As a certified B-Corp and an employee-owned company, Gibbs Smith has always cared about our planet. As it says on our website, "Gibbs Smith creates books, online programs, and gift products to educate, enrich and inspire people about the world around them in accessible, inclusive, equitable, and sustainable ways."
And some of those books are perfect for celebrating our planet!
A Kid's Guide to Backyard Trees
By Felicia Brower • Illustrated by Nicole LaRue
Packed with captivating facts about the most common trees in the United States and Canada, this brightly illustrated guide is perfect for young nature lovers.
Learn all about the towering trees around you in this handy, easy-to-carry guidebook for explorers that shows you how to identify 40 trees that can be found in North America using their bark, leaves, flowers, fruits, and seeds.
Discover the wild world of trees as you learn about their life cycles, unique features of different types of trees, and why protecting them is important for the planet. Check the glossary for tree-related terms you might not know, keep track of the trees you’ve seen in a handy log, and try out a fun DIY project that lets you identify leaves at home.
With A Kid’s Guide to Backyard Trees, children can become expert nature explorers, no matter their age!
Ages 6 to 8 • On sale February 18, 2025.
Forest Magic for Kids: How to Find Fairies, Make a Secret Fort, and Cook Up an Elfin Picnic
Susie Spikol • Illustrated by Renia Metallinou
Your enchanted guide to 50+ magical activities for everything from making a special wizard staff to creating a tiny woodland village.
Come discover the wild magic tucked into the nooks and crannies of forests, thickets, and meadows. Search for fairy dusted glow-in-the dark mushrooms. Find secret worlds hidden in trees and uncover the tunnels, trails, and dens of gnomes and trolls, and mice and moles. Learn to listen to the forest, make sun-warmed pine tea, and wear an evergreen crown to an elf picnic. Keep a secret notebook filled with maps, notes, and pockets for all your discoveries. On a beautiful day, go on a quest for wild treasures. When the weather is less ideal, create tiny gnomes and build cozy gnome homes.
Ages 5 to 9 • On sale April 1, 2025.
What I Know About Nature
What I Know About Nature is for people who love the outdoors and wilderness, as well as advocates for protecting the environment—easily digestible and offers inspiration. Presents 125 quotes from the best minds throughout history. A variety of voices, including John Muir, Rachel Carson, Walt Whitman, and Henry David Thoreau, among others, share insights into the outdoors and wilderness, and protecting our natural environment.
“In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks.” —John Muir
“There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature—the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter.” —Rachel Carson
On sale March 4, 2025.
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