What Nature Teaches Us: A Book about Being the Light

What Nature Teaches Us: A Book about Being the Light

WHAT NATURE TEACHES US

出版日期:
2026/10/12
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內容簡介

Nature has been teaching us since the very first sunrise. This book is one boy's attempt to listen.

What Nature Teaches Us: A Book About Being the Light is a poetic, fully illustrated read-aloud that helps children and adults make sense of big feelings, change, and belonging through the everyday wonders of the natural world. Coauthors Clay Vilhauer, a nine-year-old author, and his mom, Amber, invite readers to step away from the tsunami of noise, screens, and pressure to perform and discover what Earth's gifts have to say.

Readers will experience each element of nature and the lesson it carries:

  • The rock "stays grounded no matter what is happening around it," inviting us to reconnect with the steady wisdom beneath the noise.
  • The sun "shines on everything all the time . . . everything grows because of it," modeling generosity and consistency.
  • The ocean is "calm and steady or wild and crashing, it doesn't call one good or the other bad," helping us remember that who we are is enough.
  • The cloud "can hold heavy things and still move forward," reminding us that we can carry hard feelings and keep going.
  • The tree is "connected by roots, holding the whole forest together," reminding us that we grow stronger when we stay rooted in community.

The gentle, thoughtful text is paired with minimalist watercolor artwork by South African fine artist Joni-Leigh Doran.

Near the end, a "your turn" section encourages children and adults to go outside, choose a leaf, stone, feather, or bug, draw or tape it in, and write what it is teaching them, turning the book into a living conversation between nature and the reader.

Perfect for bedtime, classrooms, counseling sessions, and waiting rooms alike, What Nature Teaches Us is both a comfort and a practice for those carrying more weight than anyone sees: a way for us to Be The Light, and to help someone else remember theirs.

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作者介紹

Clay Vilhauer is a nine-year-old award-winning, author, soccer player, and adventurer with a heart for impact. At six, he announced he wanted to write a book. The Long Forest Trail has since won three awards and more than 15,000 copies have found their way into the hands of kids who need them. Clay's mission is to help kids and adults Choose The Light. He believes that when you focus on what you can control, on your thoughts, and on your feelings, you can make the world a happier place.

Coauthor Amber Vilhauer is the Founder and CEO of NGNG Enterprises. She helps impact-driven leaders bring their authentic voices into the world. Her life purpose, woven through everything she does, is to help others feel seen, heard, and valued. Amber and Clay live in northern Colorado.

Joni Leigh-Doran is a fine artist based in South Africa whose work explores the quiet places where the human world and the natural world meet. Her work has been exhibited internationally and, in 2022, was awarded winner in the Facing Extinction category of the David Shepherd Wildlife Artist of the Year competition in association with BBC Wildlife.

規格

誠品貨碼 /
ISBN13 / 9781633311619
ISBN10 /
EAN貨碼 / 9781633311619
裝訂 / H:精裝
頁數 / 48
重量(g) / 158.8
語言 / 3:英文
級別 / N:無
尺寸 / 19.6X13.2X1.0CM

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