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Engaging Nature Explorations for All Ages Join naturalist Craig Newberger on a series of multisensory autumn field excursions. Learn about bald eagles, marbled salamanders, chipmunks, foxes, chimney swifts, mushrooms, monarch butterflies, falcons, bats, eels, and even ballooning spiders and witch hazel cannons! Each of the book's twenty chapters features a plant or animal emblematic of the fall season. Watercolor illustrations by Sherrie York. Color photographs by Steve Morello. Appendix detailing a community science project by Ron Smith.

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Loaded with ""Wow!"" Discoveries In Autumn Winds: Encounters with a World in Transition, gifted author and naturalist Craig Newberger shares his insights about the plants and animals of the northeastern United States and their amazing ways of preparing for winter. Newberger begins each chapter with a personal encounter and then takes a deep dive into rich natural history. The book is loaded with ""Wow!"" discoveries about even the most common plants and animals. The book reminds us that life is endlessly fascinating if we slow down and take a closer look. -Dr. Stephen W. Kress, Founder, Project Puffin Informative and Emotionally Fulfilling I was privileged to read some of Craig Newberger's latest work Autumn Winds: Encounters with a World in Transition and was, once again, impressed with how well Craig melds detailed biology with expressions of his personal experiences in nature. The result is a book that is factually informative yet comforting and emotionally fulfilling. This book simply compels its readers to spend more time out-of-doors observing the wonders of our natural world. -Dr. Timothy A. Block, Botanist, Co-author of ""The Plants of Pennsylvania"" Reveals the Hidden Beauty All Around Us Craig Newberger reveals the hidden beauty that's all around us, from snowflakes forming in clouds to spiders hiding on dew-drenched webs to squid darting beneath the waves. This brilliant naturalist writes with gratitude and an inspiring degree of mindfulness, resulting in a captivating first-hand account of nature. -Lauren Mandel, founder of Bloomtime, author of ""Eat Up"" Engaging Mix of Personal Adventure and Natural History As a watchful observer, Craig shares an array of experiences detailing autumn's parade of natural events. Whether joining him on his quest to find a secretive salamander or crossing paths with a falcon in pursuit of prey, Autumn Winds is an engaging mix of personal adventure and natural history information. -Ted Gilman, Retired Naturalist/Education Specialist, National Audubon Society

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Author Craig Newberger served as the Lower School science coordinator at Germantown Academy in Pennsylvania for over three decades. Combining hands-on investigations with outdoor explorations, Craig nurtured a passion for science and nature in thousands of inquisitive minds. He led a variety of natural science trips for his students and their families, ranging from Costa Rica to Cape Cod. Craig's belief in immersing students in firsthand experiences led him to dedicate decades of summers in Maine, where he and his wife, Trudy, directed the National Audubon Society Youth Ecology Camp on Hog Island, founded and directed the Family Camp, and joined the instructional team for Audubon's camp for educators. Craig has also worked as a naturalist at the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History and directed an environmental education program connected with the Cape Cod National Seashore. Craig plays guitar and hammered dulcimer and is known for his sing-a-longs at assemblies and campfires.

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