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When it’s quiet, and you listen carefully, you can hear it. Award-winning nature photographer Pete and author Pete McBride has searched the globe for special places where it’s silent enough to hear the music of nature. Here, he shares tales and photos from amazing adventures on every continent.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In this nonfiction tour around the world for ages 8-12, accompanied by stunning photographs and complementary illustrations, McBride shares his experiences of places in the world where human noise pollution recedes and allows the sounds of the natural world to be heard. The reader accompanies McBride on all seven continents, centered on his tales of memorable encounters with nature and its sounds and anchored with photographs. 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