This week we are feeling a brisk turn toward springtime with books like Dispersals: On Plants, Borders, and Belonging by Jessica J. Lee, an "exquisite, haunting... collection of essays examining the movement of people and plants"; and Wisdom from the Hidden Life of Trees by German forester Peter Wohlleben, which "revels in the everyday drama unfolding in forests as trees go about their business." Plus, for younger readers, One Giant Leap by Thao Lam is a "wordless and wondrous picture book [that] features an out-of-doors setting that's also out of this world--at least in the mind of one imaginative child."
Furthermore, our feature "On Nature, Spring, and Paying Attention" offers recommendations for appreciating the shift of seasons toward sunnier days ahead.