nature stories

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nature stories

Where the sunrise begins

2010
Reveals the part that each of us plays in the beginning of every day.

The evolution of Calpurnia Tate

2011
In central Texas in 1899, eleven-year-old Callie Vee Tate is instructed to be a lady by her mother, learns about love from the older three of her six brothers, and studies the natural world with her grandfather, the latter of which leads to an important discovery.

Henry hikes to Fitchburg

2000
While his friend works hard to earn the train fare to Fitchburg, young Henry walks the thirty miles through woods and fields, taking the opportunity to enjoy nature. Includes biographical information on Henry David Thoreau.

Wild wild sunflower child Anna

1991
Spending a day outdoors, Anna revels in the joys of sun, sky, grass, flowers, berries, frogs, ants, and beetles.

Mimi the inchworm

2010
Mimi, an inchworm who often feels small and unimportant, learns that even the tiniest creature can make a difference in the world.

My first spring

1994
On a walk one spring day, a ten-year-old boy discovers a variety of living things in the forest near his home.

Country road

1993
A walk with dad along the old country road one day in spring brings sightings of a hawk, fox tracks, a school of trout, and other signs of nature.

Brother Sun, Sister Moon

Saint Francis of Assissi's Canticle of the creatures
2011
An illustrated reimagining of Saint Francis of Assisi's thirteenth-century tribute to nature.

Where does the sky end, grandpa?

1992
A grandfather and child take a walk outdoors, admiring such natural wonders as the endless sky, a flowing stream, and seeds blowing in the wind.

When the wind stops

1975
A mother explains to her son that an end is also a beginning as day gives way to night, winter ends and spring begins, and, after it stops falling, rain makes clouds for other storms.

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