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Kids learn best through stories, and these books weave gripping tales with messages about caring for the planet

by Contributor on Monday June 14 2021 For the first time, Nelson’s Elephant Mountain Literary Festival can be accessed from anywhere in the world. That’s because the Festival, celebrating its 10 th anniversary this year from July 7 – 11, is entirely online. But 2021 Festival organizers have taken accessibility a step further, making all events free (donations welcome) and small-group online workshops affordable.  “All people need to do is register for author readings, talks, and panel discussions to receive a link and a reminder,” says Executive Directo...

Email is invalid Artists Baker and Borowski will take over a section of Warwick Road with an installation based on Victorian Pleasure Gardens . Part of the inaugural  Kensington + Chelsea Festival 21 June – 31 August Kensington + Chelsea Art Week (KCAW) will launch the inaugural Kensington + Chelsea Festival in West London as part of the summer-long festival season of arts experiences in venues and unusual spaces, putting culture at the heart of pandemic recovery. Starting in June, Art Week’s eleven days will once again refocus our attention on the exceptional cultural offering i...

Books to boost your kid’s passion for the outdoors By Lauren Daley Globe Correspondent,Updated May 18, 2021, 3:41 p.m. Email to a Friend More than a few titles to inspire interest in birds, trees, sea life, and more. From forest to ocean, mountains to rivers, New England teems with natural beauty. With warm weather finally here, kids can stop scrolling and start strolling toward beaches, streams, and trails. Here are a few great books to get them pumped for some outdoor exploring. FROM PONDS TO SEA For ages 4 to 8, you can’t go wrong with any of Workman’s “Backpack Explore...

This week's books Chronicle Books — 56 pages — $18.99 'Grow Wild' by Katy Bowman Propriometrics Press — 402 pages — $31.95 One is a slim picture book and the other a chunky movement guide — but even with very different approaches, two Pacific Northwest authors deliver strikingly similar warnings about the 21st century’s deterioration of humankind in relationship with nature. And each offers solutions. Bend children’s book author Brooke Smith became concerned a couple of years ago when she read an article reporting that the latest edition of the Oxford Junior...