From Park to Playa: The Trails That Connect Us

(Hardback)

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Follow along as families from all over the city set out and connect on a trail that begins inland and winds its way through diverse neighborhoods, city playgrounds and parks, up and down open-space hills, past piata parties and food trucks, downtown buildings, movie-studio rainbows, and public art murals-all the way to the beach at dusk, where they meet around a bonfire, next to a sparkling Ferris wheel on a pier.
Inspired by a real city trail called Park to Playa in Los Angeles, From Park to Playa includes back matter not only about the real path, but about finding your path where you live. Nature is just outside the door and free and accessible to all, even if you live in the middle of a major city.

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Every page underscores the fact that joy and discovery are to be found in the seemingly mundane. An immersive, much-needed reminder that nature is all around us, if we only look. * Kirkus *

Author Bio

Nell Cross Beckerman writes books for children celebrating nature and wonder, including Down Under the Pier, published by Cameron Kids; When the Sky Glows; Caves; and Volcanoes. She is a proud resident of Culver City, where she can walk to the Park to Playa path. Sophie Diao is a New York Times bestselling illustrator and author whose books include Tiny Troubles: Nellis Purpose, I Am Golden, and Sarah and the Big Wave. She lives and hikes in the hills of Oakland. sophiediao.com