Animal Habitats, Animals - Habitats & Behaviors - General & Miscellaneous
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Overview
What would you see if you sat in the tall grasses of a meadow? What sounds would you hear? What life would you discover there? In a charming hand-sized book, Anne Hunter illustrates the creatures that live in and around a meadow, and describes each animal's characteristics and habits. The gorgeous artwork and simple sense of wonder will inspire children to explore their environment. Fans of Hunter’s two books, WHAT'S IN THE POND? and WHAT'S UNDER THE LOG? will want to add this new title to their collection.
Describes birds, mammals, and insects that live in meadows, such as goldfinches, voles, and fireflies.
Editorials
Children's Literature
What is hopping, flying, singing and buzzing in an open sunny meadow? This small-sized book provides a short, scientific description of different birds, mammals, and insects to be found while walking through a meadow. The author/illustrator informs the reader about the nesting, hatching, pupation, sounds, food, size, and predators of ten different meadow creatures¾the woolly bear caterpillar, the meadowlark, the spittlebug, the firefly, the meadow vole, the goldfinch, the ladybug larvae, the Carolina locust, the eastern mole, the white-lined sphinx. Each animal description is accompanied by a full color illustration that combines watercolor, colored pencil, and ink. A nice book for children with a keen interest in nature and creatures. Children who are less enthusiastic about the topic might find the text and the illustrations a little bland. The format of this book is similar to Hunter's book, What's in the Tide Pool? 2000, Houghton Mifflin, $4.95. Ages 4 to 9. Reviewer: Ute Krappen-ClancyBook Details
Published
November 27, 2000
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin (Trade)
Pages
32
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780618015122