Our Great Big Backyard
Hardcover – Picture Book, May 10, 2016
HarperCollins · Hardcover · May 10, 2016
#1 New York Times bestselling authors former First Lady Laura Bush and her daughter Jenna Bush Hager have created an exuberant picture book tribute to our national parks and the importance and fun of connecting with nature.
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- Who it’s for
- A picture-book invitation to notice what nature offers, from national parks to your own backyard.
- Themes
- Connecting with nature, National parks and the outdoors, Spending less time on screens
- Genres
- Travel Adventures, Environment & Conservation, Family Stories
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#1 New York Times bestselling authors former First Lady Laura Bush and her daughter Jenna Bush Hager have created an exuberant picture book tribute to our national parks and the importance and fun of connecting with nature. Our Great Big Backyard follows Jane, whose plans of spending the summer playing video games with her friends are dashed when her parents announce that her family is going on a road trip to national parks around the country.
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Yet somewhere between the Everglades and Big Bend National Park, things begin to change. Jane starts paying attention to the magnificent sights and spends less time looking at her screen. The stunning views open up her imagination as she and her brother see everything that nature has to offer. And the more Jane discovers, the more she realizes how much there is to love about the outdoors—whether she’s in a national park across the country or right in her own backyard.
Beyond the Screen
A picture-book invitation to notice what nature offers, from national parks to your own backyard.
Come here for
- A warm tribute to national parks and the fun of connecting with nature
- A child’s shift from screen time to outdoor discovery
Expect
- An exuberant picture-book treatment
- A gentle nudge to look closely, wherever you are
Where it sits
| Environment & Conservation | 39% |
|---|---|
| Family Stories | 36% |
| Travel Adventures | 34% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Introductions to Concepts
- Family Stories
- New Baby Stories
- Stepfamily Stories
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- Environment & Conservation
- Weather Stories
- Disasters & Natural Hazards
- Kids & Science
- Authors
- Laura Bush, Jenna Bush Hager
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- May 10, 2016
- Format
- Hardcover
- Theme
- Connecting with nature · National parks and the outdoors · Spending less time on screens
- Reading lane
- Introductions to Concepts