books to read under a tall tree

One big part of a KIVA event is the reading of a great book outside. 

Some of the books we have focused on in the past are:

Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert 

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak 

How Chipmunk Got His Stripes by  Joseph and James Bruchac

Ryan and Jimmy and the Well in Africa That Brought Them Together by Herb Shoveller

Water for One, Water for Everyone by Stephen Swinburne 

Are You Ready to Go Outside? by Mo Willems

Itty Bitty, Bee-Wigged, and the Wonderful Sock Monkey books by Cece Bell.

Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin and Harry Bliss

Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson 

Possum’s Harvest Moon by Ann Hunter

A Lithgow Palooza by John Lithgow

Books which inspired us to form and continue KIVA:

Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder by Richard Louv

The Qwikpick Adventure Society by Sam T. Riddleberger

A Natural Sense of Wonder by Rick Van Noy

Nature’s Playground by Danks and Schofield

Go Outside by Nancy Blakey

Environmentalism: How You Can Make a Difference by Mary McIntyre Coley (Capstone Press)

I Love Dirt and Let’s Go Outside by Jennifer Ward

Wreck This Journal - Keri Smith

and the wonderful series of books from Gibbs-Smith authors Linda White and Fran Lee:

Cooking on a Stick, Trekking on a Trail, and Wishing on a Star

And if that isn’t enough, check out these lists:

http://www.eeweek.org/resources/green_reading.htm

http://www.eeweek.org/resources/green_reading_educators.htm

If you have a favorite book to read under a tall tree, let us know!  KIVAinfo@gmail.com