The Umbrella by Jan BrettA walk through the Costa Rican cloud forest provides a wonderfully lush setting for Jan Brett's beloved animal illustrations. When Carlos drops his umbrella to climb a tree for a better view of the animals, they all cram into the banana leaf umbrella as it floats by from the little tree frog to the baby tapir to the big jaguar and more. It gets so crowded in the umbrella that there isn't even enough room for a little hummingbird! So over the umbrella

educator and veterinarian

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she also studied Medieval and Modern English at Cambridge University

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and beyond

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★ ★ ★ ★ ★From the New York Times best-selling author behind The Quiet Book comes a mindful contemplation on the many ways nature affects our everyday lives

the first amputee woman to summit Mount Everest

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and studying botany at Amherst Academy and Mount Holyoke