New Releases by Lynne Cherry

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.

Squirrel teaches Little Groundhog how to plant and tend a vegetable garden.

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.

As someone who loves Mother Earth, this book has so much insight to offer on how truly important the Earth is. Plotkin is under a shamans wing, learning the secrets and science behind the native medicinal practices of the Amazon rainforest. He uses what he learns to open an Amazonian medicines research lab and send a portion of profits back to the amazing tribes that contributed to his knowledge. An insanely inspiring and true story.

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

Valerio the dragon and Allegra the unicorn are driven into hiding when humans begin to destroy the natural beauty of their land, but they receive hope when they befriend the daughter of the man responsible.

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.

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 grizzly bear wakes up to spring, looks after her cubs, and as winter approaches digs a new den.

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

The many different animals that live in a great kapok tree in the Brazilian rainforest try to convince a man with an ax of the importance of not cutting down their home.