The book's two organizing themes--the chronology of Thoreau's life and the seasonal cycle beginning with spring--interact seamlessly on every spread
Ladybug Girl and the Big Snow honors the magic of the outdoors and creativity
Broad-leaved Trees with Alternate Simple Leaves (Plates 2346) 255 Thorny Trees with Alternate Toothed Leaves (Plate 23) 256 Thorny Trees with Alternate Leaves Not Toothed (Plate 24) 261 Trees with Alternate Fan-lobed Leaves (Plate 25) 264 Trees with Alternate Fan-veined and Triangular or Heart-shaped Leaves (Plate 26) 270 Poplars and Tallowtree (Plate 27) 275 Oaks I: Leaves Feather-lobed with Bristle Tips (Plate 28) 284 Oaks II: Leaves Feather-lobed without Bristle Tips (Plate 29) 292 Oaks III: Leaves Wavy-edged or Toothed (Plate 30) 295 Oaks IV: Leaves Typically Smooth-edged (Plate 31) 298 Trees with Alternate Coarse-edged Leaves (Plate 32) 303 Elms and Water-elm (Plate 33) 307 Birches (Plate 34) 312 Other Trees with Mostly Double-toothed Leaves and/or Small Woody Cones (Plate 35) 318 Cherries and Peach (Plate 36) 322 Thornless Plums (Plate 37) 326 Willows I: Leaves Very Narrow to Medium in Width 331 (Plate 38) Willows II: Leaves Relatively Wide (Plate 39) 335 Deciduous Hollies (Plate 40) 339 Evergreen Hollies (Plate 41) 342 Miscellaneous Trees with Alternate Toothed Leaves (Plate 42) 344 Miscellaneous Trees with Alternate Leaves Sometimes Toothed (Plate 43) 351 Trees with Leaves Neither Toothed nor Evergreen (Plate 44) 357 Magnolias (Plate 45) 362 Trees with Leathery Evergreen Leaves Mostly Not Toothed (Plate 46) 366
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but the pieces just don't all seem to fit
If You Go Down to the Woods Today: More Than 100 Things to Find (Brown Bear Wood) Sibley The book's two organizing themes--theJourney through a magical woodland, with poems to read and things to find My woodland's full of animals, of every different kind. So shall we stay here for a while and see what we can find? Experience the everyday wonder of nature in this first book of poetry, exploring a magical woodland year. With poems by acclaimed writer Rachel Piercey, join Bear on his journey from spring to winter with lots of friends to meet, places to explore, and things to