Bandon Public Library

A love letter to the Earth shares striking photographic images from around the world that introduce such concepts as nature and science. Water, air, light. Patterns, curves, shapes, colors. Things that crawl, fly, float, run, bloom, ripen. Think of everything Earth gives us. What are you most thankful for? Includes notes from the author about related activities and resources.

"Leaves and bacteria, insects and fish, bears and people, too--we're all part of one big circle of growing and eating and living"--Inside front flap

Bumblebee queens begin the spring alone, but can create colonies of hundreds throughout the year. Follow one queen as she finds a nest, gathers nectar, lays eggs and tends her colony through spring, summer, and fall

"In her latest gorgeously photo-illustrated nonfiction picture book, celebrated author April Pulley Sayre sheds new light on the wonders of rain, from the beauty of a raindrop balanced on a leaf to the amazing, never-ending water cycle that keeps our planet in perfect ecological balance."--

"Simple text and photographs explore the science behind the transformation that trees undergo in the fall." --

"A photographic non-fiction picture book about the wonder of snowfall and the winter water cycle"--Provided by publisher.

Describes how a variety of creatures, including a butterfly, a sea turtle, a caribou herd, and an Arctic tern, find their ways home

Presents a rhyme and information about a variety of freshwater fish found in North America north of Mexico

"A photographic picture book that explores how fog is formed, how it clears away, why it feels cold, and more"--