Books with author Clare Walker Leslie

Clare Walker Leslie shows kids how to experience nature with all five senses, whether they live in the countryside, a major city, or somewhere in between. Guiding children through inspiring activities like sketching wildlife, observing constellations, collecting leaves, keeping a weather journal, and watching bird migrations, The Nature Connection encourages kids to engage with the world outside and promotes a lifelong love of nature.

Travel 2,500 years back in time to find out where many of our modern holiday traditions originated. • Charming full-color ink and watercolor illustrations throughout. • This valuable resource for teachers and parents uses hands-on activities, natural science facts, and observations to explore the concepts of measuring time, making calendars, and marking seasonal celebrations. • Shows how our popular holiday traditions are rooted in nature, beginning as the seasonal festivals of an ancient society. Children love holiday celebrations but most don't know why they wear masks on Halloween or watch for the groundhog on February 2. Now they can discover that many of our modern traditions started with the festivals of the ancient Celts. The Celts were farming people, so their festivals marked the important events of the agricultural year. Imbolc, in very early spring, celebrated the birth of new lambs, while Samhain, in late fall, celebrated the end of the growing season and the beginning of winter. If we look at our modern calendar, we'll find Groundhog Day falling where Imbolc did, Halloween where the Celts celebrated Samhain, and a host of other holiday correspondences. That's because descendants of the Celts were among the first Europeans to settle in the New World, bringing their holiday traditions with them. In a world of electric lights and store-bought foods, The Ancient Celtic Festivals can help children make the connections to nature that their ancestors did. Whimsically illustrated activity pages invite them to bake a harvest corn bread, stage a spring festival, or warm up the cold depths of winter with hot spiced cider. Teachers, librarians, parents, and children alike will welcome this book as a fun-filled resource.

Travel 2,500 years back in time to find out where many of our modern holiday traditions originated. • Charming full-color ink and watercolor illustrations throughout. • This valuable resource for teachers and parents uses hands-on activities, natural science facts, and observations to explore the concepts of measuring time, making calendars, and marking seasonal celebrations. • Shows how our popular holiday traditions are rooted in nature, beginning as the seasonal festivals of an ancient society. Children love holiday celebrations but most don't know why they wear masks on Halloween or watch for the groundhog on February 2. Now they can discover that many of our modern traditions started with the festivals of the ancient Celts. The Celts were farming people, so their festivals marked the important events of the agricultural year. Imbolc, in very early spring, celebrated the birth of new lambs, while Samhain, in late fall, celebrated the end of the growing season and the beginning of winter. If we look at our modern calendar, we'll find Groundhog Day falling where Imbolc did, Halloween where the Celts celebrated Samhain, and a host of other holiday correspondences. That's because descendants of the Celts were among the first Europeans to settle in the New World, bringing their holiday traditions with them. In a world of electric lights and store-bought foods, The Ancient Celtic Festivals can help children make the connections to nature that their ancestors did. Whimsically illustrated activity pages invite them to bake a harvest corn bread, stage a spring festival, or warm up the cold depths of winter with hot spiced cider. Teachers, librarians, parents, and children alike will welcome this book as a fun-filled resource.

A smart boy in search of a normal life. An enchanted girl with a golden voice. To save his family, he must discover the secrets hidden in a magical underworld. After his mother’s death, Kevin fights to build a new life on his own terms. When he begins to hear others’ thoughts, he fears losing his grip on reality. Until he meets a charmed girl who reveals the thriving Faery underground in the shadows of his city…Kevin’s rising magic threatens the fae, and they vow to destroy him unless he gives up his power. But they cross a line when they kidnap the people he loves. With the help of his bewitching friend, Kevin must break in to the underworld. He must embrace his magic before the Faery King steals his mind and his life…Faery Novice is the first page-turning book in the Faery Chronicles series of young adult urban fantasy novels. If you like fast-paced plots, hidden worlds, and star-crossed romance, you’ll love Leslie Claire Walker’s magical series. Discover Faery Novice and join the Faery underground today!

A class clown forced to lead the fight. A powerful girl who will do anything to belong. To save his city and his friends, he must prevent a demon from rising.Rude is everyone’s friend, the life of the party with uncanny luck, but only because no one has discovered his secret. He is a faery seer’s apprentice, training to enforce magical law, and magic is the only true family he has. When a troubled girl asks him for help, he realizes too late that she—and her supernatural emergency—are way out of his league...With the boss missing and allies abandoning the fight, it’s on Rude to organize the resistance as Hell arrives on earth. Before time runs out, he must face his own demons or risk becoming one himself…Faery Prophet is the second page-turning book in the Faery Chronicles series of young adult urban fantasy novels. If you like fast-paced plots, hidden worlds, and star-crossed romance, you’ll love Leslie Claire Walker’s magical series.Discover Faery Prophet and fight demons today!

A human boy changed forever by magic. An enchanted girl sworn to protect her people. To save Faery, they must defeat an ancient power.When evil corrupts Faery, Kevin vows to fight. With the help of his fae love, his magic might be strong enough to save the realm. But he fears the battle could destroy his humanity, cutting him off from the only life he knows…Assassins emerge from the shadows and friends become enemies. When a primal force older than time strikes, Kevin realizes he’s out of his league…No human or fae has enough power to confront a Horseman of the Apocalypse. But if Faery falls, the other realms—including the human world—die with it. Kevin must face his fear and put his humanity on the line or lose it all…Faery Sovereign is the third spellbinding book in the Faery Chronicles series of young adult urban fantasy novels. If you like fast-paced plots, hidden worlds, and star-crossed romance, you’ll love Leslie Claire Walker’s magical series.Discover Faery Sovereign and save all the worlds today!

Travel 2,500 years back in time to find out where many of our modern holiday traditions originated. • Charming full-color ink and watercolor illustrations throughout. • This valuable resource for teachers and parents uses hands-on activities, natural science facts, and observations to explore the concepts of measuring time, making calendars, and marking seasonal celebrations. • Shows how our popular holiday traditions are rooted in nature, beginning as the seasonal festivals of an ancient society. Children love holiday celebrations but most don't know why they wear masks on Halloween or watch for the groundhog on February 2. Now they can discover that many of our modern traditions started with the festivals of the ancient Celts. The Celts were farming people, so their festivals marked the important events of the agricultural year. Imbolc, in very early spring, celebrated the birth of new lambs, while Samhain, in late fall, celebrated the end of the growing season and the beginning of winter. If we look at our modern calendar, we'll find Groundhog Day falling where Imbolc did, Halloween where the Celts celebrated Samhain, and a host of other holiday correspondences. That's because descendants of the Celts were among the first Europeans to settle in the New World, bringing their holiday traditions with them. In a world of electric lights and store-bought foods, The Ancient Celtic Festivals can help children make the connections to nature that their ancestors did. Whimsically illustrated activity pages invite them to bake a harvest corn bread, stage a spring festival, or warm up the cold depths of winter with hot spiced cider. Teachers, librarians, parents, and children alike will welcome this book as a fun-filled resource.

A mystery girl appears in the midst of a winter thunderstorm, seeking a witch to break a terrible curse. She calls on Stacy, young to the Craft, but growing in power and reputation thanks to her hand in thwarting the last apocalypse. But saving the world feels easy compared to the challenge of unraveling the curse. Stacy must call on the one person whose help she hoped never to need - Malek, the serpent from the Garden of Eden.The spell Stacy must cast requires powerful magic -- and great sacrifice. With love and lives at stake, who will pay the price?

When a runaway asks Kevin Landon for help on Christmas Eve, he can’t say no—even if he’s on his way home for the first Christmas since his transformation from high school freak to Faery King.Kevin doesn’t expect his new runaway friend to have a mysterious magical power of their own that they don’t understand and can’t control.The trouble that follows them home might destroy them all. Can find a spark of hope to light the way?