Henry Carter Hull

Too excited to hibernate through his first winter, a bear cub tries to find spring.

In the endless light of summer days, and the magical gloaming of the wee small hours, nature in Jim's beloved Highlands, Perthshire and Trossachs heartlands is burgeoning freely, as though there is one long midsummer's eve, nothing reserved. For our flora and fauna, for the very land itself, this is the time of extravagant growth, flowering and the promise of fruit and the harvest to come. But despite the abundance, as Jim Crumley attests, summer...

Set in northeastern Nova Scotia and Cape Breton, The Tides of Time: A Nova Scotia Book of Seasons paints vivid portraits of contemporary labourers whose harvests mark the rhythms of the seasonal year. Each of the twelve monthly chapters tells the story of a labour unique to that month, including jobs like tuna fishing, cranberry farming, maple syrup production, sheep farming, beekeeping, lobster fishing, and foraging for wild mushrooms. Stewart revitalizes...

Graced by the Seasons: Fall and Winter in the Northwoods offers a sequel to Bates' highly popular book, A Northwoods Companion: Fall and Winter. This "Volume 2" provides readers with more fascinating insights into the remarkable transitional season of autumn, and the many extraordinary adaptations animals and plants employ to survive a northern winter.

From first haircut to first ice-cream cone, each year brings a new cycle of experiences With each new year come countless little wonders. From the highs-first snowfall, first new umbrella, first beach trip-to the lows-first missed bus, first lost umbrella, first sunburn- every year older means another cycle of everyday experiences. In their clever, playful, observant picture book, acclaimed author Cheryl B. Klein and illustrator Qin Leng explore...

Describes spring, discussing how nature changes, the weather, and typical activities.

"From winter hunts to picnic foraging, Coyote makes his deliberate way through the seasons in his urban habitat"--

"Boris is a special cat! Be it spring, summer, fall, or winter, Boris and his friends experience big and little adventures every day, often without even looking for them!"--

Seasons have always been connected with the passing of time and the changes of life, inspiring myths, folklore, poems, and songs. In this short collection award-winning J.S. Breukelaar and Seb Doubinsky have decided to pay tribute to the old tradition of yearly almanacs, which contained short pieces of lore and traditions. Keeping with the short format, they have renewed the genre by infusing it with a modern-day setting, pushing the boundaries of...

Did you know that leaves may turn yellow, orange, or red before dropping off in fall? Trees drop their leaves to keep water during winter. Find out more in Plants, an All About Fall book. This is an AV2 media enhanced book. A unique book code printed on page 2 unlocks multimedia content. This book comes alive with video, audio, weblinks, slideshows, activities, hands-on experiments, and much more.