nature stories

"When the Universe decides to create a child, she draws from the earth--rich, dark, and full of everything that gives life, including eyes like black star sapphires and full lips to speak the truth. With help from the Sun and the Moon, they create a child of the universe: beautiful, powerful, and boundless with the brilliance of black gold"--Jacket flap.

""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.

"Isaac uses his senses to practice moments of mindfulness with his favorite tree: he hears the leaves, then he smells the grass, then he feels the breeze"--Provided by publisher.

Mole and Vole always venture out into the world to see what nature they can find, but after an accidental move from the country to the city, the best friends have to learn to discover new plants and animals in their new environment.

"Are you as joyful and bright as a daffodil? Or as bold and brave as a tiger? . . . highlights and celebrates the colorful layers and attributes we all can have . . . children's storybook brings the magic of rhyme and nature together"--Provided by publisher.

"When Ebony and Jay rescue a frightened-looking pelican covered in sludge, they know something terrible happened. Why is the sea full of oil waste? And where does it come from? As the Eco Rangers start investigating they end up getting into big trouble"--Jacket flap.

After becoming a rabbit, Haneru Sato gathers stars at an observatory, sails the sea in a watermelon, tastes the emotions captured in different colors of ice, and more.

"A novel of activism and natural-world power presents interlocking fables about nine remarkable strangers who are summoned in different ways by trees for an ultimate, brutal stand to save the continent's few remaining acres of virgin forest"--OCLC.

"One bright, sunny morning, the pond's creatures prepare to perform a symphony. The birds begin with their calls; the frogs join in with their croaks; the fox barks, and the bees buzz. At last the clouds arrive with their thunderous percussion . . ."--Provided by publisher.

Entering the forest to look for something extraordinary, two brave and clever girls observe the everyday wonders of the natural world before finding remarkable specimens in a nearby cave.