Nikki McClure

As spring slowly turns to summer, a little boy builds a fort and plants a garden in impatient anticipation.

An introduction to the concept of and products found at a farmer's market, including how some of the foods and other items are actually produced.

Simple words and cut paper illustrations follow an apple as it falls from a tree, becomes part of a school girl's lunch, and is buried through the changing seasons until it sprouts anew.

Gather, Navigate, Welcome, Fortify, Surrender, Save, Listen, Make Mistakes. These are some of the messages renowned artist Nikki McClure affirms in this gorgeous monograph of her paper cuts. Organized by season, these delicate pieces exude an optimism that revolves around community, sustenance, parenting, and appreciating both urban and rural landscapes. McClure's work reminds us of the important things: the change of seasons, slowing down the world...

"Old wood boat remembers the wind. Dilapidated and parted from the sea, she remembers and waits as her mast cracks and blackberry vines creep across her deck. But one day, a family tows her home. Scraped, scrubbed, sanded, and varnished, she is made beautiful and seaworthy again. After libations have been poured out, the family casts off, and old wood boat embarks on adventure once more"--

Rhyming text explores the life and work of folk musician Pete Seeger, discussing how his messages of universal understanding and social and environmental justice inspired generations.

Rachel Carson once wrote, "It is not half so important to know as to feel." What do we know about clouds? There are three basic types: stratus, cumulus, and cirrus. Some are fleecy and fair-weathered while others portend storms. But clouds are more than pretty or ominous backdrops. They're the vehicle of water between sea and land, land and sea, in a cycle without end or beginning. They are the writing of the wind on the sky, a language all their...

Une perte tragique. Un voyage désespéré. Une mère à la recherche de la vérité Au mois de décembre 1377, quatre enfants périrent dans l'incendie d'une maison. Les villageois ont alors parcouru des centaines de kilomètres au travers de l'Angleterre afin d'exiger que justice soit rendue pour la mort de leurs fils. Pauvres Pécheurs est l'histoire de ce terrible voyage en plein cœur de l'hiver, racontée par Mire, une ancienne nonne qui a passé...