Hello, friends! Our book today is Stretch To The Sun: From A Tiny Sprout To The Tallest Tree On Earth, written by Carrie A. Pearson, illustrated by Susan Swan, a look at the life of a coast redwood from seed to mighty tree. An older redwood, at the end of its life, is blown down … Continue reading Stretch To The Sun: From A Tiny Sprout To The Tallest Tree On Earth (Carrie A. Pearson)
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If I Was The Sunshine (Julie Fogliano & Loren Long)
Hello, friends! Our book today is If I Was The Sunshine by Julie Fogliano and Loren Long, a uniquely beautiful meditation on how love connects us. “If I was the sunshine, and you were the day / I’d call you hello, and you’d call me to stay”, begins the beguiling rhyming text, the first of … Continue reading If I Was The Sunshine (Julie Fogliano & Loren Long)
Spring After Spring: How Rachel Carson Inspired The Environmental Movement (Stephanie Roth Sisson)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Spring After Spring: How Rachel Carson Inspired The Environmental Movement by Stephanie Roth Sisson, a look at the revolutionary scientist and author. Every morning, Rachel awoke to a symphony of song. Birds, chipmunks, insects, and all manner of furry, finned, or winged creatures filled her world with calls, chirps, … Continue reading Spring After Spring: How Rachel Carson Inspired The Environmental Movement (Stephanie Roth Sisson)
The Nature Girls (Aki)
Hello, friends! Our book today is The Nature Girls by Aki, a delightful romp through some of nature’s biomes with an intrepid group of explorers. The troop of sixteen inquisitive young minds from last year’s The Weather Girls is back, this time to explore the different biomes that can be found on our planet. From … Continue reading The Nature Girls (Aki)
Romeo Explores The Garden (Alain Grée)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Romeo Explores The Garden by Alain Grée, an interactive book that explores the nature in our backyards. Following the titular Romeo, a friendly anthropomorphic dog, the reader is taken along on a series of question-and-answers as he explores the garden. On each page, a question about a common garden … Continue reading Romeo Explores The Garden (Alain Grée)
