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You Are Never Alone Hardcover – Picture Book, April 15, 2019

by Elin Kelsey (Author), Soyeon Kim (Illustrator)

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From the creators of You Are Stardust and Wild Ideas comes a new picture book that explores how humans are inextricably connected to nature.

This book draws examples from the clouds and the cosmos, the seafloor and the surface of our skin, to show how we are never alone: we are always surrounded and supported by nature. Whether it’s gravity holding us tight; our lungs breathing oxygen synthesized by plants; the countless microorganisms that build our immunity; or the whales whose waste fertilizes the plankton that feed the fish we eat: nature touches every aspect of how we live.

Using lyrical text grounded in current science alongside detailed diorama art, this informational picture book presents the idea that we thrive through connections to the land and sea and sky, and togetherness is key to nature. It encourages inquiry-based learning, inviting readers to wonder, ask questions, observe the natural world, and engage with big ideas. An author’s note at the end offers more insight into the research behind the text.

Reading age

4 - 6 years
Print length

32 pages
Language

English
Grade level

Preschool - 3
Lexile measure

820L
Dimensions

8.6 x 0.5 x 10.5 inches
Publisher

Owlkids
Publication date

April 15, 2019
ISBN-10

1771473150
ISBN-13

978-1771473156
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"it is all elegantly presented in soaring, vivid language...breathtakingly beautiful." ― Kirkus Reviews - STARRED REVIEW

“[This] book could serve as a springboard for further scientific investigation.” ― Booklist

“A captivating array of mixed-media artwork illustrates the often intangible emotional and physical bonds that exist throughout nature.” ― Foreword Reviews - STARRED REVIEW

"This book is as reassuring as it is gorgeous." ― Romper

"The connections that are part of all life on this planet are carefully explained and presented, allowing young readers a chance to think on the way life works and how nature impacts every single thing we do." ― Sal's Fiction Addiction

"You Are Never Alone would make a good addition to a primary unit on ecology or an Earth Day storytime." ― Canadian Review of Materials

"[You Are Never Alone] celebrates the beauty of the world and reminds young readers that not only are they protected by a 'generous world of green' but that they can make a difference by how they interact with that world." ― The Globe and Mail

"Leads readers down a gentle path of reminders that we are not alone ― from the clouds in the sky, to the beetles in the ground, to the whales in the ocean." ― Green Teacher

About the Author

Elin Kelsey, PhD, is an award-winning author and a leading spokesperson for hope and the environment. In 2014, she co-created #OceanOptimism, a twitter campaign to crowd-source and share ocean conservation successes which has reached 90 million users to date. She frequently works on projects with the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Stanford University and the University of Victoria and is passionate about engaging kids in hopeful, science-based, environmental solutions. See more at www.elinkelsey.org.

Soyeon Kim is a Toronto-based, Korean-born artist who specializes in fine sketching and painting techniques to create three-dimensional dioramas. She is a graduate of the Visual Arts and Education programs at York University.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Owlkids (April 15, 2019)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1771473150
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1771473156
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 4 - 6 years
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 820L
Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool - 3
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.4 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.6 x 0.5 x 10.5 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #332,213 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #469 in Children's Environment & Ecology Books (Books)
- #908 in Children's Zoology Books (Books)
- #936 in Children's Environment Books (Books)

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Elin Kelsey is a leading international spokesperson for hope and the environment. She is the award-winning author of more than a dozen environment and science-based books for children and adults. Her books have received rave reviews from the Economist, the Washington Post, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Review and BrainPickings. Her work serves as an antidote to the hopelessness so many people all over the world feel about the state of the environment. Because science is based on problem analysis and the media focuses on tragedy, we rarely hear about conservation successes. Elin's passion for shifting the environmental narrative beyond doom and gloom has garnered her prestigious fellowships at the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society, the Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center, Hedgebrook, the Mesa Refuge and Berton House . On World Oceans Day in June 2014, she co-launched an #OceanOptimism hashtag and encouraged others to share their good news stories for the seas. The tag went viral reaching more than 70 million users to date and inspiring a broader Earth Optimism and Conservation Optimism movement.

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Kay Cyphers

Beautiful

Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2021

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I love this book. Saw it at a friends and instantly ordered it. The images are beautiful and the words are just perfect for making young minds think and place imagery with deeper thinking.

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E. Carrington

Tender words and stunning illustrations - a new favorite!

Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2019

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A lovely and positive book! My 9 year old was delighted to see the connections between herself and the natural world around her. “You are protected by a generous world of green.” and “If things break, remember healing happens too.” were the first of many pages she ran to read to me.

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We're All Connected

Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2019

The creative pair who brought us You Are Stardust have created another book that combines whimsy with wisdom. The text reminds us of the myriad connections between us and the world. We "gobble fruits from plants pollinated by bats by night and bees in the day." Whether it is the air we breathe or the food we eat, everything in our lives is interlinked in many ways.

Kim's dioramas create illustrations that are as layered as those connections. Children shrink to the size of microorganisms, or help a beaver gather sticks. Others swim the sea with whales or ride on beetles. The tiniest details are there - seeds on strawberries, tiny plankton in the sea, and snails crawling on mangrove roots.

Anyone teaching the interconnectedness of nature - food chains, ecosystems, etc. will find this book a wonderful introductory text to spark discussions and inspire student dioramas and displays. But this is also a book to simply savor and reflect on. It offers hope and comfort and an antidote to loneliness. As it tells us, "You are never alone. Feel gravity hug you tight as you twirl around the sun."

I read an ARC provided by the publisher for review purposes. The text I have quoted may change slightly before final publication (although I hope not).

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Tasha Saecker

Gentle

Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2019

The creators of You Are Stardust return with another book that demonstrates how interconnected we are. This time the focus is on the nature around all of us and how we are never alone in our environment. We can look into the eyes of a dog and feel love, we play in the mud and feel deep happiness thanks to microorganisms, we breathe oxygen that plants create. Nature is there in everything we do, everything we eat, and our connections can be as huge as a whale to as small as the organisms on our skin. We are never alone, because we are supported by this web of life that we too are a part of.

Kelsey’s words are poetic and moving. She points out immense connections to nature like the water cycle and oxygen cycle, then she moves to painting the personal connections to pets and also includes the smallest creatures we know of. It’s a beautiful way to view nature, as supportive and complex, something we must not only trust in but value enough to protect too.

The illustrations by Kim are spectacular. Done in multilayered paper collage, they seem lit from within and shine on the page. Kim plays with perspective and size in most of the illustrations, including fine line drawings, dancing paper leaves and branches, and children everywhere.

A gentle and inclusive look at nature and our world by two gifted children’s book creators. Appropriate for ages 4-6.

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You are never alone

Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2019

I think that the author says it best:

" I want to look every kid in the eye and say, 'No matter what is happening in your life, you are never alone." This author would like for children to have some sense of hopefulness about their daily world and the planet that we all share. She expresses optimism about the ways in which nature replenishes the environment.

This book has truly lovely illustrations. They are charming and imaginative and suit the text perfectly. This book will be a welcome addition to young nature lovers bookshelves.

Please note: Some of the facts presented may be slightly off putting to children, as for example, noting the micro-organisms on our skin.

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for this advance read in exchange for my honest opinion

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Jane

Interesting illustrations and a lovely concept

Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2019

You Are Never Alone is a colourful book that illustrates the interconnectedness of organisms in the universe.

The topic is one I think is important, and the book does a good job of providing examples of the ways different plants, animals, and inanimate forces work together to create this world in which we live. The bright and colourful illustrations are unique and interesting to look at.

I wanted to love this book, and by all accounts I really should have loved it, but somehow it just didn't connect for me. I give this book 3 stars, but I think it will be better loved by many.

Thank you to NetGalley and Owlkids Books for providing me with a DRC of this book.

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SimplyAnneHere

Good book

Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2019

You are Never Alone
By Elin Kelsey
Everything is connected and that means you too. We are connected to all the things around us making us never alone. The author does a good job of connecting us to our surroundings and brings light to things we probably don’t even think about. I think the title of this book would have been better if it had something to do with connections rather than you are never alone but after reading the book I understood more why it was titled as it was. The book was fun, with whimsical pictures. The verbiage had no rhyme or reason in sharing info and connections but they were all interesting and reassuring regardless.
I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion which I share here.

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Rani Iyer

Complex interconnections simplified

Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2019

From the creator of "You Are Stardust" comes another fabulous creation. The main theme of the book is to highlight the complex, dynamic, and extraordinary connections and interconnections that exist in the Earth. It takes one beyond nations, politics, and right into the core of the meaning of human existence. This book explains the interconnections with wonderful illustrations. A great book for curious kids and adults. Highly recommend this book for classrooms, homes, nature clubs, and libraries.
I received a free copy to read on NetGalley.
#ecoliteracy #nature

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