Box Turtle at Long Pond

Informationen zum Autor William T. George created Christmas at Long Pond and Beaver at Long Pond together with his wife, Lindsay Barrett George. Mr. George died in 1999. Lindsay Barrett George is widely recognized for her striking illustrations of animals, birds, and fish in their habitats. She is the author-illustrator of Maggie’s Ball ; Alfred Digs ; The Secret ; Inside Mouse, Outside Mouse ; In the Garden: Who’s Been Here? ; and four other Who’s Been Here? titles. Lindsay Barrett George lives in northeastern Pennsylvania with her dog, two cats, and a very handsome duck. Klappentext "A day in the life of a box turtle is rendered carefully in words and lifelike illustrations with a text that respects its subject....Superior."--School Library Journal. "Will delight the young viewer. An excellent introduction to pond ecology, and a strikingly beautiful book."--Kirkus Reviews. It is dawn at Long Pond. Box Turtle's red eyes look out from his shelter within a crumbling tree, and his day begins ... In Beaver at Long Pond, the Georges introduced the pond and its resident. In this lyrical, magnificently painted companion book, they insure its place as a favorite spot on every child's itinerary. Zusammenfassung "A day in the life of a box turtle is rendered carefully in words and lifelike illustrations with a text that respects its subject....Superior."--School Library Journal. "Will delight the young viewer. An excellent introduction to pond ecology! and a strikingly beautiful book."--Kirkus Reviews. It is dawn at Long Pond. Box Turtle's red eyes look out from his shelter within a crumbling tree! and his day begins ... In Beaver at Long Pond ! the Georges introduced the pond and its resident. In this lyrical! magnificently painted companion book! they insure its place as a favorite spot on every child's itinerary. ...

Product details

• Authors: William T George, William T. George
• Assisted by: Lindsay Barrett George (Illustration), William T. George (Illustration)
• Publisher: Greenwillow Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 4 to 8
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.09.1989
• EAN: 9780688081843
• ISBN: 978-0-688-08184-3
• No. of pages: 32
• Dimensions: 251 mm x 203 mm x 6 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Story books, fairytales, sagas, rhymes, songs; JUVENILE NONFICTION: Animals / Marine Life, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Science & Nature / Trees & Forests, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Animals / Animal Welfare, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Animals / General, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Science & Nature / Physics, JUVENILE FICTION: Animals / Turtles & Tortoises, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Animals / Reptiles & Amphibians, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Animals / Turtles & Tortoises, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Animals / Frogs & Toads