{"product_id":"wild-trails-to-the-sea","title":"Wild Trails to the Sea","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"year-author\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWild Trails to the Sea\u003c\/strong\u003e- written by Penelope Jackson and art by Elena Skoreyko Wagner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA tender story celebrating the natural world and our place within it, featuring lyrical verse and bold, tactile paper-collage illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA tender and lyrical story celebrating the natural world and our place within it,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWild Trails to the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efollows a coastal family as seasons change and children grow. With a hopeful refrain, a parent shares their dreams for their young ones, urging them to pay attention to every bit of magic the world has to offer, from watching a mayflower bloom to skipping pebbles on an icy pond, encouraging a lifelong love of natural spaces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTold in gentle free-verse with luminous, tactile illustrations, this nostalgic story celebrates raising children in the great outdoors and will leave them enchanted with the lemon-burst of spruce tips, the steam of saltwater bonfires, and white rocks as vast as the moon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe debut children’s picture book by celebrated Halifax-based editor and co-author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmazing Atlantic Canadian Women\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand York-based, Nova Scotia–born paper-collage artist Elena Skoreyko Wagner,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWild Trails to the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a love letter to the earth, the sky, and the se—and to their future stewards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"desc-author\"\u003e\n\u003cimg\u003e\u003cimg\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"desc-author\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"desc-author\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePenelope Jackson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the co-author of the middle-grade books \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePapergirl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAmazing Atlantic Canadian Women\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. An editor and ghostwriter of children's and adult books for over two decades, she is also a singer\/songwriter and gardener. She hikes wild trails and swims in the cold ocean with her family in Halifax, Nova Scotia.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"desc-author\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"desc-author\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"desc-author\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eElena Skoreyko Wagner\u003c\/span\u003e is a Canadian illustrator and paper collage artist living in York, UK. Her work has appeared in \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eFlow\u003c\/span\u003e magazine, the \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e online and Brain Pickings. Elena's work typically comprises lovingly collected paper scraps imbued with their own histories, assembled to illustrate intimate stories and experiences. Her work focuses on ordinary life, celebrating the wonder and magic that exist there. Elena lives in a wonky Victorian terraced house with her German husband, three kids, and countless DIY projects\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"desc-author\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"desc-author\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Penelope Jackson\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"desc-author\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:  \u003c\/strong\u003eNimbus Publishing Limited\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCopyright \u003c\/strong\u003e© 2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e 9781774712733\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback: \u003c\/strong\u003e 32 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e8\" x 9\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Historic Gardens Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42620476719206,"sku":"Book - Wild Trails to the Sea","price":14.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0196\/3052\/files\/WildTrailstotheSea.jpg?v=1744130627","url":"https:\/\/historicgardens.com\/products\/wild-trails-to-the-sea","provider":"Annapolis Royal Historic Gardens","version":"1.0","type":"link"}