“Saving nature has always been exhilarating, frustrating, poignant, and controversial,” writes William Conway in the introduction to The Living World. Perhaps never more so than during this new millenium explosion of virtual... Read More

Can you imagine spending two winter months outside in Antarctica without anything to eat? That’s exactly what the male Emperor Penguin does, keeping the egg warm and protected while the mother is off swimming and feeding in the ocean.... Read More

“A single green sprouting thing would restore me …”, writes Kenyon in winter, asserting that her life owes much to a rootedness in, and appreciation of, the natural world. A Hundred White Daffodils, edited by her husband, Donald... Read More

In 1830, in Lancashire, England, prophet John Wroe obtained from his congregation seven women, purportedly virgins, to provide him comfort and household assistance. Jane Rogers’ fictionalized account of the ensuing events is woven from... Read More

Remember standing out in a warm spring rain, catching raindrops on your tongue? The opening of Baskwill and Fiore’s gentle ode to the Earth will reawaken that memory. As she did in her ABA Pick of the Lists title, Somewhere, Baskwill... Read More

Fifty-two years after the boyish-looking pilot, Amelia Earhart, and her navigator, Fred Noonan, mysteriously vanished on an attempt at a record-breaking flight around the world, readers of all ages are still fascinated with her story. It... Read More

Dr. White is a small fluffy dog whose devotion to sick children helps them to heal. Based on true events, the renown Jane Goodall focuses on the conflict of interest between the loving animal and a health inspector who orders the dog... Read More

The spread of Christianity into Britain separated the Celtic people from much of their Celtic traditions. The Celtic Quest is a testament to the potency of those traditions and proof that they still live on. It is a lavish book and a... Read More