“AS LONG AS THERE ARE TREES IN TINY SEEDS … THERE WILL BE MIRACLES ON EARTH.” Gwen Frostic, from A Walk With Me. NATURE’S FRIEND, the GWEN FROSTIC Story By Lindsey McDivitt and illustrated by Eileen Ryan Ewen GWEN FROSTIC…
Category: Environment
The Alphabet of Peculiar Creatures by Katie Abey
The Alphabet of Peculiar Creatures By Katie Abey Did you know that Axolotls are amphibians and come in many colors, even in a pale pink with red eyes? The name comes from the canine Aztec god, Xolotl, and means “water…
Luca’s Bridge / El puente de Luca
DEPORTATION Families must decide. Stay and separate. or Leave the United States, the country that once was the land of “friendship and freedom,” the country that has been their home. Today. Many families- hundreds of families – are making this…
I do it like this! Written by Susie Brooks and illustrated by Cally Johnson-Isaacs
I do it like this Written by Susie Brooks Illustrated by Cally Johnson-Isaacs This book compares and contrasts the different ways that people and animals do everyday things. All living things need to eat. People eat many foods…
Bat Citizens: Defending the Ninjas of the Night by Rob Laidlaw
As a fan of bats myself, I’m always happy to see a book that not only educates young people about them and tries to protect and preserve them. And their protectors are kids from around the world, called “Bat…
Otters, Snails, and Tadpole Tails Written by Eric Ode and Illustrated by Ruth Harper
Otters, Snails, and Tadpole Tales Written by Eric Ode Illustrated by Ruth Harper Come and explore the diversity of the wetlands through the eyes of a young river otter. River Otter explores its habitat and observes many interesting neighbors. Salamander,…
UNDER WATER by J. L. Powers
UNDER WATER by J.L. Powers After her grandmother dies, seventeen-year-old Khosi must learn to survive on her own-taking care of her little sister Zi, making a living as a healer, and trying to finish school somehow. But everywhere she turns…
Seashells More than A Home. Written by Melissa Stewart. Illustrated by Sarah Brannen
Seashells More Than a Home Written by Melissa Stewart Illustrated by Sarah S. Brannen Most people enjoy walking along seashores to find shells of one kind or another. Many realize that…
THE LOST FOREST – A PERFECT EARTH-DAY, EARTH-MONTH BOOK
How exactly does a forest get lost? A simple survey error? For nearly a century maps showed not a forest but the existence of a lovely lake. No one wanted to cut timber in a lake. So no one bought…
Cheetah Dreams Written by Linda Stanek and Illustrated by Shennen Bersani
Cheetah Dreams Written by Linda Stanek Illustrated by Shennen Bersani Cheetahs are the fastest land animal, capable of running up to seventy miles per hour(113 km.). Though…