Avati
Avati It’s fascinating how many different life forms find a way to survive and thrive in the arctic – so many plants and animals both on land and in the sea.
Kid
Bo at Ballard Creek
Bo at Ballard Creek Bo lives in Alaska with her dads and an eccentric community of kind, hardworking people. This book is heartwarming and fun, whether it’s a regular day on the homestead or a day of Alaskan adventure and troublemaking.
Kids Knitting
Kids Knitting This book taught me how to knit all by myself when I was 9 years old! And by now I can knit some pretty impressive things!
Explore the Salish Sea
Explore the Salish Sea This book is full of amazing photos and fascinating information about the life that is so close to us yet can be so hard to see – ocean life!
Seedfolks
Seedfolks This is a lovely little chapter book about the lives of several isolated neighbors who come to know each other through a shared project of creating a community garden out of an abandoned lot next to their building. It’s heartwarming and inspiring!
Orca Rescue!
Orca Rescue! From first sighting, to rescue, to reunion, this fascinating, true story of a young Orca is the hopeful, compulsively readable story that we have all been waiting for.
Our Castle by the Sea
Our Castle by the Sea The seaside setting and thoughtful tone of the main character are what sold me on this mysterious and layered story.
Build a Robot!
Build a Robot! I admire this book’s ability to take something complicated and make it easy to explore and learn about.
The Legend of Auntie Po
The Legend of Auntie Po I came for the interesting premise and stayed for the realistic and understandable characters.
The Science of Surfing
The Science of Surfing I appreciate how easy this graphic novel made it to learn about various ocean facts.