Gob the Gnome

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(13 13 13 1)>This short story is about a mother wanting her children to enjoy the outdoors. This story takes Nathan Iris and Mommy on another trip to the national park. Nathan and Iris are extremely excited to visit with their new friend Gob the Gnome. Gob takes Nathan Iris and Mommy on a short tour of park and Nathan sees a large empty area of the park. Gob explains to Nathan Iris and their mom the unfortunate realities of what happens in some parks due to human interference and natural occurrences. Gob also introduces the family to some of the animals and explains how they suffer through deforestation tornados and storms. In this story Iris comes to age by using what she learns from Gob to defend the forest.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(13 13 13 1)>Since the 1400s folklore has described gnomes as guardians of treasure and the protectors of Earth Gnomes represent stability growth and good luck. This is the second book of the six-book series about Gob the Gnome. The six books in this series all revolve around Gob the protector of a local forest who becomes friends with Nathan and Iris and helps to educate them on the importance of caring for the environment.</span></p>