You Are Never Alone - Hardcover

Kelsey, Elin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1771473150 ISBN 13: 9781771473156

Publisher: Owlkids, 2019

Synopsis

From the creators of You Are Stardust and Wild Ideas comes a new picture book that explores how humans are inextricably connected to nature. This book draws examples from the clouds and the cosmos, the seafloor and the surface of our skin, to show how we are never alone: we are always surrounded and supported by nature. Whether it’s gravity holding us tight; our lungs breathing oxygen synthesized by plants; the countless microorganisms that build our immunity; or the whales whose waste fertilizes the plankton that feed the fish we eat: nature touches every aspect of how we live.
Using lyrical text grounded in current science alongside detailed diorama art, this informational picture book presents the idea that we thrive through connections to the land and sea and sky, and togetherness is key to nature. It encourages inquiry-based learning, inviting readers to wonder, ask questions, observe the natural world, and engage with big ideas. An author’s note at the end offers more insight into the research behind the text.

About this title

About the Author:

Elin Kelsey, PhD, is an award-winning author and a leading spokesperson for hope and the environment. In 2014, she co-created #OceanOptimism, a twitter campaign to crowd-source and share ocean conservation successes which has reached 90 million users to date. She frequently works on projects with the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Stanford University and the University of Victoria and is passionate about engaging kids in hopeful, science-based, environmental solutions. See more at www.elinkelseyandcompany.com.

Soyeon Kim is a Toronto-based, Korean-born artist who specializes in fine sketching and painting techniques to create three-dimensional dioramas. She is a graduate of the Visual Arts and Education programs at York University.

Review:

“A captivating array of mixed-media artwork illustrates the often intangible emotional and physical bonds that exist throughout nature.” (Foreword Reviews - STARRED REVIEW)

"The connections that are part of all life on this planet are carefully explained and presented, allowing young readers a chance to think on the way life works and how nature impacts every single thing we do." (Sal's Fiction Addiction)

"This book is as reassuring as it is gorgeous." (Romper)

"You Are Never Alone would make a good addition to a primary unit on ecology or an Earth Day storytime." (Canadian Review of Materials)

"[You Are Never Alone] celebrates the beauty of the world and reminds young readers that not only are they protected by a 'generous world of green' but that they can make a difference by how they interact with that world." (The Globe and Mail)

"it is all elegantly presented in soaring, vivid language...breathtakingly beautiful." (Kirkus Reviews - STARRED REVIEW)

“[This] book could serve as a springboard for further scientific investigation.” (Booklist)

About this edition

• Publisher: Owlkids
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1771473150
• ISBN 13: 9781771473156
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Kim Soyeon