{"title":"Earth Day","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Peace of Wild Things \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen despair for the world grows in me\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand I wake in the night at the least sound\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein fear of what my life and my children’s lives may be,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI go and lie down where the wood drake\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003erests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI come into the peace of wild things\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewho do not tax their lives with forethought\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eof grief. I come into the presence of still water.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd I feel above me the day-blind stars\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewaiting with their light. For a time\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI rest in the grace of the world, and am free.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- Wendell Berry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-lorax-by-dr-suess","title":"The Lorax by Dr. Suess","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCelebrate nature with Dr. Seuss and the Lorax in this classic picture book about protecting the environment!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI am the Lorax. I speak for the trees.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDr. Seuss’s beloved story teaches kids to speak up and stand up for those who can’t. With a recycling-friendly “Go Green” message, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lorax\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e allows young readers to experience the beauty of the Truffula Trees and the danger of taking our earth for granted, all in a story that is timely, playful, and hopeful. The book’s final pages teach us that just one small seed, or one small child, can make a difference. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrinted on recycled paper, this book is the perfect gift for Earth Day and for any child—or child at heart—who is interested in recycling, advocacy, and the environment, or just loves nature and playing outside.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/collections\/dr-suess\" title=\"THEODOR SEUSS GEISEL\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHEODOR SEUSS GEISEL\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e--aka \u003cstrong\u003eDr. Seuss\u003c\/strong\u003e--is one of the most beloved children's book authors of all time. From \u003ci\u003eThe Cat in the Hat \u003c\/i\u003eto \u003ci\u003eOh, the Places You'll Go!\u003c\/i\u003e, his iconic characters, stories, and art style have been a lasting influence on generations of children and adults. The books he wrote and illustrated under the name Dr. Seuss (and others that he wrote but did not illustrate, including some under the pseudonyms Theo. LeSieg and Rosetta Stone) have been translated into forty-five languages. Hundreds of millions of copies have found their way into homes and hearts around the world. Dr. Seuss's long list of awards includes three Caldecott Honors, the Pulitzer Prize, and eight honorary doctorates. Works based on his original stories have won three Oscars, three Emmys, three Grammys, and a Peabody. 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Poets from Homer and Virgil to Wordsworth, Whitman, and Thoreau, from Su Tung P'o and Basho to Czeslaw Milosz and W. S. Merwin have celebrated sacred groves, wild woodlands, and bountiful orchards, and the results include some of our most beloved poems.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRobert Frost's \"Birches,\" Marianne Moore's \"The Camperdown Elm,\" Gerard Manley Hopkins's \"Binsey Poplars,\" and Zbigniew Herbert's \"Sequoia\" stand tall beside Eugenio Montale's \"The Lemon Trees,\" Yves Bonnefoy's \"The Apples,\" Bertolt Brecht's \"The Plum Tree,\" D. H. Lawrence's \"The Almond Tree,\" and A. E. Housman's \"Loveliest of Trees.\" Whether showing their subjects being planted or felled, cherished or lamented, towering in forests or flowering in backyards, the poems collected here pay lyrical tribute to these majestic beings with whom we share the earth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003ePreface by Stanley Plumly\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction by Harry Thomas\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGladness\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHomer, from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWilliam Wordsworth, Nutting\u003cbr\u003eEdward Thomas, The Ash Grove\u003cbr\u003eGerard Manley Hopkins, Ash-Boughs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Ralph Waldo Emerson\" href=\"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/collections\/ralph-waldo-emerson\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRalph Waldo Emerson\u003c\/a\u003e, Woods, A Prose Sonnet\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Henry David Thoreau\" href=\"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/collections\/henry-david-thoreau\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHenry David Thoreau\u003c\/a\u003e, from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eJournal\u003c\/i\u003e, December 20, 1851\u003cbr\u003eWalt Whitman, Roots and Leaves Themselves Alone\u003cbr\u003eJames Dickey, Trees and Cattle\u003cbr\u003eYves Bonnefoy, Lightning\u003cbr\u003eJudith Wright, Train Journey\u003cbr\u003eLes Murray, Flowering Eucalypt in Autumn\u003cbr\u003eStanley Plumly, White Oaks Ascending\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eToward an Alphabet of Trees\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eD. H. Lawrence, Letter from Town: The Almond Tree\u003cbr\u003eYves Bonnefoy, The Apples\u003cbr\u003eEdward Thomas, The Aspens\u003cbr\u003eA. E. Housman, Loveliest of Trees\u003cbr\u003eBasho, \"From all these trees\"\u003cbr\u003eRichard Eberhart, The Horse Chestnut Tree\u003cbr\u003eNuala Ni Dhomhnaill, Coco-de-Mer\u003cbr\u003eAntonio Machado, To a Dried-up Elm\u003cbr\u003eLes Murray, Eucalyptus in Exile\u003cbr\u003eGail Perez, The Fig Tree\u003cbr\u003eHoward Nemerov, Ginkgoes in Fall\u003cbr\u003eEugenio Montale, The Lemon Trees\u003cbr\u003eJohn Clare, The Maple Tree\u003cbr\u003eWalt Whitman, I Saw in Louisiana a Live-Oak Growing\u003cbr\u003eShu Ting, To the Oak\u003cbr\u003eLorentzos Mavilis, The Olive Tree\u003cbr\u003eGeoffrey Brock, The Royal Palms of South Florida\u003cbr\u003eSu Tung P'o, The Purple Peach Tree\u003cbr\u003eH. D., Pear Tree\u003cbr\u003eJames Galvin, Limber Pines\u003cbr\u003eBertolt Brecht, The Plum-Tree\u003cbr\u003eOdysseus Elytis, The Mad Pomegranate Tree\u003cbr\u003eLouis Simpson, The Redwoods\u003cbr\u003eW. C. Williams, Young Sycamore\u003cbr\u003eWilliam Stafford, The Tulip Tree\u003cbr\u003eDenise Levertov, The Willows of Massachusetts\u003cbr\u003eWilliam Wordsworth, Yew Trees\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePlanting and Preserving\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVirgil, from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Georgics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThomas Hardy, The Pine Planters\u003cbr\u003eGiorgio Bassani, The Racial Laws\u003cbr\u003eMarianne Moore, The Camperdown Elm\u003cbr\u003eMary Oliver, The Black Walnut Tree\u003cbr\u003eEllen Bryant Voigt, Landscape, Dense with Trees\u003cbr\u003ePatrick Kavanagh, Beech Tree\u003cbr\u003eSeamus Heaney, Planting the Alder\u003cbr\u003eDana Gioia, Planting a Sequoia\u003cbr\u003eJean Giono, from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Planted Trees\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGrove, Woods, Orchard, Forest\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eHomer, from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeamus Heaney, The Birch Grove\u003cbr\u003eBuson, \"Not a leaf stirring\"\u003cbr\u003eJames Wright, A Small Grove in Torre del Banco\u003cbr\u003eRobert Graves, Not Dead\u003cbr\u003ePaul Valery, The Friendly Wood\u003cbr\u003eW. H. Auden, Woods\u003cbr\u003eRainer Maria Rilke, The Apple Orchard\u003cbr\u003eH. D., Orchard\u003cbr\u003eWilliam Carlos Williams, Wild Orchard\u003cbr\u003eRichard Wilbur, Young Orchard\u003cbr\u003eRobert Frost, After Apple-Picking\u003cbr\u003eYehuda Amichai, Orchard\u003cbr\u003eEdward Thomas, The Green Roads\u003cbr\u003eYves Bonnefoy, Hopkins Forest\u003cbr\u003eLes Murray, The Gum Forest\u003cbr\u003eRobert Frost, Spring Pools\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Trees\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWalt Whitman, Orange Buds by Mail from Florida\u003cbr\u003eThomas Hardy, Logs on the Hearth\u003cbr\u003eWilliam Cullen Bryant, Tree-Burial\u003cbr\u003eRobert Frost, An Encounter\u003cbr\u003eRobert Frost, The Wood-Pile\u003cbr\u003eWilliam Carlos Williams, Burning the Christmas Greens\u003cbr\u003eJames Dickey, In the Tree House at Night\u003cbr\u003eSeamus Heaney, In the Beech\u003cbr\u003eGeorge MacBeth, To Preserve Figs\u003cbr\u003eJohn Haines, The Tree That Became a House\u003cbr\u003eGary Snyder, Pine Needles\u003cbr\u003eStanley Plumly, The Tree\u003cbr\u003eJorie Graham, Tree Surgeons\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGladness Gone\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the Book of Joel 1:11-12\u003cbr\u003eWilliam Cowper, The Poplar-Field\u003cbr\u003eThomas Hardy, Throwing a Tree\u003cbr\u003eHenry David Thoreau, from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eJournal\u003c\/i\u003e, December 30, 1851\u003cbr\u003eGerard Manley Hopkins, Binsey Poplars\u003cbr\u003eCiaran Carson, At Binsey\u003cbr\u003eVasko Popa, The Poplar and the Passer-by\u003cbr\u003eCharlotte Mew, The Trees Are Down\u003cbr\u003eSeamus Heaney, Clearances, VIII\u003cbr\u003eJohn Clare, To a Fallen Elm\u003cbr\u003eC. K. Williams, Elms\u003cbr\u003eStanley Plumly, Panegyric for the Plane Tree Fallen on Fifth Avenue\u003cbr\u003ePablo Neruda, Ode to a Fallen Chestnut\u003cbr\u003eAnonymous, Lament for the Woodlands\u003cbr\u003eLouise Erdrich, I Was Sleeping Where the Black Oaks Move\u003cbr\u003eFrederick Goddard Tuckerman, \"Still pressing through these weeping solitudes\"\u003cbr\u003eStanley Kunitz, The War Against the Trees\u003cbr\u003eJohn Bight, Mangroves\u003cbr\u003eNancy Willard, When There Were Trees\u003cbr\u003eGary Snyder, \"The groves are down\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLyrics, Meditations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eD. H. Lawrence, Trees in the Garden\u003cbr\u003eRobert Frost, Birches\u003cbr\u003eJudith Wright, The Cedars\u003cbr\u003eAlan Dugan, On Trees\u003cbr\u003eJohn Ashbery, Some Trees\u003cbr\u003eRobert Frost, Tree at My Window\u003cbr\u003eJules Supervielle, Suppose No Tree Stood Near My Window\u003cbr\u003ePaul Zimmer, Winter Trees\u003cbr\u003eCzeslaw Milosz, Into the Tree\u003cbr\u003eD. H. Lawrence, Under the Oak\u003cbr\u003eLee Gerlach, Ghazal\u003cbr\u003eMarvin Bell, These Green-Going-to-Yellow\u003cbr\u003eJames Merrill, Christmas Tree\u003cbr\u003eHoward Nemerov, Leaving the Trees\u003cbr\u003eW. D. Snodgrass, An Elm Tree\u003cbr\u003eMichael Collier, My Father as a Maple Tree\u003cbr\u003eWilliam Meredith, Tree Marriage\u003cbr\u003eGerald Stern, The Cemetery of Orange Trees in Crete\u003cbr\u003eDenise Levertov, In California during the Gulf War\u003cbr\u003eVladimir Souloukhin, Willow\u003cbr\u003eZbigniew Herbert, Sequoia\u003cbr\u003eJim Powell, Sempervirens in Winter\u003cbr\u003ePhilip Larkin, The Trees\u003cbr\u003eJames Wright, To a Blossoming Pear Tree\u003cbr\u003eWilliam Carlos Williams, The Widow's Lament in Springtime\u003cbr\u003eDavid Ferry, Everybody's Tree\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHARRY THOMAS\u003c\/strong\u003e is the editor of \u003ci\u003eSelected Poems of Thomas Hardy\u003c\/i\u003e (Penguin, 1993) and \u003ci\u003eMontale in English\u003c\/i\u003e (Penguin, 2002). His poems, translations, essays, and reviews have appeared in dozens of magazines. He is editor in chief of Handsel Books, an imprint of Other Press and an affiliate of W. W. Norton.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEveryman's Library\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePub Date: October 01, 2019\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e9781101908150\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e0.8\" H x 6.2\" L x 4.4\" W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e256 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehardcover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36702459265184,"sku":"9781101908150","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/products\/PoemsAboutTrees.jpg?v=1602559139"},{"product_id":"last-child-in-the-woods-saving-our-children-from-nature-deficit-disorder-by-richard-louv","title":"Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Book That Launched an International Movement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An absolute must-read for parents.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"It rivals Rachel Carson's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSilent Spring\u003c\/i\u003e.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Cincinnati Enquirer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJacket Description\/Back:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text\"\u003eIn his groundbreaking work about the staggering divide between children and the outdoors, journalist and child advocate Richard Louv directly links the absence of nature in the lives of today's wired generation to some of the most disturbing childhood trends: the rise in obesity, attention disorders, and depression. This is the first book to bring together a body of research indicating that direct exposure to nature is essential for healthy childhood development and for the physical and emotional health of children and adults. More than just raising an alarm, Louv offers practical solutions to heal the broken bond.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text\"\u003eA Field Guide with 100 Practical Actions We Can Take\u003cbr\u003eDiscussion Points for Book Groups, Classrooms, and Communities\u003cbr\u003eAdditional Notes by the Author\u003cbr\u003eNew and Updated Research from the U.S. and Abroad\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003eAcknowledgments xi\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\nIntroduction 1\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePart I: The New Relationship Between Children and Nature\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Gifts of Nature . . . . 7\u003cbr\u003e2. The Third Frontier . . . . . . 15\u003cbr\u003e3. The Criminalization of Natural Play . . . . . 27\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePart II: Why the Young (and the Rest of Us) Need Nature\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4. Climbing the Tree of Health . .. 39\u003cbr\u003e5. A Life of the Senses: Nature vs. the Know-It-All State of Mind . . . . . 54\u003cbr\u003e6. The \"Eighth Intelligence\" . . . 70\u003cbr\u003e7. The Genius of Childhood: How Nature Nurtures Creativity . . .. 85\u003cbr\u003e8. Nature-Deficit Disorder and the Restorative Environment . . . 98\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePart III: The Best of Intentions: Why Johnnie and Jeannie Don't Play Outside Anymore\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9. Time and Fear .. . . 115\u003cbr\u003e10. The Bogeyman Syndrome Redux . . . . . 123\u003cbr\u003e11. Don't Know Much About Natural History: Education as a Barrier to Nature .. 132\u003cbr\u003e12. Where Will Future Stewards of Nature Come From? . . . 145\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePart IV: The Nature-Child Reunion\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e13. Bringing Nature Home . . . 161\u003cbr\u003e14. Scared Smart: Facing the Bogeyman . . . . 176\u003cbr\u003e15. Telling Turtle Tales: Using Nature as a Moral Teacher . 187\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePart V: The Jungle Blackboard\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e16. Natural School Reform . . . 201\u003cbr\u003e17. Camp Revival . . . 223\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePart VI: Wonder Land: Opening the Fourth Frontier\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e18. The Education of Judge Thatcher: Decriminalizing Natural Play . .. 233\u003cbr\u003e19. Cities Gone Wild . .. 239\u003cbr\u003e20. Where the Wild Things Will Be: A New Back-to-the-Land Movement . . . . 265\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePart VII: To Be Amazed\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e21. The Spiritual Necessity of Nature for the Young . . . . . . 285\u003cbr\u003e22. Fire and Fermentation: Building a Movement . . . . 301\u003cbr\u003e23. While It Lasts . . . . 309\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\nNotes 311\u003cbr\u003eSuggested Reading 321\u003cbr\u003eIndex 325\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"[The] national movement to 'leave no child inside' . . . has been the focus of Capitol Hill hearings, state legislative action, grass-roots projects, a U.S. Forest Service initiative to get more children into the woods and a national effort to promote a 'green hour' in each day. . . . The increased activism has been partly inspired by a best-selling book, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLast Child in the Woods,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand its author, Richard Louv.\" -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLast Child in the Woods,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewhich describes a generation so plugged into electronic diversions that it has lost its connection to the natural world, is helping drive a movement quickly flourishing across the nation.\" -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Nation's Health\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"This book is an absolute must-read for parents.\" -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"An honest, well-researched and well-written book, . . . the first to give name to an undeniable problem.\" -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"One of the most thought-provoking, well-written books I've read in recent memory. It rivals Rachel Carson's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSilent Spring\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\" -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Cincinnati Enquirer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Important and original. . . . As Louv so eloquently and urgently shows, our mothers were right when they told us, day after day, 'Go out and play.'\" -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Christian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLast Child in the Woods\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis the direct descendant and rightful legatee of Rachel Carson's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sense of Wonder.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e But this is not the only thing Richard Louv has in common with Rachel Carson. There is also this: in my opinion, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLast Child in the Woods\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis the most important book published since \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSilent Spring.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\" --Robert Michael Pyle, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSky Time in Gray's River\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"A single sentence explains why Louv's book is so important: 'Our children, ' he writes, 'are the first generation to be raised without meaningful contact with the natural world.' This matters, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLast Child in the Woods\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e makes it patently clear why and lays out a path back.\" -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Ecologist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"With this scholarly yet practical book, Louv offers solutions today for a healthier, greener tomorrow.\" -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"The simplest, most profound, and most helpful of any book I have read on the personal and historical situation of our children, and ourselves, as we move into the twenty-first century.\" --Thomas Berry, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Dream of the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Richard Louv\" href=\"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/collections\/richard-louv\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Louv\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a journalist and the author of ten books, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLast Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder, The Nature Principle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eVitamin N.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Translated into twenty languages, his books have helped launch an international movement to connect children, families, and communities to nature. He is cofounder and chair emeritus of the nonprofit Children \u0026amp; Nature Network, which supports a new nature movement. Louv has written for the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times, Outside\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003emagazine \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e, Orion Magazine, Parents,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand many other publications. He appears regularly on national radio and TV, and lectures throughout the world. In 2008, he was awarded the Audubon Medal. Prior recipients have included Rachel Carson, E. O. Wilson, President Jimmy Carter, and Sir David Attenborough.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlgonquin Books\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePub Date: April 22, 2008\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1.0\" H x 8.1\" L x 5.4\" W\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e390 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003epaperback\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hachette","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36717209190560,"sku":"9781565126053","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/products\/lastchildwoods.jpg?v=1660276035"},{"product_id":"the-hugging-tree-a-story-about-resilience-by-jill-neimark-nicole-wong","title":"The Hugging Tree: A Story About Resilience by Jill Neimark","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist, Green Earth Book Awards\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSelected for the New York Botanical Garden's LuEsther T. Mertz Library\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003eTrees hold us fast in their embrace.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Hugging Tree\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis about a tree that, in spite of harsh circumstances, grows until it can hold and shelter others. It is about each one of us.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn a bleak and lonely rock\u003cbr\u003eBy a vast and mighty sea\u003cbr\u003eGrew a lonely little tree\u003cbr\u003eWhere no tree should ever be.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eAlone on a mighty cliff by the sea, a tiny tree struggles to grow and thrive. She is nurtured by the sea, sun and moon, and becomes home to a family of loons. But winter ice storms and bitter cold break her boughs and roots. Will she survive? Find out how the hugging tree grows until she can hold and shelter others.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003eEven though childhood can be a wondrous and carefree time, children must deal with difficulties as they grow. Those range from minor disappointments like losing a game, arguing with a friend or sibling, earning a poor grade...to significant blows such as the death of a parent or loved one, abuse, or neglect.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003eThrough all her troubles, the Hugging Tree holds fast. Sustained by the natural world and the kindness and compassion of one little boy, the tree grows and grows until it can hold and shelter others under its immense green canopy. Every day, people of all ages come to rest and sit under the tree.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003eThe resilience of the Hugging Tree calls to mind the potential in all of us: to thrive, despite times of struggle and difficulty. To nurture the little spark of hope and resolve. To dream and to grow, just where we are.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003ePsychologists use the term resilience to describe an individual's ability to adapt successfully to challenging events. Reading this book with your child can be a way to teach resilience, self-confidence, and self-control and help you discuss challenges your child may be facing at home or school. This book has been used as an inspiration and teaching tool by teachers, librarians, pastors, rabbis, and parents around the world. There are more than two dozen read-a-louds of the book available on You Tube. Children enjoy making their own drawings of hugging trees, with words like \"love\" and \"perseverance\" alongside the branches. They enjoy outdoor read-a-louds accompanied by hugging and being hugged by trees.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003eA \"Note to Parents\" by Elizabeth McCallum, PhD, provides information about resilience, and guidelines for building resilience in children. 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Wong's delicate artwork touchingly conveys the tree s lonesome and perilous circumstances, and after a storm tears away the tree's roots, a boy brings it soil, enabling it to thrive and suggesting that resilience doesn't necessarily mean absolute independence...the tree's strength and transformation should have emotional impact for sensitive readers.\" -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublisher's Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Inspired by the work of child psychologist Ann S. Masten, Jill Neimark developed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Hugging Tree\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to explore a child's ability to overcome difficult experiences. Like a small tree sapling battling the elements, children have an admirable resilience despite facing various difficulties. Readers are asked to join the tree sapling in braving the storm as the journey to become a strong beautiful tree is laid out on each page. With a little help and love from a young boy, the tree grows to be healthy and strong, providing a welcoming space for all who visit. The comforting tone of the poetic narrative written by Neimark is perfectly accompanied by the soft illustrations by Nicole Wong. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Hugging Tree\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a gentle reminder that \"Storms will come and storms will go.\" The American Psychological Association recommends this book for reader's ages 4 to 8, though this pairing is certain to offer hope and comfort to readers of all ages.\" --Samantha D'Acunto, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Botanical Garden's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLuEsther T. 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The countless lupines that bloom along the coast of Maine are the legacy of the real Miss Rumphius, the Lupine Lady, who scattered lupine seeds everywhere she went. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMiss Rumphius\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e received the American Book Award in the year of publication.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of two-time Caldecott winner Barbara Cooney's best-loved book, Viking has reoriginated the illustrations, going back to the original art to ensure state-of-the-art reproduction of Cooney's exquisite artwork. 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Despite his intelligence--and his mother's scoldings--he was a poor student, preferring to be outdoors with his beloved plants and bugs. As he grew up, Karl's love of nature led him to take on a seemingly impossible task: to give a scientific name to every living thing on earth. The result was the Linnaean system--the basis for the classification system used by biologists around the world today. Backyard sciences are brought to life in beautiful color.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBack matter includes more information about Linnaeus and scientific classification, a classification chart, a time line, source notes, resources for young readers, and a bibliography.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e*it's a tomato!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA handsome introductory book on Linnaeus and his work -- Booklist, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA good introduction to a man in a class by himself -- Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLends significant humanity to the naturalist -- Publisher's Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe biographical approach to a knotty scientific subject makes this a valuable addition to STEM and biography collections -- School Library Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in 1707, Karl Linné was an inquisitive child who enjoyed the outdoors, loved plants, and wanted to know the names for everything. He discovered that scientists, farmers, and doctors tended to disagree with one another about the naming of flora and fauna--the same plant might have several different titles. Linné wanted to bring order to this chaos, so he set out to create a convention from which to designate plants and animals. Linné classified and named more than 12,000 species of plants and animals, and his Latin classification system was accepted and used by scientists across the globe. What had seemed an\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003einsurmountable task was completed by Linné, portrayed here as a figure with a boundless imagination and fascination for nature. In 1757, he was knighted by the king of Sweden and thus gave himself a new name, Carolus Linnaeus. Stock's impressionistic pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations are subdued, with spots of bright color, and adeptly match the content and the tone of the work. VERDICT The biographical approach to a knotty scientific subject makes this a valuable addition to STEM and biography collections.\u003cstrong\u003e-- \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn inveterate nature lover classifies plants and animals--and changes the world of science forever. Even as a tiny child in 18th-century Sweden, Karl Linne adored spending time in his family's garden. As he grew, he examined plants and bugs for hours while avoiding the stuffy confines of the schoolroom. As a medical student learning to use his beloved plants as remedies, he realized how chaotic scientific nomenclature really was at the time: no one agreed on specific names for plants and animals, nor was there even much general consensus about what type of living thing was what. Determined to bring order to the madness, Linne set out to classify the world's known plants and animals by giving each a clear and simple name--hardly an easy task given the vast diversity of living things. Yet classify life forms Linne did, in his usual painstaking way. Later in life, as a revered scientist, he classified even himself by adopting the--what else?--Latin\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ename Carolus Linnaeus, the name by which he is still known to this day. This is an interesting, clearly written, and accessible biography about a major yet lesser-known figure who revolutionized scientific thought. The charming pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations are bright and cheerful and work well with the narrative. A good introduction to a man in a class by himself.\u003cstrong\u003e-- \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEven as a baby in Sweden, Karl Linné (later Carolus Linnaeus) was drawn to bugs and plants; as he grew older, the system of nomenclature he's known for came about because of practical reasons: He studied hard and soon began using his\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ebeloved plants to cure people's ailments. There was just one problem. \u003ci\u003eWhich plant was which?\u003c\/i\u003e.... Some plants had thirty or forty different names! Stock ( \u003ci\u003eEmily and Carlo\u003c\/i\u003e) works in scraggly pen, ink, and watercolor, befitting the mood of Linnaeus's exciting, rowdy field trips into the woods and meadows--expeditions with hundreds of students, lasting from morning till night. Sanchez ( \u003ci\u003eLeaflets Three, Let it Be!\u003c\/i\u003e) lends significant humanity to the naturalist, whose scientific contributions are now so familiar, they are easy to take for granted.\u003cstrong\u003e-- \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere's a delightful book for children ages 7-10 about the life and word (i.e., fun) of Carolus Linnaeus. A poor student who was bored in school, Linnaeus was happiest outdoors -- including his parents' garden -- and he always wanted to know the names of plants and animals. Sanchez writes that his parents hoped he would become a scholar, lawyer, minister, or shoemaker. Fortunately for sciences, one of his teachers who noted his love of plants suggested that he become a doctor, using plants as medicine. The rest is nomenclature... and Sanchez describes how Linnaeus traveled and studied and named things, sometimes fighting with the scientific establishment -- and naming a foul-smelling weed after one such idiot and fool. The writing and illustrations are wonderful -- just right for a young child who is as curious about nature as was Linnaeus.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003e--The Maine Organic Farmer \u0026amp; Gardener\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnita Sanchez\u003c\/b\u003e Anita Sanchez is the author of the picture book \u003ci\u003eLeaflets Three, Let it Be!: The Story of Poison Ivy\u003c\/i\u003e (Boyds Mills), as well as botany and history books for adults. She has taught classes and given workshops on nature and history at the American Museum of Natural History, Colonial Williamsburg, Harvard Natural History Museum, and the New York State Museum. She lives in Amsterdam, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatherine Stock\u003c\/b\u003e is the illustrator of more than eighty children's books, including \u003ci\u003eEmily and Carlo\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eVinnie and Abraham\u003c\/i\u003e. 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For over forty years he has lived and farmed with his wife, Tanya, in Kentucky.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCounterpoint LLC\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePub Date: 08\/05\/2003\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e9781593760076\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e0.9\" H x 9.2\" L x 6.0\" W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e330 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003epaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37858954379450,"sku":"9781593760076","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/products\/theartofthecommonplace.jpg?v=1655900158"},{"product_id":"the-four-seasons-poems-everymans-library-pocket-poets","title":"The Four Seasons Poems (Everyman's Library Pocket Poets)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor the poet, even the most minute details of the natural world are starting points for flights of the imagination, and the pages of this collection celebrating the four seasons are brimming with an extraordinary range of observation and imagery. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHere are poets past and present, from Chaucer, Shakespeare, and Wordsworth to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/collections\/walt-whitman\" title=\"Whitman\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWhitman\u003c\/a\u003e, Dickinson, and Thoreau, from Keats, Blake, and Hopkins to Elizabeth Bishop, Ted Hughes, Amy Clampitt, Mary Oliver, and W. S. Merwin. Here are poems that speak of the seasons as measures of earthly time or as states of mind or as the physical expressions of the ineffable. From Robert Frost’s tribute to the evanescence of spring in “Nothing Gold Can Stay” to Langston Hughes’s moody “Summer Night” in Harlem, from the “stopped woods” in Marie Ponsot’s “End of October” to the chilling “mind of winter” in Wallace Stevens’s “The Snow Man,” the poems in this volume engage vividly with the seasons and, through them, with the ways in which we understand and engage the world outside ourselves.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSPRING\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Clare\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e First Sight of Spring\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas Hardy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The Year’s Awakening\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmily Dickinson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ‘‘Light exists in Spring’’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Oliver\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Spring\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Shakespeare\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ‘‘It was a lover and his lass’’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Frost\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Nothing Gold Can Stay\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Wilbur\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e March\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerard Manley Hopkins\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Spring\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStevie Smith\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Black March\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Frost\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Spring Pools\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA. E. Housman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ‘‘Loveliest of trees’’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTed Hughes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e March Morning Unlike Others\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Frost\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePutting in the Seed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Shakespeare\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Spring\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA. E. Housman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The Lent Lily\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJean Garrigue\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Spring Song II\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Merrill\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Another April\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA. R. Ammons\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Resurrections\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Bishop\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Cold Spring\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Wordsworth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Lines Written in Early Spring\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKay Ryan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Sonnet to Spring\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas Nashe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Spring\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Herrick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Corinna’s Going a-Maying\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Carlos Williams\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The Widow’s Lament in Springtime\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eD. H. Lawrence\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The Enkindled Spring\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharlotte Mew\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ‘‘I so liked Spring’’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmily Dickinson\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘‘A little Madness in the Spring’’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristina Rossetti\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnother Spring\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHenry Reed\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNaming of Parts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMay Swenson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e April Light\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Wilbur\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e A Storm in April\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Herrick\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo Daffodils\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSara Teasdale\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e There Will Come Soft Rains\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Browning\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Home-Thoughts, from Abroad\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLizette Woodworth Reese\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e April in Town\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eE. E. Cummings\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e [in Just-]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWalt Whitman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Out of May’s Shows Selected\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Oliver\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Spring\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSUMMER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnon.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ‘‘Summer is y-comen in’’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeoffrey Chaucer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Roundel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWallace Stevens\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The House was Quiet and the World was Calm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmily Dickinson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Further in Summer than the Birds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHenry Howard, Earl of Surrey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The Sweet Season\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas Hardy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e At the Royal Academy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Henry David Thoreau\" href=\"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/collections\/henry-david-thoreau\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHenry David Thoreau\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \"Woof of the sun’’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Oliver\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Summer Poem\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMona Van Duyn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e End of May\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Schuyler\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e I Think\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Clare\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Summer Moods\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Keats\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e On the Grasshopper and the Cricket\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eH.D.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Pear Tree\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLangston Hughes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Summer Night\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhyllis McGinley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e June in the Suburbs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHoward Nemerov\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Trees\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmy Clampitt\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Lindenbloom\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eH.D.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Heat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWalt Whitman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e A July Afternoon by the Pond\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLéonie Adams\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Midsummer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Summer Song\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTed Hughes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Heatwave\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMay Swenson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Flag of Summer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Cullen Bryant\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Summer Wind\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHenry David Thoreau\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The Summer Rain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlice Meynell\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The Rainy Summer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Wilbur\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMy Father Paints a Summer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Wagoner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Falling Asleep in a Garden\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmy Lowell\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDog-Days\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Penn Warren\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e August Moon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeamus Heaney\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e August Moon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Hollander\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLate August on the Lido\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Frost\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Hyla Brook\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristina Rossetti\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSummer is Ended\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmily Dickinson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \"As imperceptibly as God\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA.E. Housman\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"When summer's end is nighing\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAUTUMN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Keats\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e To Autumn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmily Dickinson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \"Summer begins to have the look\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmily Brontë\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \"Fall, leaves, fall\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Frost\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Unharvested\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWalter de la Mare\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Autumn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Clare\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Autumn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmy Lowell\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Autumn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdna St. Vincent Millay\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Autumn Chant\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePercy Bysshe Shelley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Ode to the West Wind\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTed Hughes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The Seven Sorrows\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdith Wharton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e An Autumn Sunset\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlexander Puskin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Autumn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLouise Bogan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Simple Autumnal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJean Garrigue\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The Flux of Autumn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Stanley Braithwaite\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ‘‘Turn me to my yellow leaves’’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJones Very\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The Latter Rain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Blake\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e To Autumn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmy Lowell\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Hoar-Frost\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Tighe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Written in Autumn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHenry David Thoreau\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The Fall of the Leaf\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWallace Stevens\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Autumn Refrain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHoward Nemerov\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The Dying Garden\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnthony Hecht\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e An Autumnal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHenry Wadsworth Longfellow\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Aftermath\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eW.S. Merwin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The Love for October\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTed Hughes October Dawn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHelen Hunt Jackson October\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThomas Hardy Last Week in October\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarie Ponsot End of October\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRobert Penn Warren Heart of Autumn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThomas Hood No!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWilliam Dean Howells November\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhyllis McGinley November\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAdelaide Crapsey November Night\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA.R. Ammons Late November\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThomas Hardy During Wind and Rain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRichard Wilbur Crow’s Nests\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGarard Manley Hopkins Spring and Fall\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn Hollander An Old-Fashioned Song\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWilliam Shakespeare ‘‘That time of year thou mayst in me behold’’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eE.E. Cummings [l(a]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWINTER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Shakespeare\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Winter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas Sackville\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Earl of Dorset Winter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmily Dickinson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \"It sifts from Leaden Sieves\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHenry David Thoreau\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \"Pray to what earth does this sweet cold belong\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnne Bradstreet\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Winter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA.E. 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Share it.\" --\u003cstrong\u003eCreek Stewart, survival instructor and television host\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003eWelcome to Wilderness Survival\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1: Get Ready for Adventure\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClothing\u003cbr\u003eFirst-Aid Kit\u003cbr\u003eSurvival Kit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2: Must-Have Skills\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFinding Your Way\u003cbr\u003eLost-Proofing\u003cbr\u003eUsing Your Compass\u003cbr\u003eMeasuring Distance\u003cbr\u003eIf You're Lost, Don't Lose It\u003cbr\u003eUsing a Knife\u003cbr\u003eKnife Safety Contract\u003cbr\u003eGet a Grip\u003cbr\u003eSharpening Your Knife\u003cbr\u003eThe Art of Carving\u003cbr\u003eLearning Knife Skills\u003cbr\u003eBuilding a Fire\u003cbr\u003eSafety First\u003cbr\u003eDig a FIrepit\u003cbr\u003eMake a Kindling Bundle\u003cbr\u003eStrike It Right\u003cbr\u003eLighting a Fire\u003cbr\u003eExtinguishing a Fire\u003cbr\u003eTying Knots\u003cbr\u003eMust-Know Knots\u003cbr\u003eRope Storage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e3: Setting Up Camp\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChoose Your Location\u003cbr\u003eOrganize Your Camp\u003cbr\u003eSetting Up a Safe Kitchen\u003cbr\u003eThe Art of Shelter\u003cbr\u003eA-Frame Tarp Shelter\u003cbr\u003eDebris Hut\u003cbr\u003eYou Need a Bathroom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e4: Camp Craft\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Stick to Staff\u003cbr\u003eFeather Stick\u003cbr\u003eWooden Spoon\u003cbr\u003eTongs\u003cbr\u003eCordage Making\u003cbr\u003eCamouflage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e5: Nourishment\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Importance of Water\u003cbr\u003eHarvesting Water\u003cbr\u003ePurifying Water\u003cbr\u003eCampfire Cooking and Baking\u003cbr\u003eForaging (aka Wild Edibles)\u003cbr\u003eAdditional Reading\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrank Grindrod\u003c\/strong\u003e is a wilderness survival instructor, a public speaker, and an expedition leader who has been featured on ABC's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, as well as on MassLive and other local New England TV and radio. 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Whether you're building forts or making fresh cider, there's something for every kid and every season.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat might unfold if we\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eput away our devices for an hour, a day, or even longer\u003c\/b\u003e? What adventures await, when we\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003epress pause on technology\u003c\/b\u003e?\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Unplugged Family Activity Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003einvites you and your loved ones\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eto connect, create, and celebrate\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eall year long.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003emore than 50 projects, crafts, and recipes\u003c\/b\u003e, plus ideas for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eseasonal celebrations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto share with family and friends, there's fun to be had, all through the year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHost a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003espringtime tea party\u003c\/b\u003e, where you'll nibble\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eshortbread cookies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand make a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003emossy teacup fairy garden\u003c\/b\u003e. 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Try your hand at\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ecandle dipping\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003epen your wishes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efor the coming year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou'll find instruction and recipes for:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCandied violets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHerbal first aid balm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRose petal tea\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInfused honey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHomemade ice cream\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSummer flower bunting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHomemade dragonfly wings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFelted acorn necklaces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAutumn gratitude tree\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDecorative lanterns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBaked apples\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWinter stargazing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaple lollipops\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDried citrus garland\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlus dozens more crafts, projects, and recipes!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Unplugged Family Activity Book,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eyou'll\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003efall in love with every season\u003c\/b\u003e-wherever you call home. So grab your family and friends, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eget ready for an adventure\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethat will last all through the year!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003eIntroduction\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\nSpring\u003cbr\u003eSpring Equinox: The World Awakens!\u003cbr\u003eBranches in Bloom\u003cbr\u003eSigns of Spring Scavenger Hunt\u003cbr\u003eBedding for the Birds\u003cbr\u003eLilac Soda Syrup\u003cbr\u003eNeighborhood Bouquet Surprises\u003cbr\u003eHerbal First-Aid Balm\u003cbr\u003ePlanting Trees\u003cbr\u003eCandied Violets\u003cbr\u003eWild Spring Salad with Honey Balsamic Vinaigrette\u003cbr\u003eRose and Cardamom Herbal Tea\u003cbr\u003eA Springtime Flower Festival\u003cbr\u003eWild and Tame Tea Sandwiches\u003cbr\u003eViolet Shortbread Cookies\u003cbr\u003eWeaving Flower Crowns\u003cbr\u003eTeacup Fairy Gardens\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\nSummer\u003cbr\u003eSummer Solstice: Season of Plenty\u003cbr\u003eRose Petal Honey\u003cbr\u003eDragonfly Wings\u003cbr\u003eLemon Balm Ice Pops\u003cbr\u003eBackyard Campout\u003cbr\u003eHomemade Ice Cream with Summer Berries\u003cbr\u003eNature Exploration Pack\u003cbr\u003eBuild a Mud Kitchen\u003cbr\u003eWaterside Potluck Party\u003cbr\u003eSummer Flower Bunting\u003cbr\u003eRain Painting\u003cbr\u003eLocal Food Potluck\u003cbr\u003eBark-and-Leaf Boat Regatta\u003cbr\u003eGiant Bubbles\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\nAutumn\u003cbr\u003eAutumn Equinox: Preparing for Winter\u003cbr\u003eMulled Cider\u003cbr\u003eSpiced Honey\u003cbr\u003eHomemade Applesauce\u003cbr\u003ePlanting Bulbs\u003cbr\u003eCreate an Autumn Rainbow\u003cbr\u003eFelted Acorn Necklaces\u003cbr\u003eWaxed Leaf Garland\u003cbr\u003eGratitude Tree\u003cbr\u003eBountiful Harvest Exchange\u003cbr\u003eDecorative Lanterns and Candle-Lit Lantern Walk\u003cbr\u003eBonfire Bread\u003cbr\u003eBaked Apples\u003cbr\u003eAutumn Abundance Exchange\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\nWinter\u003cbr\u003eAutumn Equinox: Lean Days or a Long Rest\u003cbr\u003eWinter Stargazing\u003cbr\u003ePinecone Bird Feeders\u003cbr\u003eBeeswax Candles\u003cbr\u003eNight Vision Flashlight\u003cbr\u003eScented Play Dough\u003cbr\u003eHomemade Eggnog\u003cbr\u003eMaple Lollipops\u003cbr\u003eIce Lanterns\u003cbr\u003eBuild a Snow Fort\u003cbr\u003eMaple Snow\u003cbr\u003eFolded Window Stars\u003cbr\u003eDried Citrus Garland\u003cbr\u003eA Celebration of Light\u003cbr\u003eMoonlit Night Walk\u003cbr\u003eA Winter Bonfire\u003cbr\u003eWishes for the Coming Year\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\nResources\u003cbr\u003eRecommended Reading\u003cbr\u003eGratitude\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Author\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePraise for Rachel Jepson Wolf and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHerbal Adventures\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\nHerbal Adventures has everything I appreciate in a good herb book: sound practical information and great remedies and recipes, all enhanced by personal stories and insights. This may be my new favorite!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e- Rosemary Gladstar, herbalist and author\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\nThe beauty on each page of Herbal Adventures makes me desperate to create! Rachel keeps the projects accessible and the photographs are stunning. This book is sure to be well-used and well-loved.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e- Jamie C. Martin, editor of SimpleHomeschool.net and author of Give Your Child the World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\nLike stumbling upon a hidden brook on a bright summer's day, this book is a refreshing treasure for the earth-curious child and the young-at-heart of every age. Rachel shows us how the natural world is the real fairy tale, and how much closer we are to that magic than we think.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e- Asia Suler, Creator and Concoctress of One Willow Apothecaries\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\nIf you've ever wanted a friendly guide to connecting your family to the plants that sustain and heal us, look no further.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e- Ben Hewitt, author of Home Grown and The Nourishing Homestead\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\nHerbal Adventures is the perfect guidebook to plant-based fun for families with children.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e- Samuel Thayer, author of The Forager's Harvest, Nature's Garden, and Incredible Wild Edibles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRachel Jepson Wolf\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eloves nothing more than bringing people and plants together. With a degree in environmental education and biology, Rachel spent years helping kids and adults fall in love with the natural world. In 2002 she founded LüSa Organics, a botanical body care company, and more recently began leading in-person herbal retreats for adults and children. She is also the author of \u003ci\u003eHerbal Adventures\u003c\/i\u003e, a family-friendly exploration of herbs and the wonderful things you can make with them. Today Rachel lives with her husband, Pete, and their two children, Lupine and Sage, on a wonderfully weedy homestead in rural Wisconsin. Her days are spent writing, foraging, playing with plants, and homeschooling her kids. 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A two-page map helps kids identify what kinds of plants grow in their part of the country. Readers will even get to know the plants in their communities with the help of a plant-watching questionnaire. 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The\u003cbr\u003emoon is somewhat more than one-quarter the diameter of the earth.\u003cbr\u003eThis makes it the largest substantial satellite (moon) in the solar\u003cbr\u003esystem in comparison to its parent planet. (Three moons of Jupiter\u003cbr\u003eand one each of Neptune and Saturn are physically larger than our\u003cbr\u003emoon; Pluto's small moon Charon is nearly half Pluto's size.)\u003cbr\u003eThe moon orbits the earth every 271?3 days with\u003cbr\u003erespect to the stars. But during that time, the earth and moon have\u003cbr\u003emoved as a system about 1?12 of the way in their yearly orbit around\u003cbr\u003ethe sun. So if the moon at a certain point in its orbit is directly\u003cbr\u003ebetween the earth and the sun, 271?3 days later it has not quite\u003cbr\u003ereturned to that point directly between the earth and the sun. The\u003cbr\u003emoon must orbit the earth a bit farther to get back to the same place\u003cbr\u003ewith respect to the line between the earth and the sun. The moon\u003cbr\u003ereaches this point in a couple of days, making the synodic period of\u003cbr\u003ethe moon equal to 291?2 days. (The synodic period is the interval\u003cbr\u003ebetween two successive conjunctions -- coming to the same celestial\u003cbr\u003elongitude -- of two celestial bodies, in this case conjunctions of the\u003cbr\u003emoon and sun as observed from the earth.) It is the synodic months\u003cbr\u003ethat are taken into account in lunar calendars.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003eEditor's Note v Acknowledgments vi List of Tables and Appendixes x How to Use This Book 1\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n1. A First Look at the Sky 7 2. A Tour of the Sky 21 3. The Monthly Sky Maps 46 4. The Constellations 126 5. Stars, Nebulae, and Galaxies 144 6. Double and Variable Stars 194 7. Atlas of the Sky 209 8. The Moon 348 9. Finding the Planets 385 10. Observing the Planets 418 11. Comets 455 12. Asteroids 463 13. Meteors and Meteor Showers 467 14. Observing the Sun 474 15. Coordinates, Time, and Calendars 495 16. Telescopes and Binoculars 503\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\nAppendixes 512 Glossary 548 Bibliography 557 Index 563\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003eThe fourth edition of this best-selling field guide was revised and updated, and each printing brings further updates with the latest information. As of the 16th printing (December 2018), most of the time-sensitive material has been updated for the next decade. Twenty-four color Monthly Sky Maps show exactly what you'll see when facing north or south in the night sky. Fifty-two color Atlas Charts cover the entire sky, including close-ups of areas of special interest, such as the Pleiades and the Orion Nebula. Two dozen pages cover the August 21, 2017, total solar eclipse whose path crossed the continental United States, and other aspects of recent and future solar eclipses.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\nBrimming with dazzling celestial photographs and timely astronomical information, the newly revised Peterson Field Guide to the Stars and Planets is a must-have resource for any amateur stargazer. Country Living Gardener\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\nAn excellent introduction to astronomy for beginners and a field guide for experts. St. Louis Post-Dispatch\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJay M. 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With her ecstatic prose and her rapturous powers of insight, Nezhukumatathil proves herself a worthy spiritual successor to the likes of Mary Oliver and Annie Dillard, setting the bar high for a new generation of nature writers. -- \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, Best Books of Fall 2020\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe nature writing we have been exposed to has been overwhelmingly male and white, which is just one reason that Aimee Nezhukumatathil's latest essay collection, \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWorld of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments\u003c\/i\u003e is a breath of fresh air . . . What makes her work shine is its joyful embrace of difference, revealing that true beauty resides only in diversity. -- \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis slim volume is packed with gorgeous, thoughtful essays on the natural world by award-winning poet Nezhukumatathil. -- \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, 20 Books We're Excited to Read This Fall 2020\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWorld of Wonders\u003c\/i\u003e is a stunning union of biography, poetry, philosophy, and science; it is imbued with a love for her readers and for the natural world, and with a hope that people of color will feel more seen in nature writing . . . With a sense of amazement for the creatures around us, Aimee makes an ardent and artistic case for a compassionate ethics grounded in a deeper understanding--and love--of nature. -- The Rumpus\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNezhukumatathil's investigations, enhanced by Nakamura's vividly rendered full-color illustrations, range across the world, from a rapturous rendering of monsoon season in her father's native India to her formative years in Iowa, Kansas, and Arizona, where she learned from the native flora and fauna that it was common to be different . . . 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It's a heartwarming, poignant, and often funny collection, enlivened by Fumi Nakamura's dreamy illustrations. -- BuzzFeed, Summer Books You Won't Be Able to Put Down\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShould the wonderful David Attenborough ever retire, my hope is someone at BBC has read the work of Aimee Nezhukumatathil . . . What a lovely book this is, gentle in its pacing, well-illustrated by Fumi Nakamura, and quietly subversive in the way she channels its gusts of joy. -- Literary Hub, Best New Books to Read This Summer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAimee Nezhukumatathil's \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWorld of Wonders\u003c\/i\u003e is a gorgeous collection of essays that ruminate on flora, fauna, and what they can teach us about life itself. Moving between vignettes from Nezhukumatathil's life and her ponderings on nature, \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWorld of Wonders\u003c\/i\u003e is a one-of-a-kind book you won't want to miss this year. -- Bustle, The Best Books of Fall 2020\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNezhukumatathil's 30 essays are brightly crafted microcosms of childhood, identity, belonging, parenthood, and memory. From fireflies recalling summer nights in rural western New York to touch-me-not plants sparking contemplation on closeness, the writing shines with a tactile and beautiful lyricism that reimagines the world we see every day and sparks new magic in it. -- \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRalph Lauren Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, The Summer Reading List\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNezhukumatathil is the environmental writer we should be reading in schools, instead of Emerson or Thoreau. -- The New Southern Fugitives\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAimee Nezhukumatathil's \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWorld of Wonders\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to make me feel like a firefly as much as it reminds me I'm still a black boy playing in Central Mississippi woods. The book walks. It sprints. It leaps. Most importantly, the book lingers in a world where power, people, and the literal outside wrestle painfully, beautifully. This book is a world of wonders. This book is about to shake the Earth. -- Kiese Laymon\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSometimes we need teachers who remind us how to be flabbergasted and gobsmacked and flummoxed and enswooned by the wonders of this earth. How to be in stupefied and devotional love to the wonders of this earth. How to be in love with this, our beloved earth. Aimee Nezhukumatathil's \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWorld of Wonders\u003c\/i\u003e is as good and generous a teacher as one could ever ask for. This book enraptures with its own astonishments and reveries while showing us how to be enraptured, how to revere. Which, again, is showing us how to be in love. I can think of nothing more important. Or wonderful. -- Ross Gay, author of \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Books of Delights\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNezhukumtathil applies her skill as a poet to a scintillating series of short essays on nature. She takes up topics that fascinate her--the bizarre-looking potoo birds of Central and South America; corpse flowers, with their rich colors and acrid odor--and connects them to her own experience of the world . . . Throughout, she vividly describes sounds, smells, and color--the myriad hues of a 'sea of saris' from India--and folds in touches of poetry. Fumi Nakamura's lush illustrations add to the book's appeal. Readers of Terry Tempest Williams and Annie Dillard will appreciate Nezhukumtathil's lyrical look at nature. -- \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn her debut essay collection, \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWorld of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments\u003c\/i\u003e, Aimee Nezhukumtathil's prose exalts a heightened practice of attention by leading readers through a stunning menagerie of curious species, from dancing frogs and vampire squids to corpse flowers and dragon fruit--creatures that often seem alien and otherworldly, but reveal so much about what it means to be a co-inhibitor of this planet. -- \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGreat River Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"These are the praise songs of a poet working brilliantly in prose. Each essay compresses a great deal of art and truth into a small space, whether about fireflies or flamingos, monkeys or monsoons, childhood or motherhood, or the trials and triumphs of living with a brown skin in a dominant white world. You will not find a more elegant, exuberant braiding of natural and personal history.\" -- Scott Russell Sanders\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWorld of Wonders\u003c\/i\u003e is a mesmerizing work of essays and tender illustrations, meditations on nature, cumulative in effect; nature as memoir, nature as memoir, nature as simply and joyously itself. Each chapter captures a moment, each centered around a different natural phenomenon and charts the reverberations of the lived experience it evokes, be in family, identity, or the notion of belonging. A centering book, delightful and unexpected. -- Sallye L, Barnes \u0026amp; Noble Book of the Year Finalist selection\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis isn't your typical dry and stuffy nature writing essayist that you were forced to read in college. No, this ecologist's take on the natural world is more akin to lyrical prose with social commentary and pop culture references laced throughout. Relevant and inspiring, Aimee Nezhukumatathil reminds us once again why nature is so absolutely amazing and beautiful. -- Mike O, Barnes \u0026amp; Noble Book of the Year Finalist selection\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is the kind of gentle and lyrical ecotone [I am] thrilled for everyone on planet Earth to read. Through ancestry, travel, academic study, and her childhood, motherhood, and career experiences as a woman of color, Nezhukumtathil illuminates a brief yet moving display of life through nature. -- Katelynn Tefft, Third Place Books\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA truly whimsical and vibrant journey through a world of odd and lovable creatures and plants . . . A perfect read for anyone looking for beautiful writing about the natural world. -- Katie Kenny, Bank Square Books\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[Nezhukumatathil's] poet's eye, irrepressible spirit, and unquenchable love of nature bestow previously untold riches. -- Kelly Barth, Raven Book Store\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis lovely and informative collection of essays on things from the natural world somehow manages to transcend the boundaries of the 'nature essay' genre and is itself something much more intimate with a life of its own. Beautifully done and a satisfying read. -- Lauren Nopenz Fairley, Curious Iguana\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBuoyant and lyrical, Aimee Nezhukumtathil weaves imagistic musings on a few of our planet's particularly mesmerizing flora and fauna with personal experiences in all sorts of places: Kansas, Arizona, Mississippi, India, Greece. The fascinating observations of plants and animals she explores--axolotls, cactus wrens, ribbon eels, cassowaries, narwhals, dragon fruit, and so on--are nuanced by her insights into her childhood, her family, herself, her fellow human creatures. A taut profusion, an effortless melding of nature writing and memoir, this joyous book begs the reader to slow down and savor its language and ideas the way one should the ripest cara cara orange. -- Ben Groner, Parnassus Books\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWorld of Wonders\u003c\/i\u003e is a magical book with deep, subtle, resonant power. Filled with short essays accompanied by gorgeous illustrations that Nezhukumtathil uses as a springboard for often poetic reflections on her own experience. Each vignette, whether about fireflies, flamingoes, or newts; offers the reader an opportunity to pause, reflect, and truly wonder with Nezhukumtathil. A perfect book for readers of memoir, nature writing, and poetry! -- Caleb Masters, Book Marks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis gentle but brutal poetic exploration of nature and the effects of climate change on the author's life is nothing short of magical. We need more books like this. -- Cristy Gross, Winchester Book Gallery\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs you might expect from a writer fluent in cardinal since age six, Nezhukumtathil's essays are brimming with intimate scenes of natural life, each presented with exuberant prose that mingles scientific exactitude (the stunning pink of the dragon fruit is due to 'a rind chock full of lycopene') with unabashed whimsy (a gray cockatiel is 'about three apples tall' and a piece of quartz tastes 'like campfire smoke'). As much vivid snapshots as impeccably crafted prose, these brief pieces draw on fable, travel, and memoir to introduce plants and animals ranging from dancing frogs and the impossibly cute smiling axolotl to the more familiar monarch butterfly and flamingo. Linking each creature to the stages of her life--from her childhood as the rare brown person in overwhelmingly white communities, through the loneliness of college, her marriage (to a man who understood the charms of the foul-smelling corpse-flower), motherhood, and career as a teacher and award-winning poet--Nezhukumtathil illuminates the essential bonds between people and the beautiful, singular, awesome--wonderful--flora and fauna we share this planet with. While recognizing the troubles of this divided time, Nezhukumtathil's first foray into prose is a genuine and whole-heartedly upbeat book. -- Laurie Greer, Politics and Prose Bookstore\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWorld of Wonders\u003c\/i\u003e is as delicate as a flower, filling us with awe and reminding us of the beauty of the world and all its people. Aimee Nezhukumtathil's book has the strength of a stone, engendering respect. How can a writer sustain these diametrically opposed conditions? She does and rewards us with joy. -- Lyn Roberts, Square Books\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAimee didn't know it at the time (or maybe she did in her mystical way), but this book was written for me and all the other brown-skinned, nature-loving, quiet-questers in the world. This beautiful package asks the reader to pick-me-up and go for a walk down memory lane where you will find essays on a diversity of flora and fauna from the dragon fruit to the narwhal and the corpse flower to the axolotl; all of which are gorgeously illustrated inside. Her writing asks everyone to find beauty and connection to the wonders that are nature's stories. -- Jessica Palacios, Once Upon a Time Bookstore\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAimee Nezhukumatathil\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the author of four collections of poems, including, most recently,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOceanic\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters Award. Other awards for her writing include fellowships and grants from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, Mississippi Arts Council, and MacDowell. Her writing appears in\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePoetry\u003c\/i\u003e, the\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eESPN\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTin House\u003c\/i\u003e. She serves as poetry faculty for the Writing Workshops in Greece and is professor of English and creative writing in the University of Mississippi's MFA program.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMilkweed Editions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePub Date: S\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eeptember 08, 2020\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e0.8\" H x 8.6\" L x 5.7\" W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e184 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ehardcover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IPS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41008838181050,"sku":"9781571313652","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/products\/WorldofWonders.jpg?v=1675281275"},{"product_id":"braiding-sweetgrass-by","title":"Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Essay Collection of the Decade by Literary Hub\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that plants and animals are our oldest teachers. In \u003ci\u003eBraiding Sweetgrass\u003c\/i\u003e, Kimmerer brings these two lenses of knowledge together to take us on \"a journey that is every bit as mythic as it is scientific, as sacred as it is historical, as clever as it is wise\" (Elizabeth Gilbert).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrawing on her life as an indigenous scientist, and as a woman, Kimmerer shows how other living beings--asters and goldenrod, strawberries and squash, salamanders, algae, and sweetgrass--offer us gifts and lessons, even if we've forgotten how to hear their voices. In reflections that range from the creation of Turtle Island to the forces that threaten its flourishing today, she circles toward a central argument: that the awakening of ecological consciousness requires the acknowledgment and celebration of our reciprocal relationship with the rest of the living world. For only when we can hear the languages of other beings will we be capable of understanding the generosity of the earth, and learn to give our own gifts in return.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\"Robin Wall Kimmerer is writer of rare grace. She writes about the natural world from a place of such abundant passion that one can never quite see the world the same way after having seen it through Kimmerer's eyes. In\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBraiding Sweetgrass\u003c\/i\u003e, she takes us on a journey that is every bit as mythic as it is scientific, as sacred as it is historical, as clever as it is wise. She is a great teacher, and her words are a hymn of love to the world.\"\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Elizabeth Gilbert\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\"Robin Wall Kimmerer has written an extraordinary book, showing how the factual, objective approach of science can be enriched by the ancient knowledge of the indigenous people. It is the way she captures beauty that I love the most--the images of giant cedars and wild strawberries, a forest in the rain and a meadow of fragrant sweetgrass will stay with you long after you read the last page.\"\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Jane Goodall\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003eI give daily thanks for Robin Wall Kimmerer for being a font of endless knowledge, both mental and spiritual.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Richard Powers,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\"Robin Wall Kimmerer opens a sense of wonder and humility for the intelligence in all kinds of life we are used to naming and imagining as inanimate.\"\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Krista Tippett, host of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn Being\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003eIn a world where only six percent of mammalian biomass on the planet now comprises of wild animals, I longed for books that pressed me up against the inhuman, that connected me to an inhuman world.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBraiding Sweetgrass\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby Robin Wall Kimmerer moved me to actual tears.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Alexandra Kleeman, The Millions\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003eIn\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBraiding Sweetgrass\u003c\/i\u003e, botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer tackles everything from sustainable agriculture to pond scum as a reflection of her Potawatomi heritage, which carries a stewardship 'which could not be taken by history: the knowing that we belonged to the land.' . . . It's a book absorbed with the unfolding of the world to observant eyes--that sense of discovery that draws us in.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e--NPR\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003eProfessor and botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer knows that the answer to all forms of ecological unbalance have long been hidden in plain sight, told in the language of plants and animals, minerals and elements. She draws on her own heritage . . . pairing science with Indigenous principles and storytelling to advocate for a renewed connection between human beings and nature.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eOutside\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003eKimmerer eloquently makes the case that by observing and celebrating our reciprocal relationship with the natural world, one can gain greater ecological consciousness.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eSierra Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\"With deep compassion and graceful prose, Robin Wall Kimmerer encourages readers to consider the ways that our lives and language weave through the natural world. A mesmerizing storyteller, she shares legends from her Potawatomi ancestors to illustrate the culture of gratitude in which we all should live.\"\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\"The gift of Robin Wall Kimmerer's book is that she provides readers the ability to see a very common world in uncommon ways, or, rather, in ways that have been commonly held but have recently been largely discarded. She puts forth the notion that we ought to be interacting in such a way that the land should be thankful for the people.\"\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eMinneapolis Star Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\"Braiding Sweetgrass\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis instructive poetry. Robin Wall Kimmerer has put the spiritual relationship that Chief Seattle called the 'web of life' into writing. Industrial societies lack the understanding of the interrelationships that bind all living things--this book fills that void. I encourage one and all to read these instructions.\"\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Oren Lyons, Faithkeeper, Onondaga Nation and Indigenous Environmental Leader\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003ePreface -- Planting Sweetgrass -- Skywoman Falling -- The Council of Pecans -- The Gift of Strawberries -- An Offering -- Asters and Goldenrod -- Learning the Grammar of Animacy -- Tending Sweetgrass -- Maple Sugar Moon -- Witch Hazel -- A Mother s Work -- The Consolation of Water Lilies -- Allegiance to Gratitude -- Picking Sweetgrass -- Epiphany in the Beans -- The Three Sisters -- Wisgaak, Gokpenagen: A Black Ash Basket -- Mishkos Kenomagwen: The Teachings of Grass -- Maple Nation: A Citizenship Guide -- The Honorable Harvest -- Braiding Sweetgrass -- In the Footsteps of Nanabozho: Becoming Indigenous to Place -- The Sound of Silverbells -- Sitting in a Circle -- Burning Cascade Head -- Putting Down Roots -- Umbilicaria: The Belly Button of the World -- Old-Growth Children -- Witness to the Rain -- Burning Sweetgrass -- Windigo Footprints -- The Sacred and the Super fund -- People of Corn, People of Light -- Collateral Damage -- Shkitagen: People of the Seventh Fire -- Defeating Windigo -- Epilogue: Returning the Gift -- Notes -- Sources -- Acknowledgments.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMilkweed Editions\/PGW \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/collections\/robin-wall-kimmerer\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobin Wall Kimmerer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a mother, scientist, decorated professor, and enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. She is the author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBraiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teaching of Plants\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. She lives in Syracuse, New York, where she is a SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor of Environmental Biology, and the founder and director of the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMilkweed Edition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePub Date: \u003cspan\u003eSeptember 01, 2014\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1.0\" H x 8.3\" L x 5.4\" W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e408 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback ISBN: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e9781571313560\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover ISBN: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e9781571311771\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePub Date: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eOctober 13, 2020\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e1.3\" H x 8.6\" L x 5.8\" W \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IPS","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45249482784954,"sku":"9781571313560","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45249482817722,"sku":"9781571311771","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/products\/BraidingSweetgrass.jpg?v=1675313487"},{"product_id":"the-sound-of-a-wild-snail-eating-by-elisabeth-tova-bailey","title":"The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the William Saroyan International Prize for Writing\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the John Burroughs Medal\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the National Outdoor Book Award in Natural History Literature\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Brilliant.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn a work that beautifully demonstrates the rewards of closely observing nature, Elisabeth Tova Bailey shares an inspiring and intimate story of her encounter with a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNeohelix albolabris\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e--a common woodland snail.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhile an illness keeps her bedridden, Bailey watches a wild snail that has taken up residence on her nightstand. As a result, she discovers the solace and sense of wonder that this mysterious creature brings and comes to a greater understanding of her own place in the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIntrigued by the snail's molluscan anatomy, cryptic defenses, clear decision making, hydraulic locomotion, and courtship activities, Bailey becomes an astute and amused observer, offering a candid and engaging look into the curious life of this underappreciated small animal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sound of a Wild Snail Eating\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a remarkable journey of survival and resilience, showing us how a small part of the natural world can illuminate our own human existence, while providing an appreciation of what it means to be fully alive \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003eWINNER OF THE WILLIAM SAROYAN INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR NONFICTION (2012)WINNER OF THE JOHN BURROUGHS MEDAL (2011)NATIONAL OUTDOOR BOOK AWARD FOR 2010 in Natural History LiteratureBOOKS FOR A BETTER LIFE AWARD, FINALIST for Inspirational MemoirTOP TEN ADULT SCIENCE \u0026amp; TECHNOLOGY BOOKS FOR 2010,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003eBEST BOOKS OF 2010: MORE OF THE BEST,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003eGREAT TITLES TO ADD TO THE NYT BEST OF 2010,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePraise:\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\"Beautiful.\" --\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdward O. Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\"Universal, deeply felt, and with an enormously generous soul, the gently told story grants readers a heightened appreciation for the ever-shrinking, ever-fascinating, secretive parts of our unkempt world.\" --\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlexandra Fuller for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Daily Beast\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"How interesting can a snail be? Entirely captivating, as it turns out. [Bailey] is a marvelous writer, and the marriage of science and poetic mysticism that characterizes this small volume is magical.\" --\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMinneapolis Star Tribune\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\"[Bailey] found comfort in an unlikely companion--a tiny snail, whose micro-doings are the source of a surprising philosophy.\" --\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\"An exquisite meditation on the restorative connection between nature and humans. . . Bailey's slim book is as richly layered as the soil she lays down in the snail's terrarium: loamy, potent, and regenerative.\" --\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Huffington Post\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\"[A] small, quiet masterpiece, already destined to become a classic.\" --\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWashington Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\"A spare, beautifully quirky grace note of a book.\" --\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFamily Circle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\"Though illness may rob us of vitality, sometimes it can also help bring us understanding---albeit in improbable disguises . . . Perhaps there's something to be said for moving at a snail's pace.\" --\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eNPR.org\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\"This elegant little gem is a triumph.\"--\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaine Sunday Telegram\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003ePrologue -- Part I. The Violet-Pot Adventures -- 1. Field Violets -- 2. Discovery -- 3. Explorations -- Part II. A Green Kingdom -- 4. The Forest Floor -- 5. Life in a Microcosm -- 6. Time and Territory -- Part III. Juxtapositions -- 7. Thousands of Teeth -- 8. Telescopic Tentacles -- 9. Marvelous Spirals -- 10. Secret Recipes -- Part IV. The Cultural Life -- 11. Colonies of Hermits -- 12. Midnight Leap -- 13. A Snail's Thoughts -- 14. Deep Sleep -- Part V. Love and Mystery -- 15. Cryptic Life -- 16. Affairs of a Snail -- 17. Bereft -- 18. Offspring -- Part VI. Familiar Territory -- 19. Release -- 20. Winter Snail -- 21. Spring Rain -- 22. Night Stars -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix: Terraria -- Selected Sources -- Permissions.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElisabeth Tova Bailey's\u003c\/strong\u003e essays and short stories have been published in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eYale Journal for Humanities in Medicine,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMissouri Review, Northwest Review,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSycamore Review.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The hardcover edition of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sound of Wild Snail Eating\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewas a Barnes \u0026amp; Noble Discover title, an Indie Next Pick, and a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBest Book of the Year. Bailey has received several Pushcart Prize nominations (in addition to the awards listed above), and the essay on which this book is based received a Notable Essay Listing in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBest American Essays.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e She is on the Writers Council for the National Writing Project. 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