This uplifting, inspiring work highlights eleven environmental restoration and problem-solving projects around the world. When Toronto began creating more green spaces and urban forests, ravens returned to the city. A penguin tunnel was built to help 14” Little Blue penguins cross a busy highway in New Zealand, and a honeybee highway in Oslo, Norway, provides the pollinators with food and resting places on rooftops across the city. A concerted effort to regreen Singapore has resulted in the return of vanishing wildlife, including smooth-coated otters, while a project to rewild a Los Angeles schoolyard has resulted in thriving native plants and the appearance of a rare burrowing owl. These and other featured endeavors, described in playful poems and brief informative text, create a sense of hopeful possibility in a can-do collection with vibrant illustrations that add to the cheerful feel. Additional resources about restoration work and each specific project, as well as suggestions for learning about issues close to home and ways to take action, are at volume’s end.

A unique and artful blend of poetry, science, and activism, this picture book shows how city dwellers can intervene so that nature can work her magic. Perfect for fans of The Curious Garden and Harlem Grown.

In Oslo, Norway: citizens create a honeybee highway that stretches from one side of the city to the other, offering flowerpots, resting spots, bee boxes, and beehives--even water fountains--every eight hundred feet.

In the Bronx, New York: a community rallies to clean their river and cheers at the return of the long-lost beaver population.

In Busselton, Australia: people make a rope bridge that swings high above speeding cars, creating a safe path for tree-hopping possums and squirrels alike.

Through a mix of lyrical poems, real-life success stories, and bouquet-bright artwork, The City Sings Green explores the environmental impact of humans and showcases the many ways that we can rewild cities across the globe. Together, we can welcome nature back!

Detailed back matter includes sources, links to explore, ways to help, and recommended reading.