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1) The hike
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Description
Three friends set out on a day hike to explore their local forest, intending to climb to the top of the hill, where they will plant a flag, read a poem, and release feathers into the wind.
3) Canoe days
Author
Pub. Date
c1999
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 21 x 27 cm.
Description
A canoe ride on a northern lake during a summer day reveals the quiet beauty and wonder of nature in and around the peaceful water.
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Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
175 pages ; 22 cm
Description
"Land-Water-Sky follows the story of a vexatious shapeshifter (Nahga) that lives throughout the centuries from time immemorial. Witnessing his land being encroached before him, he is desperate to stop the world from evolving and so he breeds a band of offspring to help him take sovereignty over the land but in doing so he encounters many instances where characters serve to stand in the way of his domination forcing him to live in human form where...
5) Shardik
Author
Series
The Beklan Empire volume 1
Pub. Date
c2002
Physical Desc
604 p. ; 21 cm.
Description
A gripping tale of war, adventure, horror and romance, Shardik, on a deeper level, is a remarkable exploration of mankind’s universal desire for divine incarnation. Richard Adams’s Watership Down was a number one bestseller, a stunning work of the imagination, and an acknowledged modern classic. In Shardik Adams sets a different yet equally compelling tale in a far-off fantasy world. Shardik is a fantasy of tragic character, centered on the long-awaited...
6) It's spring!
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Series
Pub. Date
2002
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1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Description
A child observes the arrival of spring and its effects on plants and animals. Includes suggestions for nature study projects.
7) Outside in
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Pub. Date
2020.
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Description
Illustrations and easy-to-read text reveal ways nature affects our everyday lives, such as providing food and clothing, and showing when to go to bed and when to get up.
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Gravediggers volume 1
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Description
During a class trip to the Montana woods, three sixth-graders, athletic Ian, sensitive PJ, and brainy Kendra, are separated from their group and must rely on each other to survive as they encounter zombies and more.
10) Eagle's reflection: and other northwest coast stories : learning from nature and the world around us
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Pub. Date
1996, c1995
Physical Desc
48 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Description
This collection of short stories is based on traditional values common to us all. These illustrations and tales reveal a world of magical birds, fish and other wildlife as they tell us lessons about life and our world.
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Description
In this astonishingly assured, exquisitely crafted debut collection, Anthony Doerr takes readers from the African coast to the suburbs of Ohio, from sideshow pageantry to harsh wilderness survival, charting a vast and varied emotional landscape. Like the best storytellers, Doerr explores the human condition in all its manifestations: metamorphosis, grief, fractured relationships, and slowly mending hearts. Most dazzling is Doerr's gift for conjuring...
12) Run wild
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Description
A celebration of the joy of being outdoors features a child who abandons his digital device in favor of joining a friend outside.
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 x 28 cm.
Description
Built on a treeless yard by a family who cleared away all the sprouting trees on the property, a house is eventually abandoned and left to deteriorate on a lot that is gradually overrun by wild trees, in a poignant tale of loss, change, and nature's quiet triumph.
14) Boney
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Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Description
"Annabelle discovers an animal bone in the woods and decides to make it her new plaything. But nature ends up moving Annabelle in mysterious ways. At first, Boney, as Annabelle names him, makes the perfect companion. While Mom is busy with the baby, Boney and Annabelle share a meal, play at the park, and share a bedtime story before Annabelle tucks Boney into his shoebox-bed for the night. But when creatures run wild through her dreams, Annabelle...
15) Our woolly bear
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Pub. Date
2024.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Description
"Two sisters discover a woolly bear caterpillar. One day, a curious friend shows up in Edie and Lou's vegetable garden. Woolly Bear doesn't say much, but she's just the quiet friend the sisters need: a tiny adventurer who quickly becomes part of the family. They build her a cozy home, feed her tiny thyme leaves, and sing her all the songs they know. Woolly Bear is the last thing they think of at bedtime, and the first thing they think of in the morning....
16) Giving thanks
Author
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 30 cm.
Description
A boy's father celebrates the interconnectedness of the natural world through his daily words of thanks and assures his son, who finds it a little embarrassing to thank trees and such, that it becomes a habit and makes one feel good.
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Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Description
Spring rains change Water from a tumbling creek to a roaring river and bring Tree nutrients it needs to stretch toward the sky. As Sun's rays intensify, the sprouts and fruits and insects of the forest grow and bloom and develop, all working together in harmony. Even Fire, whose work causes Tree to ache from the inside, brings opportunity for the next generation of flora and fauna. Paired with the vivid, organic imagery of Dominique Ramsey, Liz Garton...
18) A perfect day
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Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
36 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
"One bright summer day, the animals of the pond create a symphony of sounds"--
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 27 cm
Description
"From the award-winning author of One Is a Lot and Village by the Sea comes a beautifully written, playful and dreamlike story about night creatures and their activities. With its lyrical and sensory narrative, and exquisitely detailed paper-cut illustrations, If You Were Night will entice readers' imaginations, encourage observation and spark curiosity. A wonderful read-aloud that ties in well with primary grade lessons about the natural world, but...
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Description
The irrepressible Olivia participates in environmentally responsible initiatives with her family, but she must devise a clever solution to the problem of her brother needing a nightlight in order to keep everyone in the family happy.
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