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Root, Phyllis

Big Belching Bog

40 pp. | Minnesota | October, 2010 | Trade ISBN 978-0-8166-3359-3 $15.95

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Betsy Bowen. This book invites readers into the stillness of a northern Minnesota bog. Root's prose conveys the mellow characteristics and funkiness of the bog, while Bowen's stylized woodcut illustrations, predominantly black, blue, purple, and green, capture the murky but nonetheless teeming-with-life place. The book ends with further factual information about these fascinating and eerie natural environments.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2010