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2) Outside in
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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.
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"Explore nature through evocative riddles and bold imagery that take the reader from day to night and back again in this perfect read aloud. Who scribbles on the sidewalk with glistening ink? Snail! Who's a comma in a long, long sentence of a stream? Tadpole! Active readers will delight in the clever language and striking illustrations by esteemed author/illustrator Antoinette Portis. On each spread, children will solve riddles about the familiar...
10) Canoe days
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A canoe ride on a northern lake during a summer day reveals the quiet beauty and wonder of nature in and around the peaceful water.
11) Willodeen
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The residents of eleven-year-old Willodeen's village, Perchance, adore the lovable hummingbears who migrate to their community and winter there in shiny bubble nests atop blue willow trees, drawing tourists to the area. However, they despise other local beasts known as screechers, who have sharp teeth and smelly bodies, offering rewards to those who rid the community of them. Willodeen, whose parents were killed in a natural disaster, was taught to...
12) Florette
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When Mae's family moves from the country to the city, she is sad to leave behind her beloved backyard garden but before long, she finds a way to start a new garden.
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Multicultural Literature and Nature Education
No Child Left Inside
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No Child Left Inside
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A grieving son follows a treasure map his late father left him through the woods they used to explore together.
14) My ocean is blue
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A young girl heads to the ocean beach with her mother for a fun day of playing in the sand and the water. The girl must use arm-braced crutches to walk, but that doesn't stop her from finding joy in the feel, sound, and colors of what she joyously calls her ocean.
16) Hiking day
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A little girl and her family go hiking up a nearby mountain for the very first time.
18) Nesting
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Two robins build a nest together and raise their chicks, navigating a year of changing seasons and serpentine predators.-- Provided by Publisher.
19) Listen, listen
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Illustrations and rhyming text explore the sights and sounds of nature in each season of the year.
20) All the world
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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.