A unique and artful blend of poetry, science, and activism, this picture book shows how city dwellers can intervene so that nature can work her magic. Perfect for fans of The Curious Garden and Harlem Grown.

Presents a children's encyclopedia, focusing on space, Earth, nature, the human body, science, and history.

Find out how the very earth beneath your feet can be used to make paints and pastels, and how flowers can be repurposed to create inks. Children can learn how to pour paint onto a canvas, how to put pencil to paper and draw, how bits of old paper can make a beautiful collage, and how different mediums can come together to create incredible prints through nature

Encourage young nature lovers to get outside and track, explore, discover, and create. This book is filled with hands-on, educational outdoor activities that kids will love to learn from, like crafting bird feeders out of fruit, pressing flowers, or creating sundials. They'll get their hands dirty and their imaginations revving while staying active outside.

"My second nature reader includes 20 short books for beginning readers at a first grade reading level. Each level focuses on one or two phonics concepts or groups of sight words."--Back cover.

"Poetry is a child's first introduction to the joy of language and to the enchanted world of books. Poetry's lilting rhythms and rhymes, and its short, simple sentences and clever repetition of key words and phrases start children's eyes, minds, and hearts dancing along the rhythmical lines of poetry and into a lifelong love of lyrical language. It is the joyous power of poetry that turns listeners into reader and readers into writers. With each turn...

"You are invited on a journey through this collection of poetry from Haiku and Tanka to Free Verse, Non-Rhyming, and Rhyming. Ponder here to observe the visual representation, realize the meaning of words and be inspired by the depth of expression. Allow the experience to Stir your Soul..."--

"Facing your fear is much easier when there is a mystery to solve! With woodland creatures everywhere they turn and the elusive red fox lurking around, Randy and Jimmy are in for an exciting summer. Full of interesting facts about the animals the boys encounter, The mystery of the night explorers takes readers on a nature-filled adventure as Randy and Jimmy go on a quest for a very special treasure."--Back cover.

"Christianity is not about rituals but changed hearts. In the prophetic tradition of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Eric Metaxas calls slumbering Christians to battle. Picking up where he left off in his electrifying Letter to the American Church, Eric Metaxas renews and deepens his call to believers not to 'practice' their faith but to live it-heroically and with joy. Invoking famous but misunderstood words of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, he shows that God's answer...