Jeannie Baker Libros

Through a house window the view gradually changes over the passage of time to show how the environment changes, not necessarily for the better.

On a camping trip in an Australian rain forest with his father, a young boy thinks about the history of the plant and animal life around him and wonders about their future.

Set in a remote desert valley, the story follows a boy who prefers the safety of his village and the comfort of his tablet over the wild, untamed nature around him. During a visit to his grandfather's ranch, he faces his fears when a lurking creature draws him into the expansive desert. As he ventures beyond his familiar surroundings, he discovers a hidden world filled with astonishing wonders, challenging his perceptions of adventure and bravery.

A how-to guide to making your own collages, brimful of fascinating hints and tips from a master of the genre. Over the course of a 40-year career, Jeannie Baker has perfected the art of collage in the creation of picture-book classics such as 'Where the Forest Meets the Sea' and 'Window,' a Boston Globe-Horn Honour Book. Her stunning pieces, devised by assembling all sorts of different textures, are known all around the globe. Whether it's dried flowers or tiny shells, spaghetti or postage stamps, she uses the world around her to make work that is astonishingly beautiful and deeply creative. And she focuses on a range of important issues including the environment, land degradation, family, society and sustainability. In 'Playing with Collage,' she shares her secrets at last - and encourages her readers to get creative.

In an infinity of sky, tiny godwit birds follow ancient, invisible migratory pathways, flying on and on for nine nights and nine days, flying without rest... This is their story. "A breathtaking picture book" The Bookseller From the creator of the critically acclaimed Where the Forest Meets the Sea and Mirror, comes a poetic, eco-conscious picture book which explores the complex, interdependency of nature. This is the story of the little-known Bar-tailed Godwit who, following invisible pathways that have been used for thousands of years, undertakes the longest unbroken migration of any bird, a total of 11,000 kilometres, flying from their breeding grounds in Alaska across the Pacific Ocean to Australia or New Zealand. Facing hunger and treacherous conditions to reach their destination, their flight is one of bravery, tenacity and strength, and Jeannie's stunning mixed media collages, inspired first-hand by the spectacular landscapes of Alaska and China, will amaze readers, and take them on an extraordinary visual journey to the corners of our Earth.

Nach einem furchtbaren Unwetter bedeckt die von Einwanderern mitgebrachte Ampferpflanze Rosy Dock die australische Wüste wie ein blühender Teppich. - Umwelt-Sachbilderbuch.

Ein Junge ist mit seinem Vater in einem Boot unterwegs zu einem Riff an der australischen Kküste. Der nahende Regenwald lockt den Jungen immer tiefer in sein Dickicht. In der Phantasie erlebt er, wie es hier vor langer Zeit ausgesehen haben und bevölkert gewesen sein mag