Each autumn, just before the onset of winter, a bear shows up in the rugged woodland behind a family farm.

In a simple, cheerful conversation with nature, a young boy observes how the season changes from winter to spring in Kenard Pak's Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring. As days stretch longer, animals creep out from their warm dens, and green begins to grow again, everyone knows—spring is on its way! Join a boy and his dog as they explore nature and take a stroll through the countryside, greeting all the signs of the coming season. In a series of conversations with everything from the melting brook to chirping birds, they say goodbye to winter and welcome the lushness of spring.

Observations by one forest dweller of the plants and animals that surround him.

Acclaimed naturalist Jim Arnosky will bring out your inner explorer as he explains why a puffer swells up like a balloon, how sharks locate prey in the darkness, and why some fish like to swim in the shadow of a manatee.

One brief acrostic poem for each letter of the alphabet from acorn to zero follows the fall season from end of summer to chilly conclusion.

Provides a personal look at various species of fresh- and saltwater birds, including loons and grebes, mergansers, mallards, wood ducks, Canada geese, gulls, and herons.

Renji Saratobi has just transferred into a new high school and is struggling to see colour in his dark world. One day while on his way to school, he trips, hits his face on a street sign, and falls to the ground. After he sees a girl with pink hair gazing down at him, he believes she is an angel sent to remind him that all is going to be okay. Unfortunately, Aisuru Ganko does not seem to feel the same way. After a violent fight with his alcoholic mother, a visibly injured Renji begins knocking on the doors of houses in his neighbourhood. When his quest for help leads him to Aisuru’s house, she reluctantly lets him in and offers comfort. But she has no idea that Renji is also dealing with mental trauma related to his brother’s untimely death and an absentee father. He is desperately trying to find a reason to go on. Will he ever find his way out of the darkness or will Aisuru be able to help? In this moving story, a teenager struggling to fit in at a new high school and overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles at home meets a girl who changes everything.