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Rachel Carson was a shy child, always drawn to nature. She grew up to become a professional biologist and enter a field with few women and write a book that changed the way people looked at the environment.
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In this worthy anthology, Krishnaswami has collected and retold 18 traditional tales which originated in the Indian subcontinent, all with female protagonists.
In the style of the Picture the Seasons books, this book looks at the life cycle of a cherry tree, the history behind the gift of the Japanese cherry trees to our nation's capital, and the association of cherry trees and spring.
Cherry blossom season is perhaps the most anticipated flowering every spring; the countless festivals are a testament to its perennial popularity.
Product Description: Spring had finally come and everyone in the village was happy, despite being poor — everyone except the miserly landlord.
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Product Description: This unique collection of folktales, compiled by Rina Singh, encourages us to rethink our relationship with trees through the telling of fantastic tales filled with dancing palms, healing fig trees, and magical cherry blossoms.
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Product Description: Pioneering world traveler, writer, photographer, and peace advocate Eliza Scidmore dreamed of beautifying the nation's capital, where she lived.
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Rich, rhythmic language combines with lush illustration to poetically describe the water cycle and more.
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A young gardener plants seeds and waits for the transformation from late Winter's mud brown to the lush green of Springtime.
The sky is as changeable as the weather — from blue sky to rain sky to dark sky and ultimately to sleep sky.