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One of My Favorites!
I have read this book to hundreds of children and adults. I have shared it with my own kids and have read it to children in my first grade class as well as to children in the Storytimes that I have done at the library. I have also highlighted it when doing literature presentations for other teachers. The reaction is always the same. The audience is quiet at first and possibly thinking, "Hmmm. Not very interesting." But then as the tree begins her struggles (I like to think of her as a girl!) there is side-splitting laughter that increases as each page turns. As soon as the book is over a chorus of, "Read it again!" begins and of course, I do! This book is a gem and sharing it each year is one of my favorite things about fall!

Fall Is Not Easy
Great childrens book. Mr. Kelley was the 2nd grade teacher for both my girls and they loved all his books and still do.. I would recommend this book to all parents.... Keep writing Marty

Pre-K Kids will Love
I read this book to my pre-k kids and they asked to hear it again right after I finished it. The illustrations are comical and very well done. The words flow together wonderfully. Great book to have for your Fall Book Collection. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks    2. Children: Kindergarten    3. Fiction    4. Juvenile Fiction    5. Nature & the Natural World - General    6. Nature & the Natural World - Trees    7. Seasons    8. Stories in rhyme    9. Trees    10. Early learning / early learning concepts    11. English literature: poetry texts & anthologies    12. Fiction dealing with environmental issues    13. Natural history & pets   

Editorial Review

Who can resist the allure of the hidden wilderness water hole? Certainlynot one rhino. Not two tigers. Nor three toucans. Pretty soon the delicious poolis drawing moose, catfish, pandas, tortoises... and more than 100 other crittersfrom Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, and beyond. But is it our imaginationor is that rhino-sized water hole dwindling to a mere shadow of its former self,a puddle not fit for eight ladybugs, let alone 10 kangaroos? As the seasonschange across the world, and the animals get thirstier, the water supplydiminishes. Eventually, even the flowery-shirted frog that has stoicallylingered through the drought packs his suitcase and takes off. The only hope nowis a drop of rain on the parched earth...

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Beautifilly Illustrated Children's Counting Book
I just added this to our collection of Graeme Base Books.We now have three.Anamalia helps teach the ABC's in a fun way -- The Water Hole teaches counting -- and The Eleventh Hour is a thinking book (try to solve the mystery!)All of his books are wonderfully illustrated.All of them have an underlying puzzle/theme to keep the children's interest.My 3 1/2 year old grandson is crazy about the Water Hole.Actually, all three of them are on the top of his list.He can look at the pages for a long time.That is something amazing since he is hyperactive and sitting doesn't happen for long.He's learning and can find many different things on each page.Since my children were young, these books have been cherished.

FABULOUS!!
MY SON LOVES THIS BOOK. HE RECEIVED IT AS A GIFT WHEN HE WAS AN INFANT.NOW HE'S THREE YEARS OLD WE READ IT TOGETHER AND LOVE TO PICK OUT ALL THE OTHER ANIMALS HIDING IN THE PICTURES.IT'S ONE OF OUR FAVORITES.

A Counting Book With a Big Difference
This beautiful counting book is wonderfully illustrated and ingeniously thought out. The book works on many different levels (hidden animals, a range of themes) and has provided hours of fun and discussion for our two year old. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals    2. Animals - General    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    4. Children: Babies & Toddlers    5. Concepts - Counting & Numbers    6. Fiction    7. Hydrologic cycle    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Nature & the Natural World - Ecology    10. Rain and rainfall    11. Water    12. Animal stories    13. Fiction dealing with environmental issues    14. Juvenile Fiction / General    15. Numbers & counting    16. Picture books   

Subjects:  1. Amazon River Region    2. Children's 9-12 - Science    3. Children: Grades 4-6    4. Ecology    5. Juvenile literature    6. Rain forest ecology    7. Science & Technology - Environmental Science & Ecology    8. Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Mammals   

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Hey, Little Ant
This is an excellent book about an ant who has to convince a boy why he should not squish him with his shoe. It sends a wonderful message to children that you should treat others how you would want to be treated. This rhyming text is very comical to read and the illustrations are excellent. It is a wonderful book for elementary students!

hey little ant
This wonderful book gives the reader a great feeling for this poor ant . This little ant has to negotiate for his life!! The only way to make the kid with the big shoe know how it feels to be squished is to turn the tables and make him realize what it feels like to be under an Ants' foot. This book is a must have. It teaches compassion, negotiation, and how to see the world through someonelses eyes.

Great Book for Fun Reading
I purchased this book at a book fair for my 4 year old.He enjoyed it so much it didn't take long before he memorized whole sections of the book.He has brought it to his preschool on 2 occassions for show & tell and the other kids love the book.I am purchasing a copy of the book now for his preschool to have permanently. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - InsectsSpidersetc.    2. Ants    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    4. Children's songs    5. Children: Kindergarten    6. Juvenile Fiction    7. Social Issues - Peer Pressure    8. Social Issues - Values    9. Songs    10. Songs and music    11. Texts    12. Fiction dealing with environmental issues   

Editorial Review

If a tree falls in the forest... someone or something will always be there to hear it. Many, many creatures will feel the effects when their source of sustenance and shelter falls to the earth. So when a man is sent into the Amazon rain forest one day, under instructions to chop down a great kapok tree, many eyes watch him nervously. It's not long before he grows tired, though, and the "heat and hum" of the rain forest lulls him to sleep. One by one, snakes, bees, monkeys, birds, frogs, and even a jaguar emerge from the jungle canopy to plead with the sleeping ax-man to spare their home. When the man awakens, startled at all the rare and marvelous animals surrounding him, he picks up his ax as if to begin chopping again, then drops it and walks away, presumably never to return.Read more

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The true story of the rianforest
This book is truly inspiring for anyone that does not believe in saving the rainforests. The Great Kapok Tree really tells you from all the animals point of view on how the rianforest is their home. This timeless children's book is not just for little children it is for all to learn a lesson from what could become of the future or what people are destroying. In this book there is one man who is told to chop down this very big and old Kapok tree. He starts to wack and chop. After a little bit the man is worn out so he desides to just sit and rest for a little bit, but the sounds of the rainforest lulls him to sleep. One by one animals that depend on trees or have homes there come down and talk to the man whispering and telling of how the rainforest will soon destroy all life on earth because of the oxygen that the trees give us. When the man wakes up he now has a choice, he cqn listen to what the animals said or what the other bigger man told him to do... To find out read The Great Kapok Tree by: Lynne Cherry.

Treasures of Nature
For centuries, man has abused nature and thoughtlessly destroyed forests without realizing the harm this causes. Only recently has the importance of trees become apparent, brought to light by those who value the life that trees provide. Lynne Cherry is one of these people; her gorgeously illustrated book teaches the importance of trees and the abundance that they give to nature and its creatures. In this book, a man is hired to chop down a Kapok tree, one of the largest and most important in the entire forest. After just a few chops, the heat of the forest and the exertion of his efforts tire him out and he lies down to sleep. One by one, the different creatures of the forest creep over to him and whisper in his ear the importance of the tree, asking him to spare it and leave it to those who need it. By the time he wakes, his decision and his view of the forest are altered forever. This book is beautifully put together, both with illustrations and a story that's simply but powerfully written. I've loved trees all my life and this lovely story teaches children the importance of taking care of nature and animals. I really can't believe one person's snooty comment that nature preservation is "not the job of children". First of all, children will not be children forever; they are the future and it is our responsibility to teach them how to take care of the environment if we want them to be responsible adults. Second of all, children CAN make a difference! If you go to Lynne Cherry's website, you'll see that a kid's organization convinced Mcdonald's to recycle their paper products. I also disagree with the silly statement that the book puts animals above people. What it does is remind us that if we don't take care of nature, there will be no tomorrow for future generations. Besides, one of the "creatures" of the forest who whispered to the man while he was sleeping was a Native American who needed the tree, so the message of the book would be to put others ahead of yourself. I personally think it's refreshing to write a book that gives animals a voice since they're so often overlooked. This book is highly recommended!

great for teaching a unit on the rainforest
I got this book for my son, but I also work in a kindergarten and this is a good tool for teaching young children about the rainforest. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    2. Children: Kindergarten    3. Conservation of natural resources    4. Ecology    5. Fiction    6. Nature & the Natural World - Ecology    7. Rain forests    8. Juvenile Nonfiction / Science & Technology / Environmental Science & Ecology    9. Picture books   

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A sweet book
My 6 year old liked this book quite a bit. And so did my 8 year old. Which Ending Would You Choose?
Beautifully illustrated and thought evoking story which allows young readers (and their parents/teachers/siblings) to see what an impact different choices make in lives both factual and fictional. Helping kids to Write/ the concept of ending a story
This book so clearly shows students/children the effect the ending has on a story. It's great if you're teaching students or your own child how to write stories. Just reading it gives them perspective and, with each of their stories, they can write two different endings and choose the better one. This book is FANTASTIC! Get it! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - MiceHamstersGuinea Pigsetc.    2. Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks    3. Children: Grades 1-2    4. Decision making    5. Fiction    6. Mice    7. Nature & the Natural World - Environment & Ecology    8. Social Situations - General    9. Specimens    10. Toy and movable books    11. Fiction dealing with environmental issues    12. Juvenile Fiction / Social Situations / General   

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george is wonderful
George is good to read after an exasperating day with your toddler or preschooler.It reminds you that it could be worse, you could REALLY have a monkey to care for, and your monkeys don't really mean to get into mischief, they are just very very curiouus.

Just as good as the original stories
To date my daughter has been reading the "Curious George" books that belonged to my husband when he was a child. I was a little skeptical that the newly written stories would capture the same spirit as thosewritten more than 30 years ago. However, my daughter absolutely loved itespecially as both the storyline and the illustrations were more detailedthan usual and made it fun for her to point out different things and extendinto a discussion with us about beaches, lifesaving etc. Like her other"George" books she has reread this one over and over. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Action & Adventure - General    2. Beaches    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    4. Children: Kindergarten    5. Fiction    6. General    7. Humorous Stories    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Monkeys    10. Nature & the Natural World - General    11. Sports & Recreation - General    12. Early learning / early learning concepts    13. Fiction dealing with environmental issues    14. Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Apes & Monkeys    15. Natural history & pets    16. Picture Book    17. Ages 4 - 8    18. Grades PreK - 3   

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Myriad of illustrative techniques.Informative book about leaves.
The illustrator uses vivid photographs, paper cut images, nature colors and pressed leaves to illustrate a child's description of a seed growing to a sapling. The writing consists of nice large letters and smaller typed descriptions of 'bird treat' or 'sugar maple', 'round-pointed spade' or 'downy woodpecker'. The last four pages of the book are an indepth look at leaves, buds, roots and sap, bar, seeds, etc. Great book to read to kids in the fall days. Good to use with an exercise of asking kids to go outside and each bring in something different. As you read the book to them, they will have a tactile example to go along with the pages in the book.

My Kids Love It!
This book is a must-read every autumn in our home and was purchased for us by Grandma who saw how enthusiastically one of her other grandchildren responded to it.When I surprised them with it last night at bedtime, (along with When Autumn Comes, also recommended) they hung on every word.Thisbook is both colorful and educational and has become a "classic" seasonal book for our family. My daughters (now age 9) plan to read it to their 5-6 y/o school book-buddy this year.You can't go wrong with this selection.

The Leafy Review
I didn't really like this book. I wasn't ass colorful as other books. It mostly talked about leaves and trees. I didn't really explain much about how trees are formed and stuff like that. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 4-8 - Nature    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 2-3    4. Fiction    5. Juvenile Fiction    6. Nature & the Natural World - General    7. Nature - General    8. Trees    9. Fiction dealing with environmental issues    10. Juvenile Fiction / Nature & the Natural World    11. Natural history & pets   

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Good info, v. readable
Our girls read this after a trip to the Amazon, and found lots that they recognized & enjoyed.The standard of information is rather higher than that in the Magic Tree house books, which is reasonable, given that they don't have to worry about plot & characters as well!Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12 - Science    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Science    3. Children: Grades 3-4    4. Ecology    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Juvenile literature    7. People & Places - Other    8. Rain forest ecology    9. Science & Nature - Environmental Science & Ecology    10. Science & Nature - Trees & Forests    11. Science & Technology - Environmental Science & Ecology    12. Juvenile Nonfiction / People & Places / Other   

Subjects:  1. Children's 4-8 - Science    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 2-3    4. Children: Grades 4-6    5. Habitat (Ecology)    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Juvenile literature    8. Life Sciences - Zoology - General    9. Science & Nature - Environmental Science & Eco Logy    10. Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / General   

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Comments on The North Pole Was Here: Puzzles and Perils at the Top of the World
While intended for a young audience this serves as a very basic introduction to Arctic exploration and scientific study. Scientific and political issues mentioned could have been a good springboard for young adults to understand that scientific methods can serve as a process to follow when trying to answer difficult questions. Additionally, it is unfortunate that Mr. Revkin did not include even a passing mention of Dr. John Rae (Fatal Passage). This is a good book to provoke discussion and does little to answer the "big" questions.Mr. Revkin also might consider using a paradigm from Paracelsus that all substances are toxic - its the dose that differentiates the poison. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Juvenile Nonfiction / History / Exploration & Discovery    2. Arctic regions    3. General    4. Description and travel    5. Juvenile literature    6. North Pole    7. Revkin, Andrew    8. Travel    9. Juvenile Travel    10. People & Places - Polar Regions    11. Science & Nature - Environmental Science & Eco Logy    12. History - Exploration & Discovery    13. Juvenile Nonfiction   

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love it
I used it to make an interactive bulletin board for my classroom.It is simple but it gets the point across.I use it with my 8th and 9th grade students, and they don't mind that it's a picture book.

Who Eats What? Food Chains and Food Webs
I found this book to be very entertaining and I feel the children's interest held to the very end of the story.

Food Chains and Food Webs
Detailed examples of food chains and food webs, but hard to follow the arrows in the illustrations in food chains.
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Subjects:  1. Animals - General    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 1-2    4. Ecology    5. Food chains (Ecology)    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Juvenile literature    8. Nature - General    9. Science & Nature - Environmental Science & Eco Logy    10. Science & Nature - General    11. Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / General   

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Imaginative book for nature lovers
If you and your children love nature and the outdoors, give yourself a treat and read this book together. I read this with my 10 year olds, and all three of us loved it. There is enough adventure to spark a child's imagination, and the tale provides opportunities for teaching one's children about important conservation issues. The artwork is wonderful, and we had the poster which is included with the book matted and framed. My girls love to look at the poster, and discuss again the details of the story that are depicted in this wonderful artwork by Bev Doolittle. This is a book that your children will remember and return to again and again.
Restoring the circle....
THE EARTH IS MY MOTHER is the tale of a girl named "Star" -- a spunky 11-year and a true heroine. EMM has been beautifully illustrated by Bev Doolittle--known for her "camouflage" Native American and wildlife artwork. Since millions of dollars from the proceeds of Ms. Doolittle's works have gone to support the National Wildlife Federation, you can imagine the major theme of this book is the preservation of the wilderness. The storyline is based on Ms. Doolittle's concept but the text was actually written by Elise Maclay, author of two books of poetry, "Approaching Autumn" and "Green Winter."EMM is a feast for the ear and the eye. adventure story for children who love nature
This is a beautifully written adventure story set in the Southwest which my son and daughter, ages 10 and 11, both loved.It made a terrific family 'read aloud' for all of us. Like most kids today, they are conservationistsand lovers of nature and Native American lore. The author artfully setsforth an important environmental issue, destruction of habitat, in anadventure-story format.The 11 year old heroine, Sarah, is brave anddelightful, wrestling not only with saving the earth but familydifficulties my kids empathized with. The illustrations by Bev Doolittle --'camoflague' art the kids loved to piece together -- are gorgeous.Weloved it! I'm ordering a few copies for friends -- it's a great summer readfor kids. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Canyons    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    3. Children: Grades 4-6    4. Conservation of natural resour    5. Conservation of natural resources    6. Environmental protection    7. Fiction    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Nature & the Natural World - Environment    10. Nature & the Natural World - General    11. People & Places - United States - Native American    12. Toys, Dolls, & Puppets    13. Wilderness areas    14. Fiction dealing with environmental issues    15. Fiction dealing with multiculturalism    16. Indigenous peoples    17. Natural history & pets    18. Toys   

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great science book
This entire series of books on animals, their habitats, life cycles, etc. are wonderful! I own 13 of them now. I use these with my first graders during our animal unit. Each book has fantastic pictures and drawings. The information is presented very well but also simply enough that primary aged students can grasp the concepts and find it fascinating. The books also enable themselves to be read in pieces if you want to skip something or focus on a certain area. I highly recommend books by Bobbie Kalman! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    2. Juvenile Nonfiction    3. Nature - Environmental Conservation & Protection    4. Science & Nature - Biology    5. Science & Nature - Earth Sciences    6. Science & Nature - Environmental Science & Eco Logy    7. Spanish: Grades 2-3    8. Spanish: Grades 3-4    9. Biology, life sciences    10. Spanish   

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Science that trips off the tongue.
A fascinating book about the Saguaro cactus that reads like poetry.Highly recommended.Warning: you will want to take a trip to Arizona.

Superb and Engaging Book
Even though it deals with intricate details of the life of a cactus, it has become my almost 3 year old's favorite book.The visual details are very engaging, and our little one loves to point out each of the animals, and "tap tap tap" along with the woodpecker. This book is delightful, and you will learn as much as your child will, as you read it.

Excellent for young and old alike
Excellent book for young and old alike.As an adult new to the desert, it gave me a good, quick understanding of the 'circle of life' of the Saguaro and the critters involved with it.It is nicely laid out, simple to read, and even speaks of spiders and other sometimes scary beings in a non-threatening manner.Really quite a good book.I even sent a copy to my good friend's 6 and 9 year olds and they, along with their folks, really enjoyed it.I highly recommend it.
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Subjects:  1. Children's 4-8 - Science    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    3. Desert ecology    4. Juvenile literature    5. Nature    6. Nature/Ecology    7. Plants - General    8. Saguaro    9. Science & Nature - Environmental Science & Ecology    10. Science & Technology - Environmental Science & Ecology    11. Sonoran Desert   

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A true story of friendship
Farfallina and Marcel is a true story of friendship. It teaches us that even through natural changes in life we can remain friends. This is a favorite story of my 4 year old son who likes to hear it over and over again. The water color pictures are beautiful and add a soft warm feeling to the book. I believe it's message is timeless and we will enjoy reading it to our children for years to come.

A favorite of everyone in our family
This wonderful, gentle story is a perfect end to a busy day. Our two ball-of-energy boys gladly climb into our laps at bedtime for another rereading of "Farfallina and Marcel." It's one of my husband's favorite bedtime stories to read aloud, and it always gives us all a warm, snuggly feeling (very conducive to quickly falling asleep!). This tale of enduring friendship and loyalty is enhanced by Keller's precise, yet accessible prose and the quiet beauty of her watercolor illustrations. Everyone from Papa to our kitties enjoys curling up on the bed together for this one.

A Fabulous Friendship!
I came across this gentle book while shopping for gifts for my daughter's 6th birthday.This is a book about friendship and that is a very important subject to kindergarteners.I felt the author approached the subject in a beautiful and touching way, showing how friendship can endure through the many changes that life will bring.I can't wait to read the book to my daughter.I plan on buying more copies to give to my friends, too. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - General    2. Animals - InsectsSpidersetc.    3. Caterpillars    4. Children's 4-8 - Fiction - General    5. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    6. Children: Grades 1-2    7. Fiction    8. Friendship    9. Growth    10. Juvenile Fiction    11. Keller, Holly    12. Nature & the Natural World - General    13. Social Issues - Friendship    14. Social Situations - Friendship    15. Animals    16. Fiction dealing with environmental issues    17. Juvenile Fiction / Social Situations / Friendship    18. Natural history & pets    19. Primary / junior schools    20. Self-Help & Practical Interests    21. Zoology & animal sciences   

Subjects:  1. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    2. Juvenile Nonfiction    3. Science & Nature - Environmental Science & Eco Logy   

Subjects:  1. General    2. Science    3. Science/Mathematics    4. Environmental & ecological science    5. Mathematics and Science    6. Palaeobotany    7. Science / General   

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Must have for recycling education
This is an amazing book.It covers the major groups of recyclables. It shares facts, tells children how to prepare each item to recycle, and gives a comprehendable description of how they are made into new products.At the end it even gives children ideas of how they can help.

Very informative and entertaining.
This book does a wonderful job explaining exactly how an item getsrecycled.Its thought provoking and entertaining.The illustrations arewonderful. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 4-8 - Environmental Studies    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 1-2    4. Juvenile Nonfiction    5. Juvenile literature    6. Nature - Environmental Conservation & Protection    7. Recycling (Waste)    8. Recycling (Waste, etc.)    9. Science & Nature - Environmental Conservation & Protection    10. Science & Nature - Environmental Science & Ecology    11. Science & Technology - Environmental Science & Ecology    12. American English    13. Juvenile Nonfiction / Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection    14. Recycling   

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The inspiring story of the River with the Pebbled Bottom
What I like most about Lynne Cherry's environmental history of the Nashua River is that it is not only the story of the death of a river, but also of its rival."River Ran Wild" begins thousands of years ago when Indian peoples first came through the Nash-a-way River Valley.Cherry tells of the history of the river, surrounding her text with smaller drawings representing the changing cultures of the various times depicted opposite full-page pictures.The two most telling pictures are basically "before" and "after" shots of the same scene: an aerial view of the Nashua River winding through a factory town where the river changes color from blue to green to brown as factories dump their waste into the water, and a final shot of the river restored to health today.Cherry, who has devoted her life to environmental issues, includes a timeline and an introduction that covers in more detail how the ecological death of this river came about, and the various community efforts and governmental laws that resulted in fish and game finally return to the Nashua.All too often book like this can only mourn the loss of another part of our environment, so it is nice to see something that that celebrates one of the all too few instances of success in getting back to what we once had.

This book is fantastic for third graders!
I used this book with my third grade class when they were studying theeffects of water pollution on a large body of water. They had alreadystudied Native Americans in second grade and this book just blended the twosubjects together.The step by step portrayal of man's harm to the NashuaRiver helped my children learn about how they were harming the ChesapeakeBay in Maryland.Lynne Cherry is a fantastic author and presents two greatsubjects that are highly interesting to children.Any teacher that teacheseitherNative Americans or water pollution should include this book intheir lessons!

This is one of the greatest books ever written.
This book was given to me at age 12. I am now 17 andit is still my favorite. I will never outgrow the beautifulpictures, or the very important lesson it teaches. Every page is expertly laid out, with exquisite paintings depicting the river and the era being discussed. The message of environmental conservation and protection is inspiring. Lynne Cherry makes this vital part of our existence understandable to young children, andeven adults, often the harder group to reach. I highly reccommend this book for anyone who wants their children to appreciate the worldaround them and learn that they can, and should, do their best tosave it. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    2. Children: Grades 2-3    3. Effect of human beings on    4. History    5. History - United States/State & Local    6. Indians of North America    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Juvenile literature    9. Nashua River (Mass. and N.H.)    10. Nature    11. Science & Nature - Earth Sciences - Water (Oceans, Lakes, Etc.)    12. Science & Nature - Environmental Conservation & Protection    13. Science & Nature - Environmental Science & Eco Logy    14. Water quality    15. Juvenile Nonfiction / Ethnic / Native American