| Title | Author | Copyright | Publisher | Grade Level | Synopsis |
| The Water Cycle | Smith, David | 1993 | Thomson Learning | 1-3 | Describes the water cycle and the effects of water on the Earth. Includes scientific activities and projects. |
| A Fish Hatches | Cole, Joanna | 1978 | Morrow | 2-3 | Describes the life cycle of a trout from the laying of eggs in a hatchery to maturity. |
| The Gillygoofang | Mendoza, George | 1973 | Dial Press | K-3 | This book follows the travels of the gillygoofang up the brook. This fish sees many plants and animals on its journey. |
| One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish | Geissel, Theodore | 1975 | K-3 | A story-poem about the activities of such unusual animals as the Nook, Wump, Yink, Yop, Gack, and the Zeds. | |
| Swimmy | Lionni, Leo | 1991 | K-2 | Swimmy was a little fish in the big ocean. When a big fish came along and swallowed up his friends, he was alone and afraid. He was swimming along enjoying the marvels of his undersea world when he came upon another school of fish just like him. Swimmy had to find a way to protect himself and his new friends. | |
| Rainbow Fish | Pfister | 1992 | North-South Books | >2 | Rainbow Fish is about a little fish who thought he was too good to play with the other fish. He learns his lesson about sharing. |
| Where the River Begins | Locker, Tom | 1993 | Puffin Books | 4 | Two boys and their grandfather hike to the source of a river, through spectacular scenery, finely painted. |
| Come Back, Salmon | Cone, Molly | 1992 | Sierra Club Books for Children | 2-6 | Describes the efforts of the Jackson Elementary School in Everett, Washington, to clean up a nearby stream, stock it with salmon, and preserve it as an unpolluted place where the salmon could return to spawn. |
| What Makes It Rain? | Brandt, Keith | 1982 | Troll Associates | K-3 | Follows the journey of a raindrop through the water cycle and briefly discusses the characteristics and importance of water. |
| Freshwater Fish & Fishing | Arnosky, Jim | 1982 | Four Winds Press | Describes different varieties of freshwater fishes and instructs how to catch them. |
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