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1) The hike
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Chronicle Books LLC
Language
English
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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.
"The Hike is a plucky and sweet adventure story about three intrepid young female explorers set out to conquer the outdoors in their local forest. Here is the best and worst of any hike: from picnics to puffing and panting, deer-sighting to detours. This spirited...
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Publisher
Scribner
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English
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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...
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"Gone to Earth" is the cry of fox hunters as the fox takes to its den and they lose the chase. Here, Mary Webb tells the story of Hazel Woodus whose understanding of her half tame fox cub contrasts with her misunderstanding of humanity. She is pursued by two very different men, a Gentleman Farmer and the local Minister. Mary Webb’s writing is sometimes compared to that of Thomas Hardy, her descriptions of nature are vivid and her view
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"Over the snow, the world is hushed and white. But under the snow exists a secret kingdom of squirrels and snow hares, bears and bullfrogs, and many other animals that live through the winter safe and warm, awake and busy, under the snow. Discover the wonder and activity that lies beneath winter's snowy landscape in this . . . book"--Provided by publisher.
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English
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"A grandmother explores her special garden with her granddaughters. Wonder grows everywhere but Grandmother especially loves to show it in her story garden. She invites her granddaughters to join her there in a sweet meditation on the treasures she's brought to that magical place--the rocks, the shells, the crystals, the meteorites : how they came to be, how they were formed, how they each have a story to tell"--Provided by publisher.
9) Willodeen
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English
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"When the annual migration of hummingbears, a source of local pride and income, dwindles and no one knows why, Willodeen, armed with a magical birthday gift, speaks up for the animals she loves and vows to uncover this mystery." --
10) Honey
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English
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"A young bear wakes from hibernation craving honey, but soon recalls the many things he can enjoy while waiting for his favorite food to be ready." --
11) Nesting
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Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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Two robins build a nest together and raise their chicks, navigating a year of changing seasons and serpentine predators.--
12) Run wild
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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
2023.
Language
Español
Description
"Two curious children go for a walk, asking imaginative questions about the natural beauty that surrounds them"--
"¿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."--
15) Bear and wolf
Author
Publisher
Enchanted Lion Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Bear and Wolf become unlikely companions one winter's evening when they discover each other out walking in the falling snow"--
16) Anywhere artist
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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"A young artist explains how she uses the materials provided by nature, as well as her imagination and creativity, to fuel her art." --
17) Birdsong
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Language
English
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When a young girl moves from the country to a small town, she feels lonely and out of place. But soon she meets an elderly woman next door, who shares her love of nature and art. As the seasons change, can the girl navigate the failing health of her new friend? Acclaimed author and artist Julie Flett's textured images of birds, flowers, art, and landscapes bring vibrancy and warmth to this powerful story, which highlights the fulfillment of intergenerational...
18) Taking time
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Publisher
Lantana Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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A young girl takes time to celebrate the sights and sounds around her, including her dog's soft fur, a flock of birds that passes by, waving blossoms on a tree, and the sound of the sea in a seashell.
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English
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On the run after her mother disappears, eleven-year-old Daisy Thistledown steps through a mysterious hidden doorway and enters the realm of Greenwild, where she must uncover the truth about who she really is to save this land of magic and amazing natural wonders from being destroyed.
20) All around us
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English
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"Finding circles everywhere, a grandfather and his granddaughter meditate on the cycles of life and nature." --
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