{"product_id":"outside-your-window-a-first-book-of-nature-9780763655495","title":"Outside Your Window: A First Book of Nature","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis gorgeously illustrated volume of poetry -- sprinkled with facts and fun things to do -- sows an early love for nature in all its beauty and wonder.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe buzz of bees in summertime. The tracks of a bird in the winter snow. This beautiful book captures all the sights and sounds of a child's interactions with nature, from planting acorns or biting into crisp apples to studying tide pools or lying back and watching the birds overhead. No matter what's outside their windows -- city streets or country meadows -- kids will be inspired to explore the world around them. Written by award-winning author Nicola Davies and illustrated by Mark Hearld, a breathtaking new talent in children's books, Outside Your Window is a stunning reminder that the natural world is on our doorstep waiting to be discovered.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicola Davies \u003c\/b\u003eis a zoologist and an award-winning author whose many books for children include \u003ci\u003eSurprising Sharks\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by James Croft; \u003ci\u003eExtreme Animals: The Toughest Creatures on Earth\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Neal Layton; and \u003ci\u003eGaia Warriors\u003c\/i\u003e. Nicola Davies lives in Wales. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"To write Outside Your Window I cast off my grown-up self and found the me I was at five or six. Inside that younger self I could see the world as I saw it first -- not just the sights and sounds of nature, but the feelings and the thoughts about it that ran through me, strong as the tide.\" -- Nicola Davies \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Hearld\u003c\/b\u003e is a distinguished artist who makes prints, paintings, collages, textiles, and ceramics that are inspired by the natural world, especially by animals. He lives in England.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Candlewick Press (MA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50613938520338,"sku":"9780763655495","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cdfc5b39-b5fd-4d8c-805e-91060c2885e3.jpg?v=1732422302","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/outside-your-window-a-first-book-of-nature-9780763655495","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}