A fawn in the grass

Rhyming text lists a series of animals in their natural habitats, from a fawn in the grass and a snail underneath a leaf to a buzzing bee and two racing hummingbirds.

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Main Author: Ryder, Joanne
Other Authors: Narahashi, Keiko (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : H. Holt, 2001.
Edition:1st ed.
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Summary:Rhyming text lists a series of animals in their natural habitats, from a fawn in the grass and a snail underneath a leaf to a buzzing bee and two racing hummingbirds.
Physical Description:1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
ISBN:080506236X (alk. paper)
Author Notes:Joanne Ryder studied journalism at Marquette University. For several years she was an editor of children's books in New York, before she quit to write full-time.

Ryder is an award-winning author whose books offer a unique blend of poetry and science. Her Just for a Day series invites children into the world of wild animals, ranging from a sea otter to Tyrannosaurus rex.

Ryder's book, The Snail's Spell, won a New York Academy of Sciences Book Award. She has been named three times in the annual list of Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children by a joint committee of the Children's Book Council and the National Science Teachers Association.

(Bowker Author Biography)