Three small children follow a brook as they explore the woods around their new home.

As the late afternoon passes into evening, the imaginations of Alice and Mark mingle with reality in a retreat in the woods.

In each story the character, whether fishing, skiing, backpacking, or bicycling, truly loves the joy and freedom of the out-of-doors.

On the first day of spring a little girl walks in the garden with her grandmother.

Relates how the plants and animals around a farmer's barn change over the course of fifty years.

A little boy discovers many things about nature while walking in the woods.

Detailed collage illustrations accompanied by simple text present expanding views of familiar objects in nature, such as a bug and a flower.

When Grandad comes to live with David and his family on the island of Grosse Ile, he and David enjoy sharing the wonders of the natural world.

A canoe ride on a northern lake during a summer day reveals the quiet beauty and wonder of nature in and around the peaceful water.

A big, old oak tree on the bank of a river is felled by weather and age and, after experiencing life on the ground, in the river, and at sea, is