New Releases by Jeannie Baker

“It’s hard to imagine a more powerful treatment of migration: Baker conveys the strength of the birds and the fragility of their habitat with equal care.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review) Each year, bar-tailed godwits undertake the longest unbroken migration of any bird, flying from their breeding grounds in the Arctic to Australia and New Zealand and back again. They follow invisible pathways — pathways that have been followed for thousands of years — while braving hunger and treacherous conditions to reach their destination. In Circle, Jeannie Baker follows the godwits'' incredible flight, taking readers over awe-inspiring scenes as the birds spread their wings above such beautiful landmarks as the Great Barrier Reef and China’s breathtaking cityscapes for an unforgettable journey.

With this gem of a book, readers are invited to trust their instincts — and play — as they follow the advice of an award-winning collage artist. Whether using dried flowers or tiny shells, spaghetti or postage stamps, Jeannie Baker draws from the world around her to make work that is singularly beautiful and imaginative. Incorporating a wide range of textures, her arresting collage pieces have earned her international acclaim. Now she shares her secrets and encourages readers to get creative: each of the four main sections in Playing with Collage presents an abstract collage by the artist and offers suggestions and starting points for anyone aspiring to master the art.

"Standing on the Shoulders of Giants is a significant record of collective insight, offered by twenty of Australia''s prominent picture book authors and illustrators. The unique collection of their dialogue with Mark Rafidi covers an astonishing range of subjects, without ever losing sight of their love for picture books. The authors and illustrators reflect on the dynamics of the picture book medium, their own works and processes and in doing so, reveal more about the person behind the name." - Back cover.

An innovative, two-in-one picture book follows a parallel day in the life of two families: one in a Western city and one in a North African village. Somewhere in Sydney, Australia, a boy and his family wake up, eat breakfast, and head out for a busy day of shopping. Meanwhile, in a small village in Morocco, a boy and his family go through their own morning routines and set out to a bustling market. In this ingenious, wordless picture book, readers are invited to compare, page by page, the activities and surroundings of children in two different cultures. Their lives may at first seem quite unalike, but a closer look reveals that there are many things, some unexpected, that connect them as well. Designed to be read side by side — one from the left and the other from the right — these intriguing stories are told entirely through richly detailed collage illustrations.

Two diverse cultures, countries and families are linked with warmth and charm in this two-in-one picture book. Page by page we experience a day in the lives of two boys and their families - one from inner- city Sydney and the other from a small, remote village in Morocco, North Africa.

On a camping trip in an Australian rain forest with his father, a young boy thinks about the history of the plant and animal life around him and wonders about their future.

A family. A house. A neighborhood. A place to play. A place to feel safe. Little by little, baby Tracy grows. She and her neighbors begin to rescue their street. Together, children and adults plant grass and trees and bushes in the empty spaces. They paint murals over old graffiti. They stop the cars. Everything begins to blossom. In Jeannie Baker''s striking, natural collages, an urban community reclaims its land. A drab city street becomes a living, thriving neighborhood -- a place to call home.

A wordless picture book that observes the changes in a neighborhood from before a girl is born until she is an adult, as it first decays and then is renewed by the efforts of the residents.

The Australian desert: for thousands of years the only changes here were made by the wind, the willy-willies and sometimes the rain. Then a hundred years ago people from Europe settled in the desert and planted seeds from the other side of the world. The Story of Rosy Dock is the story of one of the settlers who followed them, and her garden in the wilderness, a garden that is beautiful - but with an unexpected flowering.

In this text a mother and baby look through a window at a wilderness. With each page the boy grows and the scene changes, by the time he is 20 the view is of a city. He gets married and has a child and moves to the country, where father and child look through the window at the wilderness outside.

An introduction to environmental awareness describes how a single rosy dock garden in Australia was spread throughout the country on the wind, threatening the native plants and animals in the southern, central, and western regions.

A visually compelling urban picture book. Mike keeps pigeons on the roof of an abandoned burned-out building in New York. Every morning he lets them out of their coop, and they fly around in the sky until he calls them back home for breakfast. But one morning, a white pigeon, Light, flies away. His journey takes him across the city, and onto a subway train, where he is rescued by a young boy. Eventually Light flies back home to Mike, and the following morning the young boy sees him sweeping through the air, at home in the sky.

Just off the coast of eastern Tasmania, Ben and his friend Sophie come to retrieve his fishtrap which he lost earlier and see the Giant Kelp forest in a new light.

Nach einem furchtbaren Unwetter bedeckt die von Einwanderern mitgebrachte Ampferpflanze Rosy Dock die australische Wüste wie ein blühender Teppich. - Umwelt-Sachbilderbuch.

Le long de la côte nord-est de l''Australie subsiste une forêt tropicale, vestige des immenses étendues boisées qui recouvraient cette région, il y a des millions d''années. A l''aide d''illustrations faites à partir de collages d''une multitude de matières végétales et minérales, cet album nous invite à la découvrir de manière originale : prélevés sur place, la terre, les coquillages, les écorces ou les feuilles rassemblés ici donnent l''impression d''un décor en trois dimensions.

Ein Junge ist mit seinem Vater in einem Boot unterwegs zu einem Riff an der australischen Kküste. Der nahende Regenwald lockt den Jungen immer tiefer in sein Dickicht. In der Phantasie erlebt er, wie es hier vor langer Zeit ausgesehen haben und bevölkert gewesen sein mag.

Picture story book for young children about a little girl''s visit to her grandmother''s old but cosy house. Detailed illustrations in the unique collage method which has become a hallmark of the award winning author/illustrator''s style.

Lifelike collage illustrations capture an extraordinary visual journey through a tropical rain forest

A pigeon with a kindly owner and a home on the roof of a building meets a boy who wants to keep him.