{"product_id":"what-nature-teaches-us-a-book-about-being-the-light-9781633311619","title":"What Nature Teaches Us: A Book about Being the Light","description":"\u003cp\u003eNature has been teaching us since the very first sunrise. This book is one boy's attempt to listen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat Nature Teaches Us: A Book About Being the Light\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is a poetic, fully illustrated read-aloud that helps children and adults make sense of big feelings, change, and belonging through the everyday wonders of the natural world. Coauthors Clay Vilhauer, a nine-year-old author, and his mom, Amber, invite readers to step away from the tsunami of noise, screens, and pressure to perform and discover what Earth's gifts have to say.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders will experience each element of nature and the lesson it carries: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe rock \"stays grounded no matter what is happening around it,\" inviting us to reconnect with the steady wisdom beneath the noise.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe sun \"shines on everything all the time . . . everything grows because of it,\" modeling generosity and consistency.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe ocean is \"calm and steady or wild and crashing, it doesn't call one good or the other bad,\" helping us remember that who we are is enough.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe cloud \"can hold heavy things and still move forward,\" reminding us that we can carry hard feelings and keep going.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe tree is \"connected by roots, holding the whole forest together,\" reminding us that we grow stronger when we stay rooted in community.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe gentle, thoughtful text is paired with minimalist watercolor artwork by South African fine artist Joni-Leigh Doran.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNear the end, a \"your turn\" section encourages children and adults to go outside, choose a leaf, stone, feather, or bug, draw or tape it in, and write what it is teaching them, turning the book into a living conversation between nature and the reader. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for bedtime, classrooms, counseling sessions, and waiting rooms alike, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat Nature Teaches Us \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eis both a comfort and a practice for those carrying more weight than anyone sees: a way for us to \u003ci\u003eBe The Light\u003c\/i\u003e, and to help someone else remember theirs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Disruption Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781633311619\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48","brand":"Clay Vilhauer,Amber Vilhauer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52983147856053,"sku":"9781633311619","price":13.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9781633311619.jpg?v=1787064422","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/what-nature-teaches-us-a-book-about-being-the-light-9781633311619","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}