Reading List Kids’ Books About Redwoods Author
Title
Date
APPROXIMATE Ages
Baker, Laura Nelson
A Tree Called Moses
1966
4 and up
Buff, Mary and Conrad
Big Tree
1946, 2001
4 and up
Bosveld, Jane
While a Tree Was Growing
1997
4 to 8
Prevost, John
Redwood Trees
1996
4 to 8
Vieira, Linda
The Ever-Living Tree: The Life and Times of a Coast Redwood
1994
4 to 8
Wadsworth, Ginger
Giant Sequoia Trees (Early Bird Nature Books)
1995
4 to 9
Baron, Kathy
The Tree of Time: A Story of a Special Sequoia
1994
5 and up
Beals, Kevin and Gina Cervetti
Walk in the Woods
2007
7 to 8
Purslow, Neil
Redwood National Park: Forest of Giants
2006
8 to 12
Anderson, Margaret, et. al.
Ancient Forests: Discovering Nature
1996
8 to 13
Collard, Sneed B.
Green Giants
1994
9 to 12
Cosson, M.J.
Welcome to Redwood National and State Parks
2006
9 to 12
Fitzgerald, Dawn
Julia Butterfly Hill: Saving the Redwoods
2002
9 to 12
George, Michael
Sequoias
1992
9 to 12
Jackson, Donna M.
Extreme scientists: Exploring nature's mysteries from perilous places
2009
9 to 12
Nonfiction
Includes a chapter on scientists who climb redwoods
Lynette, Rachel
Julia Butterfly Hill: Saving the Ancient Redwoods
2007
9 to 12
Schneider, Bill
The Tree Giants: The Story of the Redwoods, the World's Largest Trees
1988
9 to 12
Hill, Julia Butterfly
Legacy of Luna: The Story of a Tree, a Woman and the Struggle to Save the Redwoods
2001
Young Adult
2008
Young Adult
Best for late high school and college
Preston, Richard
The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring Best for late high school and college
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