Storey – Books for Groundhog Day

Storey Books for Groundhog Day
Happy Groundhog Day! Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow which means 6 more weeks of winter. To celebrate, we’ve compiled a list of titles to inspire your next snowy outdoor adventure.
Bestselling author and acclaimed nature illustrator Clare Walker Leslie invites beginning birdwatchers to hone their observational skills with this easy-to-use visual guide.
Using her signature nature journal illustrations, Leslie shows readers the key clues to look for, from the shape of the beak or talons to distinctive feather colorings, flight patterns, and behavioral traits. She offers simple prompts that encourage readers to embrace curiosity and take a closer look: Where are you? What season is it? How is that bird moving or eating? With an emphasis on the birds that are most likely to be seen at a feeder, in a city park, or at a nature preserve, How to Look at a Bird makes bird watching, identification, and appreciation accessible to everyone, no matter where they live.
A hilarious, informative, and vibrantly illustrated guide to 101 bird songs that sound surprisingly familiar.
Have you ever gone for a walk in the woods and wondered what bird was making a sound like a siren going off, or somebody revving a chainsaw engine—or sneezing? Do you hear birds every day, in the park or your neighborhood, but never know quite what you are listening to?
Birds are singing all around us, and author and illustrator Becca Rowland, aka Girl in White Glasses, connects the dots between their songs and the birds who make them, helping you to easily identify and remember their calls. Combining illustrations of common and rare birds with fascinating facts and whimsical descriptions of their calls, this book is full of humor and charm.
From space lasers to cheeseburgers, Bird Talk introduces you to the weird and wonderful world of bird songs.
Observe and embroider the natural world with this inspiring guide to nature journaling with a needle and thread.
Transform your appreciation of nature into unique works of art by stitching embroidered landscapes! Artist Anna Hultin’s step-by-step projects blend traditional embroidery skills with experimental techniques that draw inspiration from the lines, patterns, and textures of the natural world. Learn how to embroider flowers, plants, and trees using a few basic stitches, discover new techniques for a variety of non-traditional materials and methods like painting on fabric with watercolors, collaging with fabrics to create depth, and stitching with raw wool, and learn how to compose these elements into an original scene based on your own nature observations.
Search for frost on the grass, snowflakes in the air, animal tracks, birds, and signs of insects. Learn how icicles form, which animals hibernate and which stay active, and why we have a winter solstice. Build snow creatures and ice sculptures and enjoy the magic of winter! Backpack Explorer: Winter Walk is packed with fun features, including:
·50 stickers
·12 interactive field guides
·5 outdoor games
·3 scavenger hunts
·A real magnifying glass
·A pull-out journal to record a winter adventure
It’s the perfect guide for kids ages 4 to 8 who love snowy activities!
Hone your observation and drawing skills with this mindful nature journal, filled with prompts to get you engaged in the world around you.
Clare Walker Leslie’s approach has long been acclaimed for its accessible style of teaching people to see, witness, and appreciate the wonders of nature. With an emphasis on learning to see and observe, Leslie shows how drawing nature doesn’t require special skills, artistic ability, or even nature knowledge in order to reap the benefits of her book.
Originally published in 2000 with endorsements from E.O. Wilson and Jane Goodall, Keeping a Nature Journal was at the forefront of the nature observation and journaling movement. The third edition features more of Leslie’s step-by-step drawing techniques, a new selection of pages from her own journals (which she’s kept for 40 years), and an expanded range of prompts for observing particular aspects of the natural world in any location.