Books with author David T. Suzuki | Eugenie Fernandes

This fun and engaging story makes an engrossing — but not overwhelming — introduction to environmental issues for young readers. With the help of their parents and their own imaginations, Jamie and Megan discover that natural magic is all around them, even in their own home. Sheets and pillows, fruits and furniture — they all come from nature. What’s more, the air isn’t just empty space — it’s full of smells, sounds, water, and life-giving gases. And their backyard contains clues to both past and future: rocks from millions of years ago, a nail from pioneer times, and seeds that will grow into food for the summer. Beautiful full-color illustrations bring each adventure to vibrant life, with a forest growing in the living room and a stream appearing in the back garden. Each chapter ends with a page of related activities, and a glossary is included at the back.

From their sheets and pillows to their books, fruit, and furniture, nearly everything in Jamie's and Megan's lives has come from nature. Learning to truly understand what surrounds them, they discover that the air they breathe includes water and life-giving gases and that the seeds they find will grow into vegetables. Color illustrations make this simple, stirring story come to life, and the activities and glossaries included for further enrichment help to educate as the story entertains.

Jamey and Megan are afraid the rain will keep them from taking a nature walk with their father, but in this delightful story they learn that nature is not just outside, it is all around them - even in their home. Sheets and pillows, books and pens, fruits and furniture - all come from nature. And for Megan and Jamey they miraculously come to life, thanks to the magic of David Suzuki's story and Eugenie Fernandes's illustrations. Not all of us find an ocean in our bathroom or a forest in the livingroom as Megan and Jamey do, but whether we know it or not, we all have nature in our homes.

From their sheets and pillows to their books, fruit, and furniture, nearly everything in Jamie's and Megan's lives has come from nature. Learning to truly understand what surrounds them, they discover that the air they breathe includes water and life-giving gases and that the seeds they find will grow into vegetables. Color illustrations make this simple, stirring story come to life, and the activities and glossaries included for further enrichment help to educate as the story entertains.