Windows to the National Parks of North America: A Lift-the-Flap Board Book of the National Parks

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When you look out your bedroom window, what do you see What if you opened your window and saw the sun rising through the giant trees of Sequoia National Park in California Or over the Grand Canyon No matter where a young child lives, these imaginative possibilities will delight them and keep them reading!

Windows to the National Parks of North America is an interactive lift-the-flap book that opens windows to reveal the beauty and majesty that exists right in our backyards! Board book readers (infant to age 5) will get a visual sense of the geography of North America, along with the landscape features, flora, and fauna associated with the different regions. And they will pick up some new sight words along the way! This illustrated childrens board book is great for parents, grandparents, librarians, teachersanyone looking to interest the beginning readers in their lives in the world around them.

Author Bio

Hannah Sheldon-Dean is a writer, editor, and educator specializing in publications for children and young adults. She has written several activity books, nonfiction titles, and gift books with Penguin Young Readers and Whalen Book Works, and she writes and edits fiction, nonfiction, and educational materials for a variety of outlets. She is also a staff writer and editor at the Child Mind Institute and a volunteer mentor with Girls Write Now in New York City. Hannah received a Masters of Social Work from New York University and a BA in Literary Arts and Education Policy from Brown University, and she loves to work on projects that fall at the intersection of those fields. She lives in Brooklyn but grew up in Vermont, so you might see her wandering the city in search of pine trees, mourning doves, caterpillars, or whatever other bits of nature she can find. She also loves singing with her choir, baking bread, and dreaming about the animal sanctuary shell open someday. Find her at www.hannahsheldon-dean.com. Illustrator Jenny Wren works on childrens book projects, greeting cards, and stationery from her home in Lichfield in Staffordshire. Say hello at www.jennywrendrew.com.