The author finds that our relationship to nature is not at all cloudless. Even though people are part of the organic world, our attitude to nature and everything in it is often unfair and we destroy our natural resources thoughtlessly.

This thought-provoking book provides the reader with stories from the plant and animal world, and the book also employs an original and gripping form, interlacing snapshots or nature with fables.

Harri Jõgisalu is a well- loved author of the older generation whose down-to-earth explanatory stories help children to better understand the surrounding world. ”City Sparrow in the Country” is an anthology of stories of nature. The author describes the scenic landscapes of our home country, small lakes in the middle of the forests and meadows, a strip of land on the horizon against the background of the blue sea.