Subjects:  1. Animals    2. Animals - General    3. Boxes    4. Children's 4-8 - Fiction - Mystery    5. Children: Grades 2-3    6. Curiosity    7. Fiction    8. Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories    9. Readers - Beginner    10. Crime & mystery   

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4 �*A Christmas Medley
James Stevenson, one of my favorite children's authors, presents a series of short (most are 3-4 pages, except for the epic 9-page "Christmas Eve," and the poetic 2-page "Cookies"), stylish vignettes of animal concerns in the days just before Christmas. The subjects range from who will go as Santa to the vicissitudes of gift giving. Another Fun Book about the lovable citizens of Mud Flat
A wonderful romp with the animals of Mud Flat as they prepare for a party.This book is cheering and festive -- the characters are very human (even as animals) and identifiable -- the harried Freddie and charming Priscilla the snail.An easy chapter book for new readers.The second graders I read to loved its humor and the illustrations.James Stevenson really has the corner on what children think is funny and it shows in Christmas at Mud Flat. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals    2. Animals - General    3. Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks    4. Children: Grades 3-4    5. Christmas    6. Fiction    7. Holidays & Celebrations - Christmas    8. Humorous Stories    9. Juvenile Fiction    10. Juvenile Fiction / Humorous Stories   

Subjects:  1. 1846-1850    2. California    3. California - Local History    4. History    5. History - U.S.    6. History: American    7. To 1846    8. United States - State & Local - General    9. Local history    10. c 1800 to c 1900   

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lots of fun
James Stevenson is not your typical kid's book writer but that is why I like him. He's sweet without being sappy and there's a storyline with just enough tension for little kids. These are great, loose drawings andcharacters you can love. Read his other books, too, like The Worst booksand the Grandpa books, and Monty.

(head shake)
I am a fanatic for children's books.My husband and I read one or two per day every day, partly because we write them and partly because we simply enjoy reading them.There are wonderful ones out there.Unfortunately,this is not one of them.I don't often bad-mouth a book and try to giveonly good reviews, but this one is an exception.It is poorly written(consensus of the household on this one) and is not a book I'd recommend toa person wanting to buy a quality children's book.Perhaps this author hasbetter ones, but this one doesn't "fly" with us.Frankly, I'msurprised it got a good review from someone else.I'm through complainingnow.:)

A cheerful, witty book for kids and parents
We love this book. The drawings are perfect--they're loopy, full of character, and with just the right amount of detail and color, not overworked like so many children's-book illustrations. We love the story, the dialogue, and the names--regular human names for these creatures, who act just like your neighbors and friends. Who would have thought that a snail has a personality? We like all the chapters, but the one we keep acting out is the Smelliest Skunk Contest. Franklin is so cute and Mr. Tokay still has what it takes. We kept checking Mud Flat Olympics out of the library until I (mom) decided it was about time to have our own copy. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals    2. Animals - General    3. Children's 4-8    4. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    5. Children: Grades 2-3    6. Fiction    7. Games    8. General    9. Juvenile Fiction    10. Readers - Chapter Books    11. Sports & Recreation - General   

Editorial Review

Spring has arrived at Mud Flat, and everyone is rejoicing. Everyone, that is, except Morgan the bear, who gets a little grumpy when he emerges from hibernation. And Gracie and Rich the fish, who are a bit mystified by Barclay the turtle's enthusiastic announcement.Read more

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Mud Flat Spring
Nine brief, amusing stories about woodland animals discovering and celebrating spring - nice read aloud or useful as a beginning "chapter" book.Excellent color illustrations and recommendedfor students from K through the 3rd grade, as well as teachers and parents. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals    2. Animals - General    3. Children's 4-8 - Fiction - General    4. Children: Kindergarten    5. Fiction    6. Juvenile Fiction    7. Nature & the Natural World - General    8. Readers - Chapter Books    9. Spring   

Subjects:  1. Animals    2. Children's 4-8    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    4. Children: Kindergarten    5. Fiction    6. Nature & the Natural World - Weather    7. Rain and rainfall    8. Weather   

Subjects:  1. Animals    2. Animals - General    3. Children's 4-8 - Fiction - General    4. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    5. Children: Grades 1-2    6. Dance    7. Fiction    8. Humorous Stories    9. Juvenile Fiction    10. Performing Arts - Dance    11. Performing Arts - General    12. Stevenson, James    13. Tap dancing    14. Juvenile Fiction / Humorous Stories   

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Totally Funny Reading
I read this book to a group of children and we were rolling in the aisles.This is an execellent book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals    2. Animals - General    3. April Fools' Day    4. Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks    5. Children: Grades 2-3    6. Fiction    7. Holidays & Celebrations - Other, Nonreligious    8. Holidays & Festivals - Other - Non-religious    9. Humorous Stories    10. Juvenile Fiction   

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Subjects:  1. Birds    2. Migration    3. Mud flat ecology    4. Ridley Island   

Subjects:  1. Port districts    2. San Pedro Bay   

Subjects:  1. Marsh ecology    2. San Francisco Bay Area   

Subjects:  1. Effect of water pollution on    2. Fraser River Estuary    3. Freshwater ecology    4. Freshwater invertebrates    5. Physiological effect    6. Water   

Subjects:  1. Ecology    2. Mud flat ecology    3. Salt marsh ecology    4. San Francisco Bay   

Subjects:  1. Birds    2. Charadriiformes    3. Counting    4. Florida    5. Habitat    6. Migration    7. Shore birds   

Subjects:  1. Reclamation of land    2. Submerged lands    3. Tonga   

Subjects:  1. Marsh ecology    2. Mud flat ecology    3. San Francisco Bay    4. Shorelines   

Subjects:  1. African American Baptists    2. Church history    3. East Flat Rock    4. East Flat Rock (N.C.)    5. History    6. Mud Creek Missionary Baptist Church (East Flat Rock, N.C.)