Books published by Greystone Books,Canada

"When it's dark out, we need light to see. But what if your body could make its own light? From acclaimed author-illustrator Julia Kuo comes a remarkable picture book about bioluminescence, the light made from living things, and its many forms: fireflies and foxfire, fungi and glow-worms, deep-sea fish and vampire squids. Kuo's radiant art portrays a young child and adult discovering different bioluminescent creatures, accompanied by simple lyrical text and informative sidebars that reveal fascinating scientific facts about each of them."--Provided by publisher.

"A love letter to Indigenous communities everywhere, this picture book gorgeously illustrated by Julie Flett celebrates seasons, nature, and community. Based on Academy Award-winning Cree icon Buffy Sainte-Marie's song of the same name, Still This Love Goes On is a stunning celebration of Indigenous experience. Breathtaking illustrations from celebrated Cree-éMtis artist Julie Flett combine with Sainte-Marie's vivid lyrics to craft a remarkable piece of art. Destined to be read and sung for generations, this gem of a picture book is accompanied by: Sheet music so that readers can play along A note from Sainte-Marie about her much-admired song Sat beside a beaver dam and watched the winter grow Ice was hard with little tracks appearing in the snow Fog is in the valley now and all the geese are gone Cross the moon I saw them go and Still this love goes on and on."--

The must-have gift for dad this holiday season, in this memoir "a father shares the joys of fly-fishing with his daughters... A heartfelt, beautifully written celebration of the wonders of nature and comfort of family" (Kirkus STARRED)Fishing was Mark Hume’s passion since he was a young boy, a lifeline through a childhood marked by his family’s frequent moves. When he became a father, he knew he wanted to pass on his love of water, fishing, and the natural world to his daughters. Most of all, he wanted to give them hope for their future even as they were coming of age during uncertain times.As soon as they were old enough, Mark taught his girls how to read the water and see the patterns in nature. He showed them how to cast, how to catch fish and release them, and—only when needed—how to kill them. He discovered that fly fishing and fatherhood require many of the same skills: patience, flexibility, and the knowledge of when to reel in and when to let go.Illuminating and heartfelt, Reading the Water is a much-needed, positive story about a father raising daughters, and a meditation on finding faith in a deep connection with the natural world.

“Fans of Merlin Sheldrake’s Entangled Life and Suzanne Simard’s Finding the Mother Tree  will enjoy Seifert’s latest... A perspective-shifting guide to our microfungal matrix.”—Kirkus Even though we can’t always see them, fungi exist all around us. From forests and farms to food and medicine—and even our homes and bodies—fungal connections shape how we live. In this illuminating book, readers will “discover how these marvels of nature enrich (and sometimes threaten) our lives.”(Peter Wohlleben, New York Times-bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees). Esteemed career mycologist Keith Seifert reveals the important role that microscopic fungi, including yeasts, molds, and slimes, play in our lives, all while remaining invisible to the naked eye.  Divided into sections, each one exploring a different environment where fungi thrive, The Hidden Kingdom of Fungi introduces readers to the fascinating world of mycology, with information on: How fungi are at the heart of life-changing medical breakthroughs, including the development of antibiotics such as penicillin and organ transplant drugs. Where fungi live in our homes and how they influence our health, from our gut to our scalps. How fungi add important vitamins to our diet and make our favorite foods and drinks possible, including wine, cheese, chocolate, and beer. The essential role fungi are playing in innovative technologies, such as creating alternative energy sources, reducing plastic pollution, cleaning up toxins from oil spills, and even building architecture for a Mars colony.Despite their many benefits, we hold a precarious relationship with fungi: fungal diseases lead to over 1 million deaths each year, and they have played a destructive role in disasters ranging from the Irish Potato Famine to possibly even the extinction of the dinosaurs. The Hidden Kingdom of Fungi urges us to better understand our relationship with fungi—and to plan our future with them in mind—while revealing their world in all its beautiful complexity.

LEVELINGGuided Reading Level: TCommon Core State StandardsRL.2.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9W.2.1,3,5,6SL.2.1,1a,1b,1c,2,3,4,5,6L.2.1,1a,1b,1c,1d,1e,1f,2,2a,2b,2c,2d,2e,4,4a,4b,4c,4e,5,5a,5b,6

Connection to nature: A playful and poetic picture book that encourages kids to have empathy for, and a connection with, nature and all living things. Self-awareness, relaxation, mindfulness: Encourages kids to listen to not just others, but also their surroundings and all parts of the natural world in order to create self-awareness and mindfulness. First in new environmental series: Thefirst installment in a series that explores varying environments and ecosystems. Bestselling and award-winning author: Kallie George is an award-winning children’s book author whose work has received starred reviews from Kirkus and Publishers Weekly, and has been recognized by organizations like The Junior Library Guild and The B.C. Book Prize. Award-winning illustrator: Carmen Mok is an award-winning illustrator whose work has been recognized by SBWI Canada East, amongst others.

Inspired by a Bestseller: Inspired by the New York Times-bestseller Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body's Most Underrated Organ by Dr. Giulia Enders, from the same publisher.A Fun Introduction to Human Anatomy for Kids: Includes quirky and visually stimulating illustrations to help kids better understand one of the body's most complex organs-our gut and digestive system. New Scientific Revelations: Includes an explainer of the microbiome and mind-gut connection.Comprehensive: Filled with fun facts about not just our digestive system, but the body as a whole, including our immune system, to give kids a full picture of how our body's systems work together to help them grow and keep them healthy.Funny science: Farting, pooping, burping, and vomiting are fun to read and learn about, too! Parent/teacher reading guide: Includes a guide to help kids learn through various activities and guided questions. Written by a renowned expert: The author, Dr. Jennifer Gardy, is a charismatic scientist and science communicator currently working as a Deputy Director for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. She was previously a Canada Research Chair in Public Health Genomics and a Senior Scientist at the BC Centre for Disease Control.

“[Castrillón’s] wild drawings carry a decorative impulse to unexpected heights.”—New York TimesA stunningly illustrated picture book about a curious caterpillar searching for the true meaning of the word “beautiful.” But is there one true meaning—or many?A caterpillar lives a simple life on his leaf until one day, an UnKnown Thing picks him up and calls him beautiful. A question forms in the caterpillar’s mind: “What is beautiful?”So begins a quest to discover the true meaning of the word beautiful. Much to the caterpillar’s surprise, each animal in the forest has their own unique definition:A bear declares that honeycomb is beautiful!The squirrels say leaves are beautiful!A mole says his burrow is beautiful!What’s a caterpillar to do?How Beautiful offers kids an immersive, memorable experience. Elaborate and vivid illustrations by Melissa Castrillón, author of Yellow Kayak and If I Had a Little Dream, combine with a sweet, central message:Beauty is as diverse as we are.“Beautiful” means something different to everyone, and that’s okay!The beauty of the natural world is worth celebrating!

Understanding Complex Emotional Topics: Helps children better understand topics related to family, dislocation, love, loss, and home. Familial bonds: A loving and beautiful portrayal about the relationship between fathers and daughters. Cultural Education: Gently teaches children about the traditions surrounding Lunar New Year. Timely and Important: The COVID-19 pandemic has separated families across the world, making New Year a relevant book to help kids better understand and deal with the emotions of separation and yearning for loved ones. Relatable: A powerful story that will resonate with all readers, but especially immigrants and citizens with close family members living in other countries. Parent/Teacher Reading Guide: Includes a guide to help kids learn through various activities and guided questions. Publishing Ahead of the New Year: Released in advance of Lunar New Year, 2022 (aka Spring Festival, or Chinese New Year) as well as western New Year (January 1).

Internationally bestselling author:New York Times-bestselling author Dr. Fung's previous books-The Obesity Code, The Diabetes Code, and The Obesity Code Cookbook-have combined salesof over 750,000 copies worldwide. The original intermittent fasting expert: Dr. Fung is seen by many as the founder of intermittent fasting. IF has always been the foundation of his approach, long before the fasting craze began. Dr. Fung was one of the first medical doctors to recommend intermittent fasting and a low-carb, high healthy-fat diet as a method for preventing and reversing type 2 diabetes.100 recipes: to help manage insulin and Type 2 diabetes.Fasting plans and schedules:16, 24, 30, and 36 hour fasts.Simple and delicious: easy to follow recipes are accessible and fun to make and eat.Sought after media personality: Dr. Fung has appeared on/in The Today Show, the Doctors, the New York Times, Forbes, Medium, Toronto Star, The Atlantic, and more than 100 podcasts.Large social following: Dr. Fung has more than 130k followers on twitter and several Facebook fan groups with followers in the hundreds of thousands.

A captivating cultural and scientific history of orchards, for readers of Michael Pollan's The Botany of Desire and Mark Kurlansky’s Salt.Throughout history, orchards have nourished both body and soul: they are sites for worship and rest, inspiration for artists and writers, and places for people to gather. In Taming Fruit, award-winning writer Bernd Brunner interweaves evocative illustrations with masterful prose to show that the story of orchards is a story of how we have shaped nature to our desires for millennia.As Brunner tells it, the first orchards may have been oases dotted with date trees, where desert nomads stopped to rest. In the Amazon, Indigenous people maintained mosaic gardens centuries before colonization. Modern fruit cultivation developed over thousands of years in the East and the West. As populations expanded, fruit trees sprang from the lush gardens of the wealthy and monasteries to fields and roadsides, changing landscapes as they fed the hungry.But orchards don’t just produce fruit; they also inspire great artists. Taming Fruit shares paintings, photographs, and illustrations alongside Brunner's enchanting descriptions and research, offering a multifaceted-—and long-awaited—portrait of the orchard.

Humorous and fun to read: A hilarious and beautifully illustrated story that will encourage kids to use their imagination. Gender-neutral main character: the child is not referred to by gendered pronouns. Read-Aloud: This laugh-out-loud picture book will appeal to kids as well as adults, making My Dog Banana the perfect book to read when parents want to be entertained, too. Memorable: Cartoon-like images and wildly charming and absurd text make this book feel like a classic story that kids will remember and carry with them. Excellent Addition: A great companion to other absurd picture books like Children Make Terrible Pets, Duck! Rabbit!, and This book just ate my dog!

Heart-stopping adventure story: navigating treacherous icebergs with a chicken on the mast is just one of many nail-biting maneuvers from this action-packed book. Perfect for readers of The Art of Racing in the Rain: Guirec and Monique’s bond is unlike anything you’ve ever seen before. Inspirational: Guirec shows that all you have to do is believe to achieve something big. Photographs and maps: show the epic voyage and provide breaks in the text. International headlines: Guirec and Monique—the sailor and the hen—have appeared in The Guardian,BBC, and The Dodo, amongst other publications. Large social following: Guirec Soudée runs a popular website and has over 210,000 combined social media followers. Upcoming film and research: Guirec and Monique’s sailing adventures have been turned into a French-language film, and they continue to explore the globe, collecting data about the oceans with the help of Stanford University and Plankton Planet, a group dedicated to evaluating ocean health, and maintaining biodiversity in our seas. People seriously love chickens. The popularity of chickens as companion animals (aka pets) has skyrocketed during the pandemic according to CNN and NPR, and in the UK they are now 5 times more popular than hamsters (Daily Mail).

A Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book An award-winning, stunningly illustrated, sober depiction of war.A recipient of the prestigious Nami Concours prize, this remarkable book of striking, often surreal illustrations and sparse prose reveals the many sides of war: where it comes from, how it creeps up on us, and how it destroys everything in its wake. This evocative and bold work is an excellent resource for educators in facilitating difficult yet necessary discussions about wars that continue to be fought around the world. As Deborah Ellis, author of the Breadwinner series, says: “If children are tough enough to be bombed and starved, they’re tough enough to read about it.”An Aldana Libros Book, Greystone Kids

An intimate account of the beauty, mystery, and amazing science of the ocean.In The Blue Wonder, marine biologist and diver Frauke Bagusche brings readers on a fascinating and beautiful deep-sea dive into the ocean. Drawing on scientific discoveries and her own research, she uses photographs and playful prose to reveal:deep-sea reefs that glitter like glassfish that converse with each other by singing––loudlyan octopus that imitates more than fifteen other animalsthe secret behind why the sea glows at night“weddings” that happen amongst the coralunderwater “drugstores”and even fish that clean her own teeth!Humans know more about the moon’s surface than we do about the ocean. There is so much to be discovered, under the sea. With the heart of a poet and the mind of a scientist, Frauke Bagusche re-awakens our love for the sea and ignites a desire to protect this vital habitat.

Written by a critically acclaimed and award-winning author: A beautiful story celebrating animals from Cree-Métis author and artist, Julie Flett—the critically acclaimed and award-winning author and illustrator of Birdsong. Encourages kids to learn about, respect and appreciate Indigenous culturesIncludes a guide to Cree words: The Cree word for each animal in the book is listed in the back matter, and the refrain throughout the book, "Me too!" is given in English and Cree. Features animals familiar to kids: The animals featured include a rabbit, fox, turtle, owl, beluga, seal, goose, bear, bat, wolf, bobcat, snake, and buffalo. Celebrates the interconnectedness of all living thingsFlett’s last book, Birdsong, won several awards, including an ALA American Indian Youth Literature award honoree, a Boston Globe—Horn Book Award Honor title, and named a best book of the year by Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Kirkus Reviews, and Horn BookLEVELINGGuided Reading Level: ECommon Core State StandardsSL.1.1,1a,1b,1c,2,3,4,5,6RL.1.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9W.1.1,2,3,5,6,8L.1.1,1b,1c,1d,1e,1f,1g,1h,1i,1j,2,2a,2b,2c,2d,2e,4,4a,4c,5,5b,5c,5d,6

The highly anticipated follow up to Can You Hear the Trees Talking?, Peter Wohlleben's critically acclaimed middle-grade reader.Adapted from Peter Wohlleben's The Inner Life of Animals, the follow-up book to the New York Times-bestseller The Hidden Life of Trees.Perfect for at-home learning during the COVID-19 pandemic: Packed full of photographs, illustrations, engaging activities, and fun quizzes, making it the perfect book for school-aged children during the age of COVID-19-impacted, at-home learning.An introduction to animals and their environments: A thoughtful, informative, and easy-to-understand approach to teaching kids where different animal species live, what they eat, how they interact with their families, how they communicate, and what they think and feel. Opportunity for cross-promotion: Peter Wohlleben's highly anticipated book The Heartbeat of Trees and the paperback edition of The Inner Life of Animals are also publishing in 2021, which leaves many opportunities for cross-promotion.Includes a Companion Teacher's Guide. Perfect for guided, at-home learning.Encourages compassion and respect: By learning about the inner lives of animals, Do You Know Where the Animals Live? inspires readers to feel compassion and respect for animals and the natural world.LEVELINGGuided Reading Level: RCommon Core State StandardsRI.4.1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9W.4.1.1a,1b,1c,1d,2,2a,2b,2d,2e,4,5,6,7,8,9,9b,10SL.4.1,1a,1b,1c,1d,2,3,4,5,6L.4.1,2,2a,2b,2c,2d,43,3a,3b,3c,4,4a,4b,4c,6Next Generation Science Standards4-LS1.A: Structure and Function4-LS1.D: Information Processing

This up-close, captivating look at an iconic animal traces our complex relationship to bears throughout history—and what they can tell us about ourselves. On Being a Bear draws on history, legends, scientific studies, and the author’s thirty years of observing bears around the world to offer a richly detailed biography of these iconic animals, including the many ways bears have figured in our lives and imaginations.As author Rémy Marion tells us, some cultures view bears as our wild cousins—as humans cloaked in fur—while others cast bears as cuddly characters in cartoons or seek to eradicate their grizzled forms from civilization. Scientists have made new discoveries into bears’ varied diets, their powerful sense of smell, and a mother bear’s stubborn patience with her cubs. Bears play a vital role in our ecosystems, and new studies into bear hibernation could lead to medical breakthroughs for humans. Offering these and more astonishing insights, On Being a Bear brings readers face-to-face with these long admired, feared, and misunderstood animals, and sets the record straight through a combination of thrilling science and expert storytelling.

"This book goes into great detail about all different aspects of climate change ... [with] lovely illustrations worked in, around, and behind the text!"—The Tiny ActivistFinally, the ultimate book about climate change for kids ages 8-12! Through awesome facts and detailed, colorful illustrations, Palm Trees at the North Pole shares the science and history of climate change in an accessible and entertaining way. Perfect for home-schooling, virtual and blended learning Helps kids understand why and how climate change is happening, and what we can do about itEncourages young climate activists to engage even more deeply with their chosen cause This approachable and creative guide features information grounded in science and fact, such as: The history of the climate and humans’ role in changing it Brave scientists and young activists like Greta ThunbergThe real consequences of climate change, such as rising tides, heat waves, and hurricanes, presented in a non-frightening way Actions kids can take to help combat climate change in their own communities After reading this book, kids will become experts on the most important issue facing our world today, and feel like part of the solution!

For kids ages 2-6, a gentle and fun introduction to mindfulness and breath awareness.When we are overcome with emotions, our breath—and a bit of imagination—can bring us back to a peaceful place. In I Am a Peaceful Goldfish, two children learn how to settle their difficult feelings with imaginative breathing techniques, pretending they are elephants, flowers, and even dragons!I Am a Peaceful Goldfish teaches kids essential and easy-to-learn life skills:It’s okay to feel overwhelmed or anxious!Feeling calm and in control are just a couple of easy breaths away How to self-regulate and relieve anxietyA perfect book for readers of I Am Peace and I Am Yoga by Susan Verde.Book #2 in the I Am Mindful series! This series on mindfulness for young children introduces playful and imaginative techniques designed for the entire family to navigate overwhelming emotions with ease and confidence. The simplicity of the stories and relatable characters allows children of all ages to connect with the everyday challenges they face. By consistently practicing these mindfulness methods throughout each book, children can cultivate skills that are readily applicable in various real-life situations. These abilities serve as a sturdy foundation for resilience throughout their lives.

According to a 2017 study by The Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, only 18 percent of women climax through vaginal penetration alone, Coming Soon hopes to remedy that.10 easy-to-follow steps for women to follow alone, or with their partner.Builds off resources like OMGYes.com, and bestsellers like The Vagina Bible, by Dr. Jen Gunter and Come as You Are, by Emily Nagoski, to help people better understand women's bodies and female sexuality.Schiftan is a sought-after sexologist, psychotherapist, and sex and relationship expert, who regularly gives talks and workshops that help women understand and explore their bodies.