This fun and engaging story makes an engrossing but not overwhelming introduction to environmental issues for young readers. With the help of their parents and their own imaginations, Jamie and Megan discover that natural magic is all around them, even in their own home. Sheets and pillows, fruits and furniture they all come from nature. What's more, the air isn't just empty space it's full of smells, sounds, water, and life-giving gases. And their backyard contains clues to both past and future: rocks from millions of years ago, a nail from pioneer times, and seeds that will grow into food for the summer. Beautiful full-color illustrations bring each adventure to vibrant life, with a forest growing in the living room and a stream appearing in the back garden. Each chapter ends with a page of related activities, and a glossary is included at the back.

 

There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published 2010 by Greystone Books, Canada .

Eugenie Fernandes is an award-winning children's book author and illustrator. She lives in southern Ontario. David Suzuki is highly acclaimed around the world for his talks and broadcasts about environmental issues. He is the author of many influential books, including Metamorphis, Time to Change, Naked Ape to Superspecies and You are the Earth.