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"It is worse, much worse, than you think. If your anxiety about global warming is dominated by fears of sea-level rise, you are barely scratching the surface of what terrors are possible. In California, wildfires now rage year-round, destroying thousands of homes. Across the US, "500-year" storms pummel communities month after month, and floods displace tens of millions annually. This is only a preview of the changes to come. And they are coming fast....

"From J. Drew Lanham, MacArthur "Genius" Grant recipient and author of Sparrow Envy: A Field Guide to Birds and Lesser Beasts, comes a sensuous new collection in his signature mix of poetry and prose. In gorgeous and timely pieces, Joy Is the Justice We Give Ourselves is a lush journey into wildness and Black being. Lanham notices nature through seasonal shifts, societal unrest, and deeply personal reflection and traces a path from bitter history...

"Go on patrol with the Black Mambas, South Africa's first women-led anti-poaching unit. Meet the rangers and discover all they do to protect the wildlife at the Olifants West Nature Reserve." Provided by publisher.

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.

Best friends Bunny and Rabbit celebrate the changing seasons and their friendship by making memories playing in the snow, watching lilacs bloom, and romping in the autumn leaves.

"Down by the meadow that blows wild and free, There's a world full of wonders I want you to see . . . Come spend five minutes on a nature adventure! Written by science writer and poet Gabby Dawnay, this collection of read-aloud stories invites the youngest nature lovers to celebrate the everyday miracles in a woodland. Written in engaging rhyming text, each tale introduces one of nature's wonders. And at the end of each story, children are invited...

Eleven-year-old Willodeen adores creatures of all kinds, but her favorites are the most unlovable beasts in the land: strange beasts known as "screechers". The villagers of Perchance call them pests, even monsters, but Willodeen believes the animals serve a vital role in the complicated web of nature. Lately, though, nature has seemed angry indeed. Perchance has been cursed with fires and mudslides, droughts and fevers, and even the annual migration...

"A guide to exploring the world around us, asking questions, and making sense of what we see--with forty fun outdoor activities that promote independent thinking, which kids can enjoy all year round!"-- Provided by publisher.

J. Drew Lanham explores his obsession with birds and all things wild in a mix of poetry and prose.

In 2003, Bill Sargent bought a big pink house in Ipswich, Massachusetts. His home sits on what is known as the Great Marsh, a fascinating patch of wetland shared by Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Sargent received a grant to study some of the rare and endangered ground-nesting birds that inhabit the public land adjacent to his property. Ipswich Marsh is about these birds, but much else as well. Organized by the seasons of the year, The House on Ipswich...