A Child's View of a Prairie
Susan C. McDermott
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Filled cover to cover with stunningly beautiful color photographs,
A Child's View of a Prairie is a softcover children's
picturebook that shows young people a dazzling array of the plants and
insects that can be found in a native Wisconsin prairie. Two children
talk to one another as they explore the prairie, and narration outside
of their dialogue teaches young readers amazing facts about the
prairie's living creatures. "'Let's touch the
leaves. The leaves feel smooth on the front but rough on the back. Why
do the leaves feel cold?' 'Mike, Mom says that it is because
the tap root goes deep in the ground and brings up cold water to the
leaves.'" A wonderfully educational picturebook, highly
recommended.
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