TY - BOOK AU - Scanlon,Liz Garton AU - Ramsey,Dominique TI - Everyone starts small SN - 9781536226157 PY - 2024/// CY - Somerville, Massachusetts PB - Candlewick Press KW - Growth (Plants) KW - Juvenile fiction KW - Ecology KW - Seasons KW - Life cycles (Biology) KW - Nature fiction KW - lcgft KW - Picture books N1 - Ages 5-8 N2 - Spring rains change Water from a tumbling creek to a roaring river and bring Tree nutrients it needs to stretch toward the sky. As Sun's rays intensify, the sprouts and fruits and insects of the forest grow and bloom and develop, all working together in harmony. Even Fire, whose work causes Tree to ache from the inside, brings opportunity for the next generation of flora and fauna. Paired with the vivid, organic imagery of Dominique Ramsey, Liz Garton Scanlon's poetic tribute to our planet's resilience is a resonant story of life, death, and regeneration ER -