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"Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world's largest seed bank, Shearwater was once full of researchers, but with sea levels rising, the Salts are now its final inhabitants. Until, during the worst storm the island has ever seen, a woman mysteriously washes ashore. Isolation has taken its toll on the Salts, but as they nurse the woman, Rowan, back to strength, it begins...

From sun beams to water, a young child discovers how the different ingredients of the natural world make them, and how the world connects each of us.

Reimagines Francis of Assisi's 1224 prayer of praise in celebration of God's gifts throughout the universe.

Growth is the excitement of something new, like a two-wheeled bicycle or a bigger pair of shiny shoes. In nature, growth shows up in new rings on a tree trunk, or a snake shedding its skin. Growing means a kid's first day in a new school, and a baby bird's first bounds out of its nest. We all grow, and sometimes, for all of us, it can be hard. In Rings of Heartwood, twelve poems about woodland, wetland, and prairie dwellers explore different kinds...

While exploring their surroundings, Big and Little Nutbrown Hare play hide-and-seek in a giant tree, blow dandelions atop a mountain, and chase daddy longlegs across a field.

"¿Estás listo para un paseo maravilloso? Entonces sal afuera. Deja volar tu imaginación y tu curiosidad ... y pronto verás el mundo desde una perspectiva completamente nueva. Los collages increíblement detallados de Micha Archer dan vida a las maravillas del mundo natural y demuestran lo divertido que puede ser explorarlas."-- Provided by publisher. "Two curious children go for a walk, asking imaginative questions about the natural beauty that...

As night falls, a trio of siblings stumble upon some of nature's hidden nighttime beauty, including timid fawns, blossoming lavender, silent owls, and many more wonders of the night.

"This photo-illustrated book for early readers tells about plants, animals, and rocks that are blue and how colors work in the natural world. Includes picture glossary"--Provided by publisher.

"These wild poems for two voices offer young readers an up-to-date peek at an intriguing array of symbiotic partnerships in nature. Most upper-elementary students are familiar with mutually beneficial partnerships in nature--butterflies and milkweed, for example, or clownfish and anemones. But award-winning science poetry author Leslie Bulion has delved into recent research on mutualism and found fresh examples of these relationships for young readers...