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32 pp.
| Sierra
| September, 2003
|
TradeISBN 0-87156-409-2$$15.95
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K-3
Illustrated by
Susan Guevara.
Thousands of monarch butterflies spend each winter on a tree next to eight-year-old Isabel's home in Michoacán, Mexico. In spite of the family's desperate poverty, Isabel and her parents try to avoid cutting the tree down to sell the wood. Johnston leaves readers with hope without creating an unrealistic ending to this contemporary story. The textured paintings are framed with thick borders, reminiscent of the folk art of the region.
32 pp.
| Sierra
| September, 2001
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TradeISBN 0-87156-979-5$$15.95
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Robert Weatherford.
"I am a desert dog, a desert dog. / I work from sun to sun," says a goat-herding dog in a sometimes rhyming, sometimes free verse poem that paints a word picture of his life in the southwest with his boy. The expressionistic paintings in strong red and tan desert colors are more intense and lively than the text itself.
40 pp.
| Sierra
| May, 2001
|
TradeISBN 0-87156-579-X$$15.95
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Richard Jesse Watson.
After her grandfather's death, a girl and her family return to his cabin in the north woods, and she keeps an eye out for the treasures he always said were hidden in the woods, especially a spectacular waterfall. The tender prose poem is accompanied by richly detailed illustrations filled with an abundance of wildlife.
32 pp.
| Sierra
| January, 1998
|
TradeISBN 0-87156-387-8
(3)
K-3
Poetic prose chronicles a year in the life of Phantom, a rare black-footed ferret who makes her home on the North American prairie. Born in a cozy underground burrow, Phantom learns to hunt prairie dogs, elude coyotes, and survive a lean winter before mating in the spring and giving birth to her own kits. Watercolors in earthy hues depict the endangered, lithe-bodied mammal and her habitat from a number of dramatic perspectives.
32 pp.
| Sierra
| May, 1998
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TradeISBN 0-87156-397-5$$16.95
(4)
K-3
Published spring 1998. This book introduces readers to the work done by wildlife biologists at the Vermont Raptor Center and provides information about the different types of North American raptors. The conversational text focuses on sixteen-year-old Hannah, a volunteer, and describes her responsibilities, which include rescuing an orphaned baby owl and educating visitors to the center. Unfortunately, the small color photos make the birds look as if they're all the same size. Ind.