Nature’s Best Hope (Young Readers’ Edition)

Nature’s Best Hope (Young Readers’ Edition)

How You Can Save the World in Your Own Yard
Douglas W. Tallamy, Sarah L. Thomson
Contributor Bio
Doug Tallamy is a professor in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of
Delaware, where he has authored 107 research publications and has taught insect-related courses for 44 years.
Chief among his research goals is to better understand the many ways insects interact with plants and how
such interactions determine the diversity of animal communities. Among his awards are the Garden Club of
America Margaret Douglas Medal for Conservation and the Tom Dodd, Jr. Award of Excellence, the 2018 AHS B.
Y. Morrison Communication Award, and the 2019 Cynthia Westcott Scientific Writing Award. Doug is author of
Bringing Nature Home, Nature’s Best Hope, and The Nature of Oaks; and co-founder with Michelle Alfandari of
HOMEGROWN NATIONAL PARK®. Learn more at HNPARK.org.
This middle grade adaptation of Doug Tallamy’s Nature’s Best Hope is an essential introduction to conservation,
ecology, biodiversity, and the impact of native plants.
Summary
This middle grade edition of the groundbreaking bestseller by Doug Tallamy will inspire kids to use
their backyard to help save the planet.
In Nature’s Best Hope (Young Readers’ Edition), Tallamy empowers kids to use their own yards to help combat
the negative effects of climate change. He does so by breaking down complex concepts into simple terms and
real-world examples that kids can easily grasp. Black and white photographs help further clarify concepts. In
addition to sharing the science, Tallamy encourages kids to take direct action. Some of these ideas include
planting an oak tree at home. If that’s too large of a task, he suggests they can plant asters—a beautiful flower
whose pollen bees use to feed their young.
By helping the next generation see that they have power and agency over our collective future, this
empowering book will drive home the positive point that kids are truly nature’s best hope.

Timber Press
9781643262147
Pub Date: 4/4/23
$8.99 USD
Paperback
256 Pages
Ages 8 to 12, Grades 3 to 7
8 in H | 5.6 in W | 1.1 in T |
0.5 lb Wt

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