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Picture Book · Ages 4–7 · 2020 · Est. 2 min read-aloud
Outside In
By Deborah Underwood, Cindy Derby (Illustrator)
Discover how nature quietly shapes our indoor lives, waiting to heal and connect us all.
4.3/5 Goodreads · 2,853 ratings
40 pages· 177 words· Est. 2 min read-aloud
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Bookroo's summary
In a world often confined indoors, nature remains a patient friend, quietly influencing our lives. This picture book invites readers to explore the unseen ways the outside world touches us, offering healing and connection. Through rhythmic language and emotive illustrations, it reveals the beauty and wonder that await beyond our walls. How does nature find its way into our homes, and what secrets does it hold? Dive into a journey that reminds us of our place in a vast, interconnected universe, where the outside world is always ready to inspire and renew.
"Once we were part of Outside and Outside was part of us."
— from the book
From the publisher
From the New York Times best-selling author behind _The Quiet Book _comes a mindful contemplation on the many ways nature affects our everyday lives, perfect for fans of Joyce Sidman and Julie Fogliano.
Outside is waiting, the most patient playmate of all. The most generous friend. The most miraculous inventor. This thought-provoking picture book poetically underscores our powerful and enduring connection with nature, not so easily obscured by lives spent indoors.
Rhythmic, powerful language shows us how our world is made and the many ways Outside comes in to help and heal us, and reminds us that we are all part of a much greater universe. Emotive illustrations evoke the beauty, simplicity, and wonder that await us all . . . outside.
At a glance
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 40
- Words
- 177
- Reading age
- 4–7
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- AD490L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- ~3.3
- F&P level
- ~M
Publication
- Published
- April 14, 2020
- Publisher
- Clarion Books
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
- Text details
- The text type was set in Expo Sans Pro. The display type was hand-lettered by Cindy Derby.
- Illustration details
- Illustrations for this book were made with watercolor and powdered graphite on cold press paper. Some of the lines were created with dried flower stems and thread soaked in ink.
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9781328866820
- OCLC
- 1089883886
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