Read the landscape. Follow tides, shells, dunes, and hidden tracks along the shore.
Can You Read Nature? · National Parks
Wild horses. Empty beaches. A secret island waiting.
Discover Cumberland Island through poetic storytelling, real field science, and museum-quality artwork created for curious families.
Ages 5–14+Family field guideArt by Gina Rivera
Read before you go see ten times more!
Hardcover
The Collectible Hardcover
$29.95hardcover
- The perfect gift
- A staple in your family's nature library
- Original art, months (sometimes a year) in the making
- $1 to Children and Nature Network
Ebook
The Dynamic Ebook
$12.95instant download
- Your perfect park companion, see 10x more
- Kinder to the planet, nothing in a landfill
- Gena's artwork shines on a screen
- $1 to Children and Nature Network
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Look closer
Every page turns the island into a family adventure.
Meet the wild residents. Discover the science behind horses, herons, turtles, and maritime forests.
Meet the artist
Gina Marie Rivera
Artist, writer, and lifelong dreamer
“For me, art is about play, discovering and celebrating the world and all it offers us.”
Gina creates bold, vibrant paintings of plants and animals in watercolor and acrylic. Her pen-and-ink illustrations carry intricate textures that tell whimsy and magical stories.
When she is not creating, you can find her chasing after her three amazing kids and two energetic dogs, with her wonderful husband by her side.
Gina spent months on Cumberland Island for this book, painting the wild horses, the herons, the ghost forest, everything families will discover when they arrive.
About this book
What is inside
Poetic verse and museum-quality illustrations guide families through Cumberland's maritime forest, wild horses, sea turtles, and secluded beaches. Real science woven throughout, enough to inspire your next vacation, not overwhelm it.
About the author
Narrated by Neil Rosen, award-winning children's book author and founder of WildStork. Neil writes every book as an invitation to look closer, stay longer, and discover what families miss when they move too fast.
Reading level
Ages 5 to 14. Designed for the whole family. Parents have told us they learn as much as the kids.
Wear the adventure
Take Cumberland home—and wear it.
Pair the hardcover field guide with the matching Cumberland Island shirt for your next family adventure.
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