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48 pp.
| Chronicle |
March, 2017 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4521-4542-6$16.99
(2)
K-3
Illustrated by
Christopher Silas Neal.
A mother and child paddle around a pond, noticing the creatures and plants that live there, both above the surface and underneath. Messner conveys the sights, sounds, and motions of a peaceful day spent enjoying and observing nature. Neal's mixed-media illustrations use mostly blues, browns, and pinks; his depictions of the plants and animals are realistic but play with the subtleties of water's movement. Reading list, websites.