Robin Bernard is een kinderboekenschrijver wiens werk de natuurlijke wereld en de veranderende seizoenen onderzoekt. Zijn geschriften zijn bedoeld om nieuwsgierigheid en liefde voor de natuur bij jonge lezers te wekken door middel van boeiende verhalen en levendige beschrijvingen. Bernard's toegankelijke en educatieve stijl maakt zijn boeken een waardevolle bron voor zowel kinderen als ouders die zich willen verbinden met de omgeving.
Observing a maple tree over time, children get a clear picture of what trees do and how seasons change. In summer, the tree is shown sunbathing and brimming with animal life. With autumn comes the flowing sap that makes maple syrup for pancakes. As winter approaches, the tree's leaves begin to fall, and it becomes nearly dormant. The beautiful photographs and simple text introduce young readers to the wonders of each season and encourage them to look closer at the natural world around them.
Louis Morin is a type-2 dreamer. No wonder he's been drawn to Australia, the Dream Land of the Aboriginal people's culture. In the wake of the new carbon trading laws, he dreams of turning the parched Red Centre back to green and the Great Salt Lakes back to blue. As always in Australia, big business is not far behind a big, profitable dream. It is October 2000, at the beginning of the Southern hemisphere summer, and at the end of the Sydney Olympics, which troublemaking-tragic Helen came to watch. While a three-day affair with Louis is in the swing of things to expect, falling in love with him isn't. Along comes Horace, another type-2 dreamer who also wants to change the world, with powerful allies to back up his "LFV" dream and a more radical approach to making it come true, including body count. It also includes his, unfortunately. A challenge to her sanity, already heavily tested, Helen fears for her son's life. Compelled to blend two dreams in one, Louis finds himself on the shaky grounds of corporate and political worlds, places he, as a researcher, had never been prepared for. But there is always the next dream, and it may well be just waiting for him... at home! About every seven years, the Great Australian Lakes flood, and flamingos return.
