Take Me Home, Country Roads, a book following the lyrics of John Denver's first hit song, is a great teaching tool for young readers about family and appreciation for the natural world around us. This brilliant picture book adaptation of John Denver's first hit song is all about roots, family, and country. Set in Appalachia, a humorously diverse bunch of relatives and their in-laws go up, down and around the hills of West Virginia to converge by car, pickup, and motorcycle to a family reunion at Grandma and Grandpa's country home. True to Appalachian style, Canyon portrays it all as if on a quilt, complete with little stitches between the "fabric." The lyrics demand to be sung! A book for: fans of John Denver wanting to share his music with their kids! anyone who wants to inspire children to appreciate the country! Parents and children looking for feelings of security and comfort!

John Denver chronicles the experiences that shaped his life, while unraveling the rich, inner journey of a shy Midwestern boy whose uneasy partnership with fame has been one of the defining forces of his first fifty years.

(Strum It (Guitar)). Strum the chords (and sing along!) with 20 of John Denver's top hits: Annie's Song * Autograph * Back Home Again * Calypso * Fly Away * Follow Me * Goodbye Again * I'm Sorry * Leaving on a Jet Plane * Looking for Space * My Sweet Lady * Poems, Prayers and Promises * Rocky Mountain High * Shanghai Breezes * Sunshine on My Shoulders * Take Me Home, Country Roads * Thank God I'm a Country Boy * and more. Each song is in its original key with chords, strum patterns, melody and lyrics.

An adaptation of one of the late country singer-songwriter's best-loved songs celebrates the wonderful, pure things in life--sunshine, friendship and simple joy. Simultaneous.

"Wishart and the staff of the Center for Great Plains Studies have compiled a wide-ranging (pun intended) encyclopedia of this important region. Their objective was to 'give definition to a region that has traditionally been poorly defined,' and they have

The internationally acclaimed singer, songwriter, and environmental activist describes his youth in a conservative military home, striking out on his own, early success, uneasy dealings with fame, and concern for the environment. 75,000 first printing. Tour.

John Denver's poignant lyrics of the birth of a dolphin are both a lullaby and a paean to dolphin kind, as adapted in this gorgeous picture book. Denver embraces the unique, almost mystical quality of a baby dolphin as giving hope to life as all we must. Hardback edition includes the musical score and a CD of John Denver singing this beautiful song.

A picture book adaptation of John Denver's song that was written as a love song and has also been interpreted as a song expressing a parent's love for a child. Includes facts about Denver and about the song.

Although he loves the beauty of Christmas and its significance regarding peace on earth and the Son of God, Alfie the Christmas tree also rejoices in the beauty of the natural world and urges us to say a prayer for it and those who live in it.