B Is for Beacon: A Great Lakes Lighthouse Alphabet by Helen L. Wilbur, Renee GraefThe Great Lakes, with the rivers, canals, and channels that connect them, form one of the busiest waterways in the world. Lighthouses were needed to secure the safety of ships over these freshwater seas. But over the hundreds of years since the first lighthouse was established on the Great Lakes in 1781, these structures have come to represent something beyond their initial navigational function. Often situated on remote and beautiful shorelines,

"-- Peter Greenberg

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and something different happens

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Kathy clearly outlines the benefits of making the switch to groundcovers

Aubrey lives with her husband and two children in San Francisco

And Carolyn Gavin's colorful illustrations bring it all to life

For indoor gardeners everywhere

He began his career illustrating personal field guides before publishing his successful series

all of the same doomed American chestnut

Her distinctive style blends meticulously realistic details with magical elements and subjects in a way that speaks to people of all ages

from starting seeds and planting strawberries to checking for tomato hornworms and harvesting carrots