I Begin with Spring: The Life and Seasons of Henry David Thoreau - Hardcover

Dunlap, Julie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0884489086 ISBN 13: 9780884489085

Publisher: Tilbury House,U.S., 2022

Synopsis

Horn Book Starred Review: An excellent introduction to Thoreau and the turbulent times in which he lived.

School Library Journal Starred Review: An engaging and inspiring biographical title for budding scientists, artists, and environmentalists.

Kirkus starred review: A marvelous life survey of a perennially relevant historical figure.

One of Kirkus' Most Anticipated Children's Book of 2022

"A must read." - Elizabeth Bird, A Fuse 8 Production

Formatted like a nature notebook, this exploration of seasonal changes in Thoreau’s day is also a visual story of his life and times and a gentle introduction to climate change.

About this title

About the Authors

Julie Dunlap is a children’s book writer whose books have earned a Junior Library Guild Selection, a Boston Globe Pick of the Lists, a Teachers’ Choice from Learner Magazine, a Parents’ Choice Award, and an honorable mention for children’s books from the National Association for Humane and Environmental Education. Her children’s books include Louisa May and Mr. Thoreau’s Flute (Dial Books for Young Readers); Parks for the People: The Life of Frederick Law Olmsted; Extraordinary Horseshoe Crabs; and Coyotes and Bats (written under her pseudonym, Julia Vogel). She has also co-edited two anthologies for adult readers, Companions in Wonder: Children and Adults Exploring Nature Together (MIT Press) and Coming of Age at the End of Nature (Trinity University Press) and writes for environmental education organizations such as Interfaith Oceans and the Audubon Naturalist Society. She earned a PhD in social ecology from Yale University and teaches undergraduates about wildlife ecology and sustainability at the University of Maryland University College.

 

Megan Elizabeth Baratta is a children's book illustrator and winner of the School Library Journal's inaugural 2022 Endies Award for Best Map. She lives in central New York with her husband, daughter, and three cats. She loves rendering scenes of ordinary life and showing their quiet beauty. Her books include Most Days, I Begin With Spring, and The Secret Stream.

From the Back Cover

A JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD SELECTION

How do we live well, for ourselves and our world, in this time of social injustice and climate change? Begin now, where you are, in spring or any season. That is the message Henry David Thoreau sends from his time almost two centuries ago.

"A marvelous survey of a perennially relevant historical figure. Exemplifies children's narrative nonfiction at the height of its powers." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"Engaging and inspiring." --School Library Journal (starred review)

"A richly detailed field guide to Thoreau." --Publishers Weekly

"An excellent introduction to Thoreau and the turbulent times in which he lived." --The Horn Book (starred review)

"Playful, engaging. A must read!" --Elizabeth Bird, A Fuse #8 Production

"Follows the seasons of the year and the seasons of Thoreau's life to show the deep interconnectedness of the human and natural worlds." --Jeffrey S. Cramer, editor of The Portable Thoreau

"Gracefully explores how Thoreau's demand for social justice in his time can inform the drive for environmental justice and climate action in ours." --Theresa Crimmins, director, USA National Phenology Network

Edition details

• Publisher: Tilbury House,U.S.
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0884489086
• ISBN 13: 9780884489085
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Baratta Megan Elizabeth
• Number of pages: 96