When the annual migration of hummingbears, a source of local pride and income, dwindles and no one knows why, Willodeen, armed with a magical birthday gift, speaks up for the animals she loves and vows to uncover this mystery.

All the creatures of the earth learn that though the world looks different to each of us, we are all part of the same earth.

Mouse and Minka experience the delights of nature on a windy autumn day.

"Based on the journal she kept when her granddaughter was new, Maira Kalman shares observations about a summer spent with a baby"--

Gabby and her friends take a road trip, where they experience the fresh grass, fragrant flowers, and apple orchards of the countryside.

Illustrations and simple, rhyming text reveal not only round objects found in nature, but cycles of seasons, water, and more.

On a starry night a girl and her mother climb the hill above their farm, watching and listening to the natural world around them.

In rhyming text the reader takes a walk on a garden path, through a meadow, and along the banks of a stream, noting the animals that are seen along the way.

A child and his father search a wooded area hoping to find a deer, spotting various other wild animals along the way. Just when the boy seems ready to give up and go home, they finally spot the deer they came looking for.

When Grandma walks to her special garden, her granddaughters know to follow her there. Grandma invites the girls to explore her collection of treasures--magical rocks, crystals, seashells, and meteorites--to see what wonders they reveal. "They are alive with wisdom," Grandma says. As her granddaughters look closely, the treasures spark the girls' imaginations. They find stories in the strength of rocks shaped by volcanoes, the cleansing power of beautiful...