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"A major collection of entirely new poems from the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning author of Time and Materials and The Apple Trees at Olema. A new volume of poetry from Robert Hass is always an event. In Summer Snow, his first collection of poems since 2010, Hass further affirms his position as one of our most highly regarded living poets. Hass's trademark careful attention to the natural world, his subtle humor, and the delicate but...
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Batsford
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2020.
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English
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"A calming collection of nature poems to help you relax and unwind at the end of every day. This collection of 365 poems accompanies your journey through the seasons, from Emily Bront�e on bluebells in spring and Edward Thomas's evocative 'Adlestrop' in summer to the experience of golden autumn with Hartley Coleridge and William Blake's 'To winter.' The words of famous poets mingle with lesser-known voices to celebrate our rich landscape. Beautifully...
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"We walk on Earth's surface every day, but how often do we wonder about the incredible planet around us? From the molten cracks below to the shimmering moon above, Hello, Earth! explores the wonders of the natural world. This playful journey across our puzzle-piece continents does not hesitate to ask questions--even of the Earth itself! ...The book concludes with extensive scientific material to foster further learning about how the earth works, from...
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[Rob Lewis]
Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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"The silence of vanishing things suggests an over-reliance on scientific terminology and concepts is quietly undermining our ability to come to grips with the climate and extinction crises. Through three essays and sixty poems it calls for a shift toward a sacred, more poetic narrative to help break the silence and engage the human spirit in the fight of our time. It also celebrates activism, with a personal account of a largely unreported effort...
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Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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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.
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[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2023.
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Español
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Al seguir a un círculo de familia y amigos durante todo un día, desde la mañana hasta la noche, este libro reafirma la importancia de todas las cosas grandes y pequeñas en nuestro mundo, desde el caracol más pequeñito en la playa hasta la calidez de las conexiones familiares o el más amplio atardecer a cielo abierto.
Celebrates a family's day spent going to the beach, shopping at the market, eating at a restaurant, and spending the evening...
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The University of Georgia Press
Pub. Date
[2009]
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English
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This book is the first anthology to focus on nature writing by African American poets, a genre that until now has not commonly been counted as one in which African American poets have participated. Black poets have a long tradition of incorporating treatments of the natural world into their work, but it is often read as political, historical, or protest poetry, anything but nature poetry. This is particularly true when the definition of what constitutes...
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2024
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English
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"When you are outside on a summer's day, have you ever seen fine powder on a flower or floating on the breeze? That's pollen, almost invisible, waiting for the only thing it needs -- a ride on the wind, or a wing, or a feather. And it's the pollinators, small and mighty, who hold the world together with their work." -- Provided by publisher.
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2018
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"All over the country, there are words disappearing from children's lives. These are the words of the natural world--dandelion, otter, bramble and acorn, all gone. The rich landscape of wild imagination and wild play is rapidly fading from our children's minds. The Lost Words stands against the disappearance of wild childhood. It is a joyful celebration of nature words and the natural world they invoke. With acrostic spell-poems by award-winning writer...
13) An earth song
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Cameron Kids
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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An illustrated adaptation of a Langston Hughes poem where a child delights as the world around him awakens from winter and comes to life with the long-awaited arrival of spring and new beginnings of all kinds.
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