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Out and About: Celebrating Nature in Picture Books (page 2)

Cover art for A DROP OF WATER
CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 23, 2006
Kirkus Star A DROP OF WATER
by Gordon Morrison, illustrated by Gordon Morrison
"Carefully crafted and beautifully executed, this is a splendid addition to the science bookshelf. (Picture book/nonfiction. 5-10)"
The drop of water on a child's finger may have begun in a rain cloud over a mountaintop, collected in a high forest stream, traveling down through bogs, woods, swamp, marsh and farmer's pond before continuing into the meadow brook the child explores. Read full book review >
Cover art for DISCOVERING NATURE’S ALPHABET
CHILDREN'S
Released: May 1, 2006
DISCOVERING NATURE’S ALPHABET
by Krystina Castella, Brian Boyl
"Shelve near Kjell Block Sandved's similar Butterfly Alphabet (1996) or Stephen Johnson's photorealistic Alphabet City (1995). (Picture book. 4-6)"
Wordless except for opening and closing remarks, an occasional phrase of commentary and a key at the back, this album of carefully framed but un-retouched photographs captures letter shapes in vines and tree branches, tufts of moss, rock formations, strands of seaweed, a lizard's tail and other natural objects. Read full book review >
Cover art for SAIL AWAY, LITTLE BOAT
CHILDREN'S
Released: March 1, 2006
SAIL AWAY, LITTLE BOAT
by Janet Buell, illustrated by Jui Ishida
"Deeply respectful of the places where man and nature meet, this is a serene journey of beauty. (Picture book. 3-6)"
In this illustrated rhyme, readers follow a toy boat's journey from brook to ocean. Read full book review >
Cover art for HENRY WORKS
CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 27, 2004
Kirkus Star HENRY WORKS
by D.B. Johnson
"Again, an unassuming, deeply affecting tribute to an essential philosopher and writer. (afterword) (Picture book. 7-9)"
Johnson adds new, rich meaning to a common phrase in his fourth Thoreau-esque episode. Read full book review >
Cover art for THE WIND’S GARDEN
CHILDREN'S
Released: April 1, 2001
THE WIND’S GARDEN
by Bethany Roberts, illustrated by Melanie Hope Greenberg
"Parents beware; it also contains a tip on how youngsters can help the wind by blowing dandelion seeds. (Picture book. 3-7)"
Just in time for spring, Roberts (A Mouse Told His Mother, 1997, etc.) shows young readers that nature's beauty can be appreciated for both its tamed and wild sides. Read full book review >
Cover art for WAKE UP, LITTLE CHILDREN
CHILDREN'S
Released: May 1, 1996
WAKE UP, LITTLE CHILDREN
by Jim Aylesworth, illustrated by Walter Lyon Krudop
"Inviting illustrations bathe verdant country scenes in a warm, impressionistic glow. (Picture book. 4-7)"
 Subtitled ``A Rise-and-Shine Rhyme,'' this wake-up story does for mornings what bedtime stories have long done for evenings. Read full book review >