Illustrations and easy-to-read text reveal ways nature affects our everyday lives, such as providing food and clothing, and showing when to go to bed and when to get up.

Told in rhyming verse, a stone is considered from a variety of environmental and emotional perspectives, as it sits where it is, surrounded by grass, dirt, and water, an unchanging certainty in the world.

Poetic text describes all the wonderful things about trees including their strong climbing branches, relaxing shade, and amazing growth from a seedling.

As night falls, a trio of siblings stumble upon some of nature's hidden nighttime beauty, including timid fawns, blossoming lavender, silent owls, and many more wonders of the night.

In simple text, a young boy watches how nature changes from winter into spring.

Follows a circle of family and friends over the course of a day from morning till night, showing the importance of all things great and small in our world, from the tiniest shell on the beach, to warm family connections, to the widest sunset sky.

"In an alternate past--or possible future--a mighty tree stands on the banks of a winding river, bearing silent witness to the flow of time and change. A family farms the fertile valley. Soon, a village sprouts, and not long after, a town. Residents learn to harness the water, the wind, and the animals in order to survive and thrive. The growing population becomes ever more industrious and clever, bending nature itself to their will and their ambition:...

"Who needs to fly to Africa or visit a safari park, when there is so much wildlife on our doorsteps? This book examines foxes and discusses where city foxes live, what they eat, what dangers they face, and why they like living so close to people. Special "spotter's clues" symbols highlighting key fox behaviors and features are used throughout the book to enable readers to go on their own "city safari" once they have finished reading the book."-- Provided...

Nyuki is a brand-new honey bee, and she has a lot of questions. Follow her on a lifelong journey as she annoys her sisters, avoids predators, and learns to trust her inner voice as she masters the way of the hive.--Adapted from jacket. Includes a section at the end of the book called "Odds & Ends" with facts and information about bees.

In an otherworldly story set against the backdrop of Cold War-era America, an amphibious man is discovered in the Amazon--and subsequently finds love within the human race.