Poets frequently pay homage to nature — whether it be to the single sprouting cherry blossom or the blade of grass that bends toward the sun. Words, much like nature, glisten with the beauty and ...

HOW THE MOON REGAINED HER SHAPE, by Janet Ruth Heller, illustrated by Ben Hodson, Sylvan Dell, $15.95; ages 6-10. April 22 is Earth Day so this story could be used in connection with it. Learning ...

Much of Mark Wunderlich’s decidedly sincere and dexterous new book The Earth Avails derives, as well as extrapolates from a little leather volume of common prayers, a treasury of highly particular, ...

In 22 accessible free-verse poems, Sidman (The Girl Who Drew Butterflies) addresses Earth as a living being, marveling at its grandeur (“Earth,/ How can we ever understand/ your bigness?/ Our ...

EARTH upon earth hath woefully wrought; Now earth bringeth earth to nought; For earth on earth hath sought How earth to ruin be brought. Earth sendeth on earth the dearth Of exquisite youth and mirth, ...

Maynard Earth Day 2020 was planned for May 3, but was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, thanks to the efforts of Maynard High School’s Douglas Luther, Lawrence Schultz and other ...