Karen Patkau

Invites young readers to consider what they see and experience in the forest through the seasons.

"Tetenya is looking for a family of rhinos to take in an orphan named Faru, but he can see poachers nearby. He stains Faru's horn pink with berry juice, making it useless to the poachers. At last they find a herd protected by a ranger, and Faru is safe."--

Around the world, people living with disabilities face barriers in the built environment, in employment and education, and in social attitudes and policies that can make it hard to live a full and satisfying life.

The ten women we meet in this book face physical and mental health challenges, some from birth and some who became disabled later in life. But they all share the determination to make the world a better place, not just for themselves

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Forest: A See to Learn Book is the first book in a series of non-fiction picture books for very young children, using lyrical phrasing to encourage a sensitive perception of the natural world and a caring connection with it. Through gentle questions, the text asks young readers to consider what they see and experience in the forest through the seasons - animal tracks, tiny creatures in the soil, birds soaring in the sky above, towering trees, shade...