We Leave No Trace!

by Terry Pierce, Nadja Sarell (Illustrator)

Overview

"This is something we can do!"

The great outdoors could use some human kindness—and even the youngest children can help! Little hikers, picnickers, and campers will see how they can pitch in for nature by using the Leave No Trace principles modeled here, such as loving trees gently, leaving natural items in their place, using quiet voices to reassure shy creatures, and putting trash where it belongs. The bouncy rhyming text and vibrant illustrations in this sturdy board book show tiny kids they, too, can easily help protect any wild or natural place while having fun outside.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781951179373
Publisher:	Yosemite Conservancy
Publication date:	03/11/2025
Pages:	7
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 6.00(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 3 Years

About the Author

Terry Pierce is the author of twenty-five children’s books, including Eat Up, Bear!, Hello, Meadow!, Mama Loves You So, Mother Earth’s Lullaby, and My Busy Green Garden. She holds an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts and teaches for UCLA Extension Writers’ Program. Terry is an outdoor enthusiast, enjoying backpacking, hiking, rock climbing, and, of course, bear sightings near her home in Mammoth Lakes, California.

Nadja Sarell has a degree in illustration from the North Wales School of Art and Design as well as an MA in dance from Theatre Academy Helsinki. She is the illustrator behind Eat Up, Bear!, Hello, Meadow!, and The One and Only Wolfgang, written by Instagram sensation Steve Greig aka @wolfgang2242 and author Mary Rand Hess, and the Frankie Sparks, Third Grade Inventor series. She lives in Helsinki, Finland.

Read an Excerpt

People love to be outdoors,

from mountaintops to lakeside shores.

So let's help nature every day

and treat it kindly many ways.

When we leave things as they are. . .

We leave no trace when we are through.

This is something we can do.

When we make ourselves so small. .

We leave no trace when we are through.

This is something we can do.

. . .

When we walk in thoughtful ways. . .

We leave no trace when we are through.

This is something we can do.

. . .

People love to be outdoors,

from hiking trails to duck pond shores.

Wherever our feet touch the ground,

we're kind to nature all around.

Editorial Reviews

Midwest Book Review, March 2025: "With its deftly crafted message of conservation, "We Leave No Trace!" is fun, informative, and inspiring — making it an especially and unreservedly recommended pick for family, daycare center, and community library Nature themed board book collections for children ages 1-3."

From the Publisher