Lynne Cherry

An environmental history of the Nashua River, from its discovery by Indians through the polluting years of the Industrial Revolution to the ambitious clean-up that revitalized it.

Kamanya believes in the shaman's wisdom about the healing properties of plants found in the Amazon rain forest and hopes one day to be a healer for his people.

A young wood thrush makes his first migration from his nesting ground in a forest preserve in Maryland to his winter home in Costa Rica and back again.

A prominent children's book author and illustrator shares her life, her daily activities, her interest in environmental preservation, and her creative process, showing how all are intertwined.

A wandering armadillo sees some of the cities, historic sites, geographic features, and wildlife of Texas.

Una semilla de un pantano de mangle flota en el mar hasta que descansa en una laguna lejana. Al paso del tiempo, se convierte a una isla manglar que sirve como refugio para muchos pájaros y animales, aun durante un huracán. A seed from a mangrove tree floats on the sea until it comes to rest on the shore of a faraway lagoon where, over time, it becomes a mangrove island that shelters many birds and animals, even during a hurricane.

Rhyming text and illustrations introduce a variety of animals with different ailments.

A look at seals as they swim and dive in the sea.

A look at orangutans in the rain forest as they swing through the treetops and care for their babies.

Forty poems reveal a variety of secret thoughts, worries, and wishes.