This Is The Earth

Description

This is the Earth that we treat with respect, where people and animals interconnect, where we learn to find balance between give and take and help heal the planet with choices we make. In their signature spare, rhyming verse, Diane Z. Shore and Jessica Alexander deliver a powerful nonfiction picture book on a topic that's timelier than ever. This Is the Earth takes readers on a journey through hundreds of years as it explores how humans have affected the environment and shows the ways in which we can all care for the planet-and how everyone can help save the world.

Diane Z. Shore and Jessica Alexander have collaborated on several children's books, including This Is the Dream and This Is the Game. One thing they have learned while cowriting stories is that when people work together, great things can happen. Both authors live with their families in metro Atlanta, Georgia.

PRAISE FOR THIS IS THE EARTH: "This noteworthy picture book--a mix of verse, paintings, history, and environmental science--demonstrates the impact humans have had upon Earth. A fine selection for reading and sharing, with curriculum connections to science, social studies, and language arts." -- School Library Journal "Minor's precise renderings of wildlife and flora are characteristically lovely." -- Publishers Weekly "Shore, Alexander, and Minor have created an ode to the earth." -- ALA Booklist