One Earth written by Eileen Spinelli is now on display at the Bryant-Mam'k Park StoryWalk

This picture book is perfect for budding environmentalists and nature lovers.

An Earth-themed counting book, One Earth starts with a field trip story. A boy walks across the meadows. He meets a girl by the woods. They meet another girl in the hills and a boy by the seashore. The journey across these unique landscapes is paced by the narrator's voice counting the sky, honeybees, bunnies, trees, and other wonders of nearby nature. By the middle of the book, the children approach a little town. As they enter it, the narrator sets another task: "Celebrating Earth-counting backwards now."

The rest of the book features a series of activities that young children can do: cleaning trash, recycling glass bottles, repurposing plastic bags by weaving them into mats, reusing old towels as pads for shelter cats, mending socks and clothes, using less lights, planting seeds, or repairing bikes. All these are represented as practical activities through which we can each show our appreciation of one Earth, "so beautiful-and only one."

The City of White Plains Recreation and Parks Department, in partnership with the White Plains Public Library, has been pleased to present StoryWalk at Bryant-Mamaroneck Park. The StoryWalk combines a children's story with a popular walking route. Children's books are selected, the pages separated, laminated, and placed along a walking path at regular intervals so readers can follow the story as they walk the route. The StoryWalk is a great opportunity for parents, teachers, and caregivers to provide a fun and healthy activity for young children. The Bryant-Mamaroneck Park is located on the corner of Bryant and Mamaroneck Avenues.

The park entrance is on the Mamaroneck Avenue side. Parking is available in the City of White Plains Mamaroneck Avenue parking lot (lower level). The StoryWalk® Project was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, VT and developed in collaboration with the Kellogg-Hubbard Library