The Summer of the Great-Grandmother (Crosswicks Journals #2) by Madeleine L'Engle insects in art journalist and child advocate Richard

journalist and child advocate Richard Louv directly links the absence of nature in the lives of today's wired generation to some of the most disturbing childhood trends: the rise in obesity

and blessedly bite-sized explanations

The Lion and the Statue

Billy Mink's Swimming Party IX

David Allen Sibley  is the author and illustrator of the series of successful guides to nature that bear his name

The Summer of the Great-Grandmother (Crosswicks Journals #2) by Madeleine L'Engle insects in art journalist and child advocate RichardA poignant meditation on the bonds between mothers and daughters and the inescapable effects of time from the author of A Wrinkle in Time. In the second memoir of her Crosswicks Journals, Madeleine L'Engle chronicles a season of extremes. Four generations of family have gathered at Crosswicks, her Connecticut farmhouse, to care for L'Engle's ninety year old mother. As summer days fade to sleepless nights, her mother's health rapidly declines and her