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A poetic text encourages readers to find angel shapes in the natural world around us: in sunflowers, wood, milkweed, fire, ice, etc. The angels in Ehlert's collages, made mostly of cut paper, but also including wood grains and natural fibers, are sometimes quite subtle; the images are varied and rich. The whole approach inspires the investigation and appreciation of nature.