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32 pp.
| Soundprints |
May, 2003 |
TradeISBN 1-59249-022-0$$15.95
|
PaperISBN 1-59249-024-7$$6.95
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K-3Smithsonian's Backyard series.
Illustrated by
Higgins Bond.
Groundhog leaves his mother and siblings and digs his own burrow nearby. The illustrations feature a realistically rendered creature exploring a suburban backyard and garden, eating beans, encountering the family dog, and defending himself. The text sticks with the animal's point of view, but the illustrations take a few missteps.