<p>To help commemorate the one hundredth anniversary of the National Park Service, the authors create a heartwarming tribute to our national parks and the importance of connecting with nature.<em>Our Great Big Backyard </em>follows Jane, whose plans of spending the summer playing video games with her friends are dashed when her parents announce that her family is going on a road trip to national parks around the country. Yet somewhere between the Everglades and Big Bend National Park, things begin to change. Jane starts paying attention to the majestic sights and spending less time looking at her screen. And the more she discovers, the more she learns how much there is to love about the outdoors.</p>