Henry David Thoreau, Who Can He Be? Read and Find Out–Easy as A,B,C

This picture book has delightfully engaging and vibrant illustrations that walk children through the A, B, C's with simple rhyme as they learn about this American author. It is especially fitting to introduce him to children, so he can encourage them to partake in the joy of simple things, just as he had done with the children of Concord during his own time. Children were drawn to Henry David Thoreau because of his desire to teach them about the beauty of the natural world and to respect it. He took them on berry-picking parties, taught them about the animals, threw watermelon parties, and popped popcorn for them. Children respond to his simplicity, love of nature, and enthusiasm for appreciating life.