The Shortest Day by Susan Cooper, Carson EllisIn this seasonal treasure, Newbery Medalist Susan Cooper's beloved poem heralds the winter solstice, illuminated by Caldecott Honoree Carson Ellis's strikingly resonant illustrations. So the shortest day came, and the year died . . . As the sun set on the shortest day of the year, early people would gather to prepare for the long night ahead. They built fires and lit candles. They played music, bringing their own light to the darkness, while wondering

inviting illustrations reveal the mysterious lives of these birds and impart an appreciation for the wonder of the life cycles around us

this luminous reissue of an all-time favorite fairy tale will attract an even wider audience with its romantic new jacket and a shortened text

and her depictions of faces are realistic and diverse

and an owl's nesting box

They often leave gifts for each other -- a beautiful feather

Finding Ecohappiness is especially and unreservedly recommended for personal

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Martin Waddell is the author of more than one hundred books for young readers

and who have set up a dedicated fan group on Facebook

and children in thirty countries through keynote messages

Ellis elegantly weaves the tale of several square feet of ground in the insect world as the seasons pass

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