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

From the New York Times best-selling author behind The Quiet Book comes a mindful contemplation on the many ways nature affects our everyday lives, even when we're stuck inside. Five starred reviews! Perfect for fans of Joyce Sidman and Julie Fogliano, Outside In reminds emerging readers of the ways nature creates and touches our lives in homes, apartments, and cars, and is the perfect homeschooling tool to reflect on the world's connectedness. Outside...

A grandmother explains to her granddaughter how the arrival of winter brings changes in nature and the earth's creatures, and how the return of spring and summer will bring more changes.

""Are fairies real?" a young girl asks her father. As the two walk through a forest that is magical enough to help us all believe, they tell one another a fairy tale he's been building for her for a long time: Moomjean the fairy battles General Crag of the Trelfs to protect the fairy lands of Ripple Grove. Father and daughter finish their hike and return home, full of magic and wonder of both the forest and the fairies."--

After secretly becoming friends with Thunderbolt, one of the mischievous Weeds, Summer invites him to her beach party but his brothers tag along, ruining the party, and the two teams of magical siblings decide to settle their disagreements with a competition, judged by Mother Nature and Bluster Tempest.

"Bjorn lives in a cave. The walls are very smooth. The floor is pretty comfortable. And right in front there is a rough-barked tree, perfect for scratching his back. One day, a sofa is delivered unexpectedly. And sometimes things arrive in his Bjorn's mailbox: like a fork, which turns out to be delightfully useful. every day brings something new. And hwne the day is done, Bjorn can't wait to start again tomorrow"--Back cover.

Soar with swallows and butterflies, swim with fish and frogs, and stroll alongside elephants and camels. This bilingual children's book introduces kids to the Chinese language by taking a walk through nature--the zoo that anyone can visit.

Slowly at first, then with increasing speed, animals worldwide develop and surpass human skills in every field, from manual labor to theoretical thinking, with earth-shattering consequences for the future of humanity.