Nikki McClure

This picture book follows the life of an apple throughout the year, demonstrating the cyclical patterns in nature. The youngest of readers will delight in following the journey of the bright red apple the only splash of color in the otherwise black-and-white illustrations as it travels from tree, to harvest, to snack, to compost, and finally to sprout.

As spring slowly turns to summer, a little boy builds a fort and plants a garden in impatient anticipation.

While waiting with family members for high tide to come in, a youngster who is very knowledgeable about the seashore and what lives there helps to build a raft.

"A natural history counting book highlighting some favorite creatures who live in and alongside the Salish Sea"--

"Raise the sails and follow the wind across the green sea in this captivating marriage of lyrical prose and intricate illustrations from a renowned West Coast artist. Old wood boat remembers the wind. Dilapidated and parted from the sea, she remembers and waits as her mast cracks and blackberry vines creep across her deck. But one day, a family tows her home. Scraped, scrubbed, sanded, and varnished, she is made beautiful and seaworthy again. After...

Illustrations and rhyming text pay homage to a new day, with promises for the future in its "perfect piece of time."

Rhyming text explores the life and work of folk musician Pete Seeger, discussing how his messages of universal understanding and social and environmental justice inspired generations.