Nature Appreciation |
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The Lorax |
1971 |
Suess, Dr. |
P/J |
Fiction |
About/For |
Development, Pollution Endangered Species |
The Wump World
Farewell to Shady Glade
Varmints
The Rabbits |
|
Luck |
2006 |
George, Jean Craighead |
P/J |
Fiction |
In/About/For |
Nature Appreciation, Habitats |
Flute's Journey |
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The Magic School Bus and the Climate Challenge |
2010 |
Cole, Joanna and Degen, Bruce |
P/J |
Informational Fiction
Graphic
|
About/For |
Climate Change |
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Mama Miti |
2010 |
Napoli, Donna Jo |
P/J |
Non-fiction |
For |
Stewardship, Reforestation |
Planting the Trees of Kenya
Wangari's Trees of Peace
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Maxine's Tree |
1990 |
Léger-Haskell, Diane |
P |
Fiction |
In/About/For |
Nature Appreciation, Deforestation |
Who's in Maxine's Tree? |
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Meerkat Mail |
2007 |
Gravett, Emily |
P/J |
Fiction |
About |
Habitats |
|
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Miss Rumphius |
1985 |
Cooney, Barbara |
P/J |
Fiction |
For |
Stewardship |
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Survey |
The Old Tree |
2007 |
Brown, Ruth |
P |
Fiction (pop-up) |
About/For |
Ecosystems |
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On..Meadowview..Street |
2007 |
Cole, Henry |
P/J |
Fiction |
For |
Ecosystems
Greening
|
Home |
|
Our Community Garden |
2004 |
Pollak, Barbara |
P |
Fiction |
About/For |
Community, Greening |
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Owl Moon |
1987 |
Yolen, Jane |
P |
Fiction |
In |
Nature Appreciation |
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Paddle to the Sea |
1980 |
Holling, C. Holling |
J |
Fiction |
About |
Water Pollution |
|
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People Who Hugged Trees* |
2001 |
Rose, Deborah L. |
J |
Fiction |
About |
Deforestation,
Stewardship
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Aani and the Tree Huggers
The Dragon and the Unicorn
The Tree
|
Text |
Planting the Trees of Kenya |
2008 |
Nivola, Claire |
P/J |
Non-Fiction |
For |
Stewardship, Reforestation |
Wangari's Trees of Peace
Mama Mita
|
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The Prince of Butterflies |
2002 |
Coville, Bruce |
P/J |
Fiction |
About/For |
Endangered Species, Habitat |
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The Rabbits |
2004 |
Marsden, John |
J/I |
Fiction |
About |
|
The Wump World
The Lorax
Varmints
Farewell to Shady Glade
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Rachel, The Story of Rachel Carson |
2008 |
Ehrlich, Amy |
J |
Biography |
In/About/For |
Interdependence, Pesticides, Nature Appreciation |
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The Raft |
2000 |
LaMarche, Jim |
P |
Fiction |
In |
Nature Appreciation |
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Red Rock, A Graphic Fable |
2006 |
Nitto, Tomio |
P |
Fiction |
About/For |
Development |
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A River Ran Wild: An Environmental History |
1992 |
Cherry, Lynne |
P/J |
Fiction |
About/For |
Stewardship, Diversity |
Letting Swift River Go |
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S is for Save the Planet |
2009 |
Herzog, Brad |
P/J |
Non-fiction |
About/For |
Stewardship |
|
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Sally Jean the Bicycle Queen |
2006 |
Best, Carl E. |
P |
Fiction, Rhyming |
For |
Environmentally Responsible Transportation,
Reuse
|
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Salmon Forest |
2003 |
Suzuki, David/ Ellis, Sarah |
P/J |
Fiction |
About |
Interdependence |
|
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Sandy's Incredible Shrinking Footprint |
2010 |
Handy, Femida and Carpenter, Carole |
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Fiction |
About/For |
Stewardship |
|
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Sea Otter Inlet |
2001 |
Godkin, Celia |
P/J |
Informational
Fiction
|
In/About |
Habitat, Ecosystems |
Wolf Island |
Teacher's Guide |
The Secret Place |
1996 |
Bunting, Eve |
P |
Fiction |
In |
Habitats, Development, Nature Appreciation |
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The Smash! Smash! Truck |
2010 |
Potts, Aidan |
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Fiction |
For/About |
Recycling, |
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Someday a Tree |
1996 |
Bunting, Eve |
P/J |
Fiction |
In/About |
Nature Appreciation, Toxic Waste, Stewardship |
|
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Something From Nothing |
1993 |
Gillman, Phoebe |
P/J |
Fiction |
For |
Reusing |
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat |
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Sparrow Girl |
2009 |
Pennypacker, Sara |
P/J |
Fiction |
In/About/For |
Nature Appreciation, Ecosystems, Interdependence |
Ladybug Garden |
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Sunflower House |
1996 |
Bunting, Eve |
P |
Fiction |
In |
Nature Appreciation,
Greening
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A Handful of Seeds |
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The Table Where Rich People Sit |
1998 |
Baylor, Bird |
J |
Fiction |
In/About/For |
Nature Appreciation, Consumerism |
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There's A Barnyard in My Bedroom |
2008 |
Suzuki, David |
P |
Non-Fiction
Picture Book
|
For |
Systems, Interdependence |
|
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Tiger* |
2006 |
Allen, Judy |
P/J |
Fiction |
About |
Endangered Species |
|
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Tower to the Sun* |
1997 |
Thompson, Colin |
P/J |
Fiction |
About |
Nature Appreciation |
|
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The Tree |
2002 |
Lyons, Dana |
P |
Fiction |
In, About, For |
Nature Appreciation, Deforestation, Stewardship |
The Great Kapok Tree
People Who Hugged Trees*
Aani and the Tree Huggers
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Tree of Life: The World of the African Baobab |
1989 |
Bash, Barbara |
J |
Non-fiction
Picture Book
|
About |
Community |
The Great Kapok Tree |
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Trout are Made of Trees |
2008 |
Sayre, April Pulley |
P |
Non-fiction
Picture Book
|
About |
Interdependence, Habitat |
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Two Islands* |
1985 |
Gantschev, Ivan |
J/I |
Fiction |
About |
Development |
|
Text |
Uno's Garden |
2006 |
Base, Graeme |
P/J |
Informational
Fiction
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For/About |
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Varmints |
2008 |
Ward, Helen |
P/J |
Fiction |
About |
Development, Stewardship |
The Wump World
The Lorax
The Rabbits
Farewell to Shady Glade |
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Velma Gratch and the Way Cool Butterfly |
2007 |
Madison, Alan |
P |
Fiction |
About |
Stewardship |
|
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Wangari's Trees of Peace |
2008 |
Winter, Jeanette |
P/J |
Non-fiction |
For |
Stewardship |
Planting the Trees of Kenya
Mama Mita
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Water Boy |
2007 |
McPhail, David |
P |
Fiction |
In |
Water |
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The Water Hole |
2004 |
Base, Graeme |
P/J |
Non-fiction |
In/About |
Water |
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We Planted a Tree |
2010 |
Muldrow, Diane |
P |
Poem |
About/For |
Reforestation |
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What Planet Are You From, Clarice Bean? |
2002 |
Child, Lauren |
P/J |
Fiction |
About/For |
Deforestation, Development |
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What the Sea Saw |
2006 |
St. Pierre, Stephanie |
P |
Fiction |
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Habitats, Nature Appreciation |
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Where the Forest Meets the Sea* |
1988 |
Baker, Jeannie |
P/J/I |
Fiction |
In/About |
Habitats,
Development,
Nature Appreciation
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Window |
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Where the River Begins |
1990 |
Locker, Thomas |
P |
Fiction |
In/About |
Nature Appreciation |
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Who's in Maxine's Tree? |
2006 |
Léger, Diane Carmel |
P |
Fiction |
In/About/For |
Endangered Species, Habitats, Nature Appreciation |
Maxine's Tree |
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The Wildlife ABC & 123 |
2004 |
Thornhill, Jan |
P |
Fiction |
In/About |
Nature Appreciation, Habitats |
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Window |
1991 |
Baker, Jeannie |
P/J |
Fiction |
About |
Deforestation, Development, Habitats |
Home |
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Winston of Churchill |
2007 |
Okimoto, Jean Davies |
P/J |
Fiction |
About |
Climate Change |
The Last Polar Bear |
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Wolf Island |
2006 |
Godkin, Celia |
P/J |
Informational.
Fiction.
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About |
Ecosystems |
Sea Otter Inlet |
Teacher's Guide |
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The Wump World |
1981 |
Peet, Bill |
P/J |
Fiction |
About |
Development, Habitats |
The Lorax
Varmints
Farewell to Shady Glade
The Rabbits
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