by Goldie G. Freeman (Illustrator), Nina Judith Katz (Author) Meet Yana, a dreamy girl fond of playing by herself and often lost in her own thoughts. In this story, she learns to hear the voices of the plant world and discovers how useful the weeds growing in her yard can be. But then, just as Yana is starting to enjoy making wild salads and teas, she finds out that her neighbors plan to spray the neighborhood with herbicides. If they succeed, she'll never be able to eat the apples or wild greens in her garden again. Will Yana be able to stop them? Read about Yana's adventures, and learn about the plants together with her. Hone your plant identification skills while reading her story. The botanically precise illustrations teach children to recognize a few common medicinal plants while the story explains how to use them. A compelling story and some repetition in the plant pictures make the learning effortless. A quiz at the end of the book lets children test themselves on their new plant knowledge. Author Biography Nina Judith Katz has been studying herbalism since 1988. She learns about plants from the plants themselves, books, direct experience and people. Nina offers classes and workshops on herbalism and holistic healing, leads plant walks, and gives herbal consultations. In 2012, Nina launched the People's Health Series (www.PeoplesHealthSeries.com) out of her passion for helping people take control of their own health using readily available, safe, and natural resources. She wrote this book to teach children about working with plants and to help move us towards a world in which all people recognize and know how to use the most common edi- ble and medicinal plants in their environments. By reading this book and sharing it with your friends, you can help us with that goal, too. Number of Pages: 40 Dimensions: 0.08 x 11 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: March 23, 2014