What Are You Doing Today, Mother Nature? Travel the world with 48 nature stories, for every month of the year

by Samson Abadie, Margaux; Brownridge, Lucy

• ISBN13: 9780711269668
• ISBN10: 0711269661
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2022-07-12
• Publisher: Wide Eyed Editions

Summary

This exquisitely illustrated treasury of narrative nonfiction stories about the natural world, organized season by season and around the world, shows children the infinite beauty and variety of nature in every part of the planet.

Arranged around the full cycle of a calendar year, each month chapter features four stories each from a different part of the world to show that while somewhere it is hot summer, somewhere else is in the middle of winter, while some are dry and others are rainy.

48 story spreads tell fascinating single stories of animals and nature from each month of the year, showing how the changing of the seasons takes place around the world, promoting an international sense of the weather, seasons and cycles of nature from very big, to ever-so-small.

This captivating book will transport readers across the globe, teaching them about the different kinds of weather and wildlife all across the planet.
 

Author Biography

Lucy Brownridge is an author and editor of children's books based in London. She writes books for children about history of art, history, animals, and science. She has an MA in history of art from the Courtauld Institute of Art and a BA in history of art from the University of Bristol. 

Table of Contents

JANUARY
A Hot Bath in Winter Japan
The Great Parrot Clay Lick Peru
A Little Chick’s Very Long Day Antarctica
Love in a Snowstorm Afghanistan
FEBRUARY
A Blush of Pink Japan
A Kaleidoscope of Butterflies Mexico
A Cloud of Frog Spawn Wales
A Super Bloom in Death Valley USA
MARCH
Life Springs from the Rich Earth Netherlands
A Frog Defrosts Canada
A Black Sun Ballet Denmark
A Gray Whale Gathering Mexico
APRIL
A Cascade of Snow Nepal
A Blanket of Bluebells England
A Drop of Rain Norway
A Snow Dance Japan
MAY
A Dust Storm in the Desert Saudi Arabia
A Magical Moonbow USA
The Great Sardine Run South Africa
The Flying Guava Farmer Trinidad
JUNE
A Light Show in the Forest USA
A Spectacular Stink Indonesia
A Total Eclipse of the Moon England
A Stay at the Fig Hotel Palestine
JULY
The Winds of Change France
The Great Migration Kenya
Life from the Ashes USA
The Wood Wide Web Italy
AUGUST
The Aurora Australis Tasmania
A Gathering of Giants Sri Lanka
A Sea of Glowing Stars Maldives
A Bamboo Bear House China
SEPTEMBER
A Mushroom Grows in a Forest Spain
A Salmon’s Quest Canada
The Home of the Clouds India
The Hermit Crabs’ House Swap Jamaica
OCTOBER
A Falling Leaf USA
The Perfect Nest Western New Guinea
A Lightning Spectacular Venezuela
Brown Bear’s Bedtime Russia
NOVEMBER
Snow in the Desert Algeria
The Longest Flight Antarctica
Life Comes Flooding Back Zambia
A New Coat for Winter Poland
DECEMBER
A Night Owl Hunts by Day Portugal
A Desert Drink Namibia
The Sky Ablaze Norway
A Highland Feast Scotland
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