The Secret Garden, by Frances Hodgson Burnett, illustrated by Tasha Tudor first published in 1911; illustrations copyright 1962 Mary [stood] waiting, a plain little thing, twisting her thin hands together. She could see that the man in the chair was …
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poetry friday
Seeds by Walter de la Mare The seeds I sowed — For weeks unseen — Have pushed up pygmy Shoots of green; So frail you’d think The tiniest stone Would never let A glimpse be shown. But no; a pebble …
for the beauty of the earth…five books for celebrating Earth Day
John Muir: America’s First Environmentalist, by Kathryn Lasky, illustrated by Stan Fellows Born in the wildness of Scotland, raised in the wilderness of Wisconsin, John Muir fell in love with the out-of-doors as a young boy and grew up to …
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nonfiction nuggets…of homegrown bounty at the farmer’s market
To Market, To Market, written and illustrated by Nikki McClure It’s Market Day; time to grab a basket and head down to see what beautiful goods await us at the farmer’s market. First on the list are apples. A stand …
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a list of…five books to help us love and care for this good Earth
All the Water in the World, by George Ella Lyon, illustrations by Katherine Tillotson Squirting from hoses, splinking on sidewalks, shwooshing up the beach, sparkling in a dewdrop…wonderful, wonderful, water! Where does it come from? Where does it go? George …
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a list of…five cheery books to welcome Spring!
And Then It’s Spring, written by Julie Fogliano, illustrated by Erin E. Stead Spring doesn’t start with green; that radiant, light-dappled, yellow-green of sunshine filtering through brand new leaves. Nuh-uh. It starts with brown. Brown, dead grass. Brown, clumpy fields. …
a list of…five books to welcome Spring
Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors, by Joyce Sidman, illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski In Spring, Red sings from treetops: cheer-cheer-cheer, each note dropping like a cherry into my ear. Red turns the maples feathery, sprouts in rhubarb spears; …
