Get ready to travel beyond the boundaries of the known world!In this new collection, 15 writers venture Out There and return to tell of their encounters with aliens and fairies ancient forest dwellers and interplanetary colonists. As their journeys take us through space and time, their tales find answers for what lives closest to our human hearts – love, loss and memory, and all the uncharted connections they trace.Stories by: Amanda M. Blake, Kit ...

Hearth Stories is a speculative fiction magazine focused on cozy fantasy stories. Each issue features a letter from the editor, author bios and interviews, and wonderful stories focused on family, home life, connection, and the natural world.This issue features the following stories:Sky by Catherine YeatesDatura of the Desert by Alicia AdamsA Lingering Light by Kit CalvertA Nettle Sting, a Witch's Hut, and S...

The Lean-To and It's Variants Used in Survival and Bush Bough BedsOpen Fronted Lean-to Principles, The Simple Open-Fronted Lean-to, Thermal Mass Version, Insulation Version, The Open-Fronted Lean-to Made of Flexible Materials, More Than One Occupant, Bough Beds, The Simple Bed, The Standard Mat, The Deluxe Bed, Larger Beds, Making a Winter Snow-Based Bed are all covered.Written by Mors Kochansk

From the Newbery Medal-winning author of Seedfolks, Paul Fleischman, Joyful Noise is a collection of irresistible poems that celebrates the insect world.Funny, sad, loud, and quiet, each of these poems resounds with a booming, boisterous, joyful noise.The poems resound with the pulse of the cicada and the drone of the honeybee. They can be fully appreciated by an individual reader, but they're particularly striking when read aloud by two voices, making this...

For poet Mary Oliver, nature is full of mystery and miracle. From the excitation of birds in the sky to the flowers and plants that are "the simple garments" of the earth, the natural world is her text of both the earth's changes and its permanence.In Blue Iris, Mary Oliver collects ten new poems, two dozen of her poems written over the last two decades, and two previously unpublished essays on the beauty and wonder of plants. The poet considers roses, of course, as well a...

A gorgeous new take on Aesop's Fables with stories from around the world masterfully illustrated by an award-winning print-maker.The world is connected, and so are our stories. In this picture book, stunningly illustrated with Holly Berry's hand-carved wood cuts, we're introduced to short versions of Aesop's Fables as they're told in various corners of the globe.The stories included are:The Heron (USA, New England marsh)The Lion and the Mouse ...

The perfect little pick-me-up and motivational hedgehog high five we all need, with full-color photographs and encouraging, self-care messages of mindfulness from an adorable little hedgehogSome days are chillier than others, and I end up feeling a bit prickly. But it’s funny how those are usually the days when the friends who don’t mind my quills hold me even closer.Cinnamon, the beloved hedgehog of professional photographer Audrianna Martin del C...

Longtime vegan and animal rights campaigner, Jenny Moxham proudly presents Volume 1 of insightful Animal Rights Poetry.These 25 poems were written to inspire kindness and compassion for animals and to raise public awareness about the routine suffering inflicted on them at the hands of man. The poems are written in an easy style and will hopefully inspire readers to take up the cause for animals.Included in this book of poems are the following:I ONLY SAW HER FOR AN IN...

A poetry debut that's "a lush, lyrical book about a world where women are meant to carry things to safety and men leave decisively" (Henri Cole).Luminous and electric from the first line to the last, Allison Adair's debut collection navigates the ever-shifting poles of violence and vulnerability with a singular incisiveness and a rich imagination. The women in these poems live in places that have been excavated for gold and precious ores, and they understand the nat...

Humorous version of the age-old battle of keeping bird feeders squirrel-free! If you're a bird lover, you've been there!

National-award-winning poet Lorna Crozier’s new collection of poems are peopled by the seasons and their elements, her beloved prairies, sorrow, joy, and the dead. Central to their themes are revisitations of family and marriage, and the land-death that is drought. Universal, deeply moving, crowded with breathtaking imagery, these are darkly resonant poems of middle age: alert to the beauty in loss, cherishing the humanity that is whetted on that stone. This is Lorna Crozier, one of Canada...

Four fantastical and funny tales of talking beasts and brave bugs featuring full colour illustrations, the perfect introduction for younger readers to the world of the bestselling master storyteller, Sir Terry Pratchett.**Meet the only ant to ever have left his nest!Find out how to escape a garden with the bravest tortoise!Witness a mass of sheep on the loose!**Discover more by Sir Terry Pratchett:Tales of Wizards and...