When You Go Into Nature

by Sheri M. Bestor, Sydney Hanson (Illustrator)

Overview

When you go into nature, just look around you. You'll learn to move slowly and let go, to be flexible and soft while staying strong, and to revel in your uniqueness while working with those around you. This gentle introduction to mindfulness and meditation encourages children to take cues from the creatures and sights around them, giving readers tools to manage worry and big feelings. Adorable, kid-friendly illustrations make the lessons widely accessible for little heads and hearts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781534112896
Publisher:	Sleeping Bear Press
Publication date:	03/15/2024
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	438,667
Product dimensions:	11.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Lexile:	1020L (what's this?)
Age Range:	6 - 7 Years

About the Author

Sheri was born and raised in a quaint town in the Midwest. Just like when she was a little girl, she still spends much of her time enjoying nature and the endless discoveries found in the woods. Sheri also loves to write, read, teach yoga, create art, and spend time with family and friends. She is a literary agent with Willow Words Literary Agency. To learn more about Sheri, visit www.sheribestor.com or www.willowwords.agency.

Editorial Reviews

...an inviting blend of natural history and lyrical accompaniment that draws kids into observing nature.

Donovan's Literary Services

...a prized pick for family, elementary school, and community library collections.

Midwest Book Reviews

2023-12-16
Nature has many lessons for us if we’re willing to take the time to get outdoors and discover them.

From virtues such as patience, teamwork, and gratitude to life lessons such as learning to let go and expressing yourself, the points presented in this book are both important and apropos to our time, and they’re delivered without didacticism and wrapped in great facts about nature and wildlife. For example, nature can teach you to move slowly like a snail, not just physically but also when completing a project, eating, or spending time with others. Readers are encouraged to be strong but flexible, like a spiderweb or a mighty tree bending in the wind. A nest’s softness becomes a lesson in kindness. On each spread, a paragraph in a larger font presents lessons and offers an example from nature; text in a smaller font provides more facts, expands on the lessons, and includes a question for readers. The author’s note makes clear that learning can take place in nature, not just in school. Hanson’s whimsical illustrations perfectly match the tone and learning folded into the text. While most of the adorable animals are slightly anthropomorphized in their facial expressions, they’re otherwise accurately depicted, from snails’ shells to the patterning on a garter snake.

A wonderful resource for getting kids outside and thinking about the things that will take them far in life. (Science picture book. 4-10)

Kirkus Reviews