At Koishikawa Botanical Garden, the descendant of Newton’s apple tree is bearing fruit. Mendel’s grapevine descendant will soon.

6-5-24 #WorldEnvironmentDay We are #GenerationRestoration BEYOND ME is centered on 11 year old Maya's concern for victims of the #EastJapanEarthquakeandTsunami. She & her friend plant sunflowers to send seeds to a scientist to research cleansing our #OnlyOneEarth. #educators

Hydrangea Festival June 8 - 16 Hakusan Shrine Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo #hydrangea tokyo-jinjacho.or.jp/bunkyo/5901/

This ball rolled out into middle of the floor. This cat. Always ready to play.

Frogs calling, crows cawing at Jindai Botanical Garden in west Tokyo.

This was unexpected. Another #Fitbit badge. I walk everywhere I go in west Tokyo because I don’t ride a bike or drive. I’m surprised how much it adds up.

3 million single-use #plastic bottles are used per hour in the U.S. 📈⁠ 🚰 It's great to see businesses use reuse and refill systems, help reduce #PlasticPollution, and encourage sustainable habits. ⁠✅️ Do you see any reuse systems in your area?⁠ ⁠📸 by Moms Clean Air Force

#PB English #translation by Andrew Wong available for #kidlit publication Set in the Tepco nuclear disaster #nogozone after the #GreatEastJapanearthquakeandtsunami #earthquake2011

#honeybees #pesticides

#educators #teachers #librarians #math #friendship #teamwork

#kidlit #poetry #picturebooks #nature #trees

Love this! Great idea for publishers & school administrators. #BlackBrotherMG #kidlit #mglit

Emma Mitchell Author of The Wild Remedy Journal Etsy shop Silver Pebble etsy.com/uk/shop/silver…

It’s official: #NoCutsToLibraries! You did it NYC, this victory is yours. Thank you Mayor Eric Adams, Adrienne Adams, and the entire New York City Council for restoring library funding in the FY25 budget. See the full statement: on.nypl.org/4clpcKq

Congratulations to all!

Save the date! I'll be at Books & Company to talk about my newest book, FIRE ESCAPE: How Animals and Plants Survive Wildfires on July 27th. Registration is preferred using the link below. Hope to see you there! booksco.com/event/jessica-…

Full text of A-bomb survivor's Pledge for Peace on 79th anniversary of Nagasaki bombing mainichi.jp/english/articl…

#Ireland #famine #NativeAmericans

You can help save birds during #GlobalBirdRescue! From Sept 23-29, join FLAP Canada, ABC, & bird lovers worldwide to rescue & document birds that have collided with buildings in your community- working to make the built environment safer for birds! 🐦 globalbirdrescue.org.

0.24-square-meter green space in central Japan recognized as world's smallest park - The Mainichi mainichi.jp/english/articl…