Dawn Casey
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A little girl visits her grandmother in different seasons, and together they explore the wonders of her garden. Until, one day, Nana isn't there anymore. But as winter gives way to spring, the girl learns that life goes on, and so does the memory of those we love. --
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This German tale is about a little girl and her mother, who don't have any food to eat. When the little girl finds a few berries, she shares them with an old woman she meets. The woman gives her a black pot that can magically make porridge. Learn what happens in the funny tale of sharing.
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Race with the animals of the Zodiac as they compete to have the years of the Chinese calendar named after them. The excitement-filled story is followed by notes on the Chinese calendar, important Chinese holidays, and a chart outlining the animal signs based on birth years.
5) Grumpy Gecko
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This story from Russia is about a cat, a blackbird, and a foolish rooster who keeps falling for Old Foxy's tricks. Will the cat and the blackbird be able to save him? Can they trick the trickster?
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In this French story, the king and queen adopt a white rat as their daughter. A magician turns the white rat into a beautiful princess, but he cannot change her inmost secret self. The princess will only marry the most powerful man in the world, can the king find the princess a husband?
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Two shepherds are watching their sheep when one falls asleep and a butterfly flies out of his mouth! The other shepherd follows the butterfly's journey, and tells the sleeping man what happened when he wakes up. Learn about perspective in this Irish folk tale.
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In Tehuantepec the Zapotec people used to get along, but discontent grew between the people in the north, the south, and the middle. Learn if a visit from the goddess Tangu Yuh can bring the Zapotecs together and why they make clay figures for New Year's Day.
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Learn how different cultures around the world set out to live in harmony with the natural world in this popular anthology, now in paperback. The seven folk tales are each followed by a hands-on activity that promotes green living and reinforces the eco-messages of the stories. Gold nautilus Book Award Winner.
10) Stink Water
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There once was a man who sold hats who was walking through the jungle on his way to take his hats to market. His cart of hats hits a hole and topples over, spilling the hats. Monkeys take his hats. Find out if he can get them back in this Indian tale of copycat.
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Thank you, hedge, / Thank you, tree. / Thank you, flower, / Thank you, bee. / Thank you, rain, / Thank you, sun. / Thank you, farmers, / every one.
In this simple rhyming story from the author of Held in Love, a child says thank you for the gifts nature provides, from hazelnuts in the hedge to apples from the tree, eggs from the hens to milk from the cow. Eventually, the family has enough ingredients to make something special…a delicious apple...
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This cheerful compendium of true, narrative non-fiction stories show that when we give it a little bit of space and maybe a gentle helping hand, nature comes bouncing back!
From tiger numbers which are roaring back in India and Nepal following conservation efforts, to ecosystem restoration success stories such as the return of the grey wolves to Yellowstone National Park - the uplifting tales in Happy Stories for Nature Lovers show that there...
13) Apple cake
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Frances Lincoln Children's Books, an imprint of The Quarto Group
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2019
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Join a young girl for a walk through the countryside to gather ingredients for a delicious cake: honey from the bees, milk from the cows, and apples from the trees. This simple story teaches little ones to celebrate the natural world and give thanks for nature's gifts. Recipe in back of book