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Ruurs, Margriet

In My Backyard

32 pp. | Tundra | March, 2007 | Trade ISBN 978-0-88776-775-3 $18.95
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Ron Broda. Ruurs introduces the behaviors of toads, snails, and other backyard creatures. Her descriptions range from lyrical ("When spiderlings are ready to leave home, they fly away on silvery threads") to incongruous ("Like a little helicopter, the hummingbird hovers by flowers"), and the transition between seasons is too subtle. But Broda's meticulously crafted paper-sculpture illustrations encourage visual exploration of every page.
Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

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