Parks - by Marc Majewski (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Explore parks around the world--and how they welcome us--in this gorgeously illustrated nonfiction picture book, a companion to Marc Majewski's acclaimed Bridges

Parks can be big or small, quiet or loud, sunny or snowy. Parks protect the natural world, but they're also public spaces where anyone can explore, gather, and play. Whether they're wildlife reserves or your local dog park, wide open spaces or places of quiet in the city, deep in a canyon or just around the corner, parks can be a refuge.

With poetic text and sweeping illustrations, Marc Majewski delivers a unique, accessible look at parks all around the world: from Central Park to the Serengeti to the Great Barrier Reef and everything in between. Both informational and awe-inspiring, this gorgeously illustrated nonfiction picture book shows how parks of all kinds bring people, animals, and nature together.

Parks included:

• Central Park, New York, United States
• Place Dauphine, Paris, France
• Hampstead Heath, London, England
• Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, Denmark
• Versailles Park, Versailles, France
• Emdrup Junk Playground, Copenhagen, Denmark
• Death Valley National Park, California, United States
• Northeast Greenland National Park, Greenland
• The High Line, New York, United States
• Keibul Lamjao National Park, India
• Gabriela Mistral Dark Sky Sanctuary, Chile
• Keukenhof Gardens, The Netherlands
• Parque Francisco Alvarado, Costa Rica
• Isamu Noguchi's Piedmont Park Playscape, Georgia, United States
• Nishi-Rokugō Park, Tokyo, Japan
• Ohlone Dog Park, California, United States
• Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
• Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, Australia
• Aoyama Cemetery, Japan
• Gardens by the Bay, Singapore
• Las Pozas, Mexico

About the Author

RISING TALENT: Bridges was named an ALSC Notable Children's Book and hailed as "grand and thought-provoking" in one of two starred reviews, while Majewski was selected for the 2024 Bologna Book Fair Illustrators Exhibition.
BEAUTIFUL PAINTINGS: Majewski's exquisitely painted illustrations, imbued with a deep respect for the environment, will transport readers to countries around the world while invoking wonder.
ARTFUL NONFICTION: Gorgeously illustrated and meditative, and packed with back matter facts in the vein of Bees: A Honeyed History, Trees: A Rooted History, Snow Birds, and Before Music.
UPLIFTING MESSAGE: An appreciation of nature and the theme of unity shines through in this celebration of human connection and the places we congregate.
BROAD, GLOBAL APPEAL: For curious kids who love books about nature and conservation, with a fun around-the-world element.