Examines nature through lyrical text and close-up photography.

The WelliWishers, four girls who have backyard adventures after stepping into their colorful garden boots, make friends with a robin. Includes related activities.

"Carl is an earthworm. He spends his days happily tunneling in the soil until a field mouse asks him a simple question that stops him short: "Why?" Carl's quest takes him on an adventure to meet all the animals of the forest, each of whom seems to know exactly what they were put on this earth to do, unlike the curious Carl. But it's not until the world around him has changed that Carl begins to realize everyone, no matter how small, makes a big difference...

On a nature hike with her class, young Amelia Bedelia's literal-mindedness causes confusion along with some laughs.

"A book about loggerhead sea turtles, and a girl's attempts to help save their babies from man-made light"--

Little Critter and his classmates take a field trip into the woods to study their natural surroundings and discover plenty of surprises in the great outdoors.

A young boy finds a patch of wilderness in the city.

"In a simple, evocative conversation with nature, a young girl witnesses how the season changes from summer to autumn"--

The rain clouds are long gone and the dry season scorches the land. Everything is new for the baby giraffe. As she bounds ahead and lags behind, her mother patiently explains the ways of the grasslands. And until she grows a little taller, older, and wiser, her mother reminds her: "You're strong with me."

A young bear wakes from hibernation craving honey, but soon recalls the many things he can enjoy while waiting for his favorite food to be ready.