Prairie dog song the key to saving North America's grasslands
"Cumulative text based on an old folksong alternating with additional scientific information explores the role of prairie dogs, a keystone species in North America's grasslands, and conservation efforts to restore the balance of plants and animals of the Janos, Mexico, prairie dog complex. Backmatte...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Lee & Low Books Inc.,
[2016]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | "Cumulative text based on an old folksong alternating with additional scientific information explores the role of prairie dogs, a keystone species in North America's grasslands, and conservation efforts to restore the balance of plants and animals of the Janos, Mexico, prairie dog complex. Backmatter includes timeline, photographs, music, prairie dog facts, glossary, and authors' sources"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, music ; 29 cm |
| Audience: | Ages 6-10. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781620142455 1620142457 |
| Author Notes: | Susan L. Roth 's vibrant mixed-media collage illustrations have appeared in numerous outstanding picture books, including Parrots Over Puerto Rico , winner of the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal; Prairie Dog Song ; The Mangrove Tree ; and most recently Every Month Is a New Year and Malala Yousafzai: Warrior with Words . Roth and her husband live in New York. Visit her online at susanlroth.com. Cindy Trumbore has been involved with young people's literature for most of her career. A former editor in children's book publishing, she now writes children's books, edits books for classrooms, and teaches writing. She has collaborated with her friend Susan L. Roth on several award-winning titles, including Parrots Over Puerto Rico , which won the Robert F. Sibert Medal for Nonfiction; The Mangrove Tree ; Prairie Dog Song , and most recently Butterfly for a King . She lives with her husband in Delaware. You can visit her online at cindykane.net. |
