Recommended reading on nature-related topics from librarians at the Toledo Lucas County Public Library.

Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
by Oliver Jeffers

A gently sweet and humorous picture book about our world and those who call it home. Here is Oliver Jeffers' user's guide to life on Earth. He created it especially for his son, yet with a universality that embraces all children and their parents. Be it a complex view of our planet's terrain (bumpy, sharp, wet), a deep look at our place in space (it’s big), or a guide to all of humanity (don’t be fooled, we are all people), Oliver's signature wit and humor combine with a value system of kindness and tolerance.

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Saving Tarboo Creek: One Family's Quest to Heal the Land
by Scott Freeman; illustrations by Susan Leopold Freeman

When the Freeman family decided to restore a damaged creek in Washington’s Olympic Peninsula—to transform it from a drainage ditch into a stream that could again nurture salmon— they knew the task would be formidable and the rewards plentiful. In Saving Tarboo Creek, Scott Freeman artfully blends his family’s story with powerful universal lessons about how we can all live more constructive, fulfilling, and natural lives by engaging with the land rather than exploiting it. Equal parts heartfelt and empowering, this book explores how we can all make a difference one choice at a time.

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