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32 pp.
| Harcourt/Gulliver |
March, 2001 |
TradeISBN 0-15-202317-8$$16.00
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Illustrated by
Greg Newbold.
Using a question-and-answer format, this gentle poem explores how animals respond to the coming of spring. Bears, skunks, bullfrogs, and eagles emerge from their winter retreats to search for food, build nests, and explore their environments. The double-page spreads show detailed, lush scenes of mountains, fields, and cypress swamps, but the children in the final picture are unattractively portrayed.