I have been soaking up summer here in Minneapolis. Every day I peer at my milkweed plants, exulting in the gorgeous Monarch caterpillars munching them, begging them to please evade all enemies and spin a lovely, jade chrysalis. I am …
Tag: environment
restorers are my kind of heroes
Today is Earth Day! Every year when I celebrate Earth Day here on Orange Marmalade, I find myself inspired to live in a more just, sustainable way, and filled with hope that more families will become seriously engaged with the …
The 2019 Orange Marmalade Juicy Book Awards
Awarding my annual Juicies provides me with the great pleasure of looking back at all the books I’ve loved over the past year — such fascinating, beautiful, expansive places I’ve traveled via their pages! Yet whittling down the list to …
the world is so full of a number of things!
Today, I’ve got a stack of fabulous books that open our eyes, minds, and hearts to the extraordinary wonders gracing Planet Earth. Out of dozens and dozens of titles I’ve read this summer, these all felt outstanding to me. The …
ten to read in the hammock
Hope you’re enjoying some leisurely moments this summer. Here are 10 awesome 2016 books to while away the hours. Tell Me a Tattoo Story, by Alison McGhee, illustrated by Eliza Wheeler published in 2016 by Chronicle Books This warm story …
trees are for hugging…a list of five books soaring with trees in honor of my son’s graduation
My son, Erik, graduates from college this week! I’m a happy mom, and deeply thankful for all I’ve learned from him as he has pursued majors in Biology and Environmental Studies. The world needs more people like Erik, devoting themselves to …
that miracle called Planet Earth…a list of five books for Earth Day 2014
It’s time again to celebrate Planet Earth, this beautiful, intricate, astonishing home of ours. Most of us care about what we know, and what affects us. It’s critically important, then, to introduce our children to Nature, to help them fall …
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nonfiction nuggets…blizzards of grit; drifts of dust
The Great American Dust Bowl, written and illustrated by Don Brown In 1931, a drought settled on the American Southwest that would last almost ten years. Massive dust storms with dirt swirling ten thousand feet in the air turned skies …
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nonfiction nuggets…a bicycle built for nine and other two-wheeled wonders
Pedal It!: How Bicycles are Changing the World, by Michelle Mulder Have you ever seen a pet shop on a bike? How about a bicycle-powered blender making smoothies to go? Or a load of children going to school on a …
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oh, the billowy waves and the briny deeps…a list of five books about our oceans
Down, Down, Down: A Journey to the Bottom of the Sea, written and illustrated by Steve Jenkins Squid who whoosh like firecrackers out of the water, then glide through the air. Long-long-long oarfish, sporting orange fringe atop their heads like …
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