"Over the canyon, the sun scalds the air, and bakes the desert mud to stone. But under the shade of the canyon hides another world, where bighorn sheep bound from rock to rock on the hillside, roadrunners make their nests in sturdy cacti, and banded geckos tuck themselves into the shelter of the sand. This book takes readers on a journey through the wonders concealed in the curves of the canyon, and all the secret life hidden in its arms." -- Provided...

"Discover the magical depths of the kelp forest, and all the fascinating creatures living just a paddle's length away -- both over and under the waves." -- Provided by publisher.

Above the snow, a girl and her father glide on skis in a world washed in white. They see a story in the snow—of a deer on her way from a napping spot... The girl and her father aren't here to stay—they're headed home, to marshmallows and hot dogs, to blankets and beds. But the world under the snow is waiting. Dreams of summer feasts and warm ponds fill each mind as they snuggle deep and drift off to hopeful promises of spring.

In The First Law of Thermodynamics, he writes: "...ashes stuffed in shotgun shells. They walked through the woods and fired aimlessly into the trees--he came down everywhere in a powdery rain...the memory of a boy walking under trees showering him with leaves."