What books are similar to Our Planet! There's No Place Like Earth?

The 10 closest matches to Our Planet! There's No Place Like Earth by Stacy McAnulty on ReadingList include Millionaires for the Month, All Because You Matter (An All Because You Matter Book), Eyes That Kiss in the Corners, Fly, and King of Ragtime. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades K–5), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like Our Planet! There's No Place Like Earth reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades K–5), so the picks stay grade-appropriate. See how ReadingList judges text difficulty on the /standard methodology page.

How does ReadingList choose similar books?

Matches are ranked by shared themes, shared award and reading-program lists (two books picked for the same state award were chosen by the same committees for the same readers), same genre, comparable Lexile and grade band, and publication decade — computed from cited public curriculum data, not editorial opinion or AI-generated summaries.

Books like Our Planet! There's No Place Like Earth

If you liked Our Planet! There's No Place Like Earth, read Millionaires for the Month or All Because You Matter (An All Because You Matter Book) — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Closest match: Millionaires for the Month by Stacy McAnulty

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Looking for books like Our Planet! There's No Place Like Earth by Stacy McAnulty (Children's · grades K–5)? The 10 titles below are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level, and each linked to the curricula, states, and grades where it’s assigned, with primary sources.

These are reading-level matches, not just topical ones — so the picks stay grade-appropriate for a grades K–5 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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Millionaires for the Monthgrades 4–6: Is by Stacy McAnulty, the same author, overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
All Because You Matter (An All Because You Matter Book)grades K–5: Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (K–5). Amazon → books like this →
Eyes That Kiss in the Cornersgrades K–5: Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (K–5). Amazon → books like this →
Flygrades K–5: Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (K–5). Amazon → books like this →
King of Ragtimegrades K–5: Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (K–5). Amazon → books like this →
Kumogrades K–5: Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (K–5). Amazon → books like this →
Little Red Riding Hood (40th Anniversary Edition)grades K–5: Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (K–5). Amazon → books like this →
Over and Under the Rainforestgrades K–5: Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (K–5). Amazon → books like this →
Some of Usgrades K–5: Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (K–5). Amazon → books like this →
The Bear and the Moongrades K–5: Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (K–5). Amazon → books like this →

Books like Our Planet! There's No Place Like Earth for younger readers (K–2)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps K–2— same scoring, different audience.

The Great Stink by Colleen Paeff · grades K–5 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (K–5).
There Might Be Lobsters by Carolyn Crimi · grades K–5 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (K–5).
Tomfoolery! by Michelle Markel · grades K–5 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (K–5).
We Go Slow by Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie · grades K–5 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (K–5).
When Alexander Graced the Table by Alexander Smalls · grades K–5 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (K–5).

Books like Our Planet! There's No Place Like Earth for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 3–5— same scoring, different audience.

The Great Stink by Colleen Paeff · grades K–5 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (K–5).
There Might Be Lobsters by Carolyn Crimi · grades K–5 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (K–5).
Tomfoolery! by Michelle Markel · grades K–5 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (K–5).
We Go Slow by Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie · grades K–5 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (K–5).
When Alexander Graced the Table by Alexander Smalls · grades K–5 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (K–5).

Books like Our Planet! There's No Place Like Earth for middle school (grades 6–8)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 6–8— same scoring, different audience.

A Face for Picasso by Ariel Henley · grades 6–12 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and the same era (2020s).
Absurd Words by Tara Lazar · grades 6–12 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and the same era (2020s).
All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team by Christina Soontornvat · grades 6–12 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and the same era (2020s).
The Twenty-One by Elizabeth Rusch · grades 6–12 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and the same era (2020s).
White Lies by Ann Bausum · grades 6–12 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and the same era (2020s).

Books like Our Planet! There's No Place Like Earth for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 9–12— same scoring, different audience.

A Face for Picasso by Ariel Henley · grades 6–12 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and the same era (2020s).
Absurd Words by Tara Lazar · grades 6–12 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and the same era (2020s).
All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team by Christina Soontornvat · grades 6–12 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and the same era (2020s).
Beneath the Wide Silk Sky by Emily Inouye Huey · grades 9–12 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and the same era (2020s).
The Blood Years by Elana K. Arnold · grades 9–12 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and the same era (2020s).

Common questions

What books are similar to Our Planet! There's No Place Like Earth?: The 10 closest matches to Our Planet! There's No Place Like Earth by Stacy McAnulty on ReadingList include Millionaires for the Month, All Because You Matter (An All Because You Matter Book), Eyes That Kiss in the Corners, Fly, and King of Ragtime. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades K–5), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like Our Planet! There's No Place Like Earth reading-level appropriate?: Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades K–5), so the picks stay grade-appropriate. See how ReadingList judges text difficulty on the /standard methodology page.
How does ReadingList choose similar books?: Matches are ranked by shared themes, shared award and reading-program lists (two books picked for the same state award were chosen by the same committees for the same readers), same genre, comparable Lexile and grade band, and publication decade — computed from cited public curriculum data, not editorial opinion or AI-generated summaries.

Book data last updated 2026-09-05. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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