Start with a seed. Follow roots, shoots, sunlight, water, and the patient work that turns a tiny beginning into food.
Can You Read Nature? · Close to Home
Seeds, soil, and sunshine. Wonder is growing in every garden.
Follow tiny sprouts, busy pollinators, colorful harvests, and garden experiments through a nature book made for curious families who love to grow together.
Ages 5–14+Family nature bookArt by Robin Shoup-Wilson
Read before you go see ten times more!
Hardcover
The keepsake nature book for curious explorers
$29.95hardcover
- The perfect gift for curious kids
- A nature book for your own backyard
- Original art that makes garden science memorable
- $1 to Children and Nature Network
Ebook
The nature book you can take anywhere
$12.95instant download
- Your perfect garden companion, see 10x more
- Kinder to the planet, nothing in a landfill
- Garden science shines on a screen
- $1 to Children and Nature Network
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Look closer
Every spread plants a new idea.
Meet the garden helpers. Look for bees, butterflies, worms, birds, and the many lives that help a garden thrive.
Meet the artist
Robin Shoup-Wilson
Artist, storyteller, and enthusiastic gardener
“I wanted every page to feel like kneeling in the soil—where patience, surprise, and discovery grow side by side.”
Robin is a commissioned artist who specializes in creating custom works of art that capture personal stories, memories and emotions. With a keen eye for detail and a passion for meaningful connection, she transforms ideas into one of a kind pieces designed to last a lifetime.
Creating in Watercolor, Acrylic, Charcoal, Color Pencil, Pastels and Mixed Media, Robin collaborates closely with clients to bring their visions to life whether it be a portrait, pet painting, abstract, mural or children's book. Each piece is is created with care, creativity and a deep appreciation for the individuality of every client.
To view Robin's work please visit
Art by Robin on Facebook and Art by Robinw on Instragram
Robin’s illustrations invite families to get curious, get messy, and discover how much life can begin with one small seed.
About this book
What is inside
Explore seeds, soil, roots, shoots, sunlight, water, pollinators, garden helpers, harvests, seasons, and ten close-to-home discoveries.
About the author
Narrated by Neil Rosen, 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, with lyrical storytelling and real science to share together.
Wear the wonder
Bring the vegetable garden home. Wear the wonder.
Pair the hardcover nature book with the matching Vegetable Garden shirt for a gift that keeps growing curiosity long after the final page.
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