The seasons of the year as described in an essay written by Thoreau at age 11 or 12; an illustrated biography of Thoreau; America in the time of Thoreau (the abolition movement; Transcendentalism; sci
The seasons of the year as described in an essay written by Thoreau at age 11 or 12; an illustrated biography of Thoreau; America in the time of Thoreau (the abolition movement; Transcendentalism; science; the Civil War); and a backmatter exploration of the timing of blooms and bird migrations in Thoreau's time and ours, and what the science of phenology tells us about climate change.
Julie Dunlap (Columbia, MD) is a children's book writer whose books have earned a Junior Library Guild Selection, a Boston Globe Pick of the Lists, a Teachers' Choice from Learner Magazine, a Parents' Choice Award, and an honorable mention for children's books from the National Association for Humane and Environmental Education. Her children's books include Louisa May and Mr. Thoreau's Flute (Dial Books for Young Readers); Parks for the People: The Life of Frederick Law Olmsted; Extraordinary Horseshoe Crabs; and Coyotes and Bats (written under her pseudonym, Julia Vogel). She has also co—edited two anthologies for adult readers, Companions in Wonder: Children and Adults Exploring Nature Together (MIT Press) and Coming of Age at the End of Nature (Trinity University Press) and writes for environmental education organizations such as Interfaith Oceans and the Audubon Naturalist Society. She earned a PhD in social ecology from Yale University and teaches undergraduates about wildlife ecology and sustainability at the University of Maryland University College.
Megan Elizabeth Baratta (Syracuse, NY) illustrates with pencil, ink, and watercolor, sometimes using Procreate for digital enhancements. She loves rendering scenes of ordinary life and showing their quiet beauty. Her clients include Two Leaves + a Bud, Wild Birds Unlimited, Uppercase Magazine, and others. Megan is the illustrator of Most Days (Tilbury House, 2021). She is inspired by the natural world, Miyazaki films, and all things British.
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Several interwoven themes: The seasons of the year as described in an essay written by Thoreau at age 11 or 12; an illustrated biography of Thoreau; America in the time of Thoreau (the abolition movement; Transcendentalism; science; the Civil War); and a backmatter exploration of the timing of blooms and bird migrations in Thoreau's time and ours, and what the science of phenology tells us about climate change.
Book formatted like one of Thoreau's naturalist notebooks and includes some of his sketches along with period art and photos and lots of new illustrations from Megan Baratta.
Foreword and blurb from Jeffrey Cramer, Curator of Collections for the Walden Woods Project.
Blends high—interest illustrated middle grade accessibility with meticulous Thoreau scholarship.
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