Alligator at Saw Grass Road - a Smithsonian's Backyard Book (Smithsonian Backyard) [Hardcover]

Janet Halfmann (Author), Lori Anzalone (Illustrator)

Book Description

Series: Smithsonian Backyard

Children read-along to the exciting story of Alligator as she raises her young once they hatch from their eggs. Watch as they learn to hunt, swim, and evade danger. Reviewed by the Smithsonian Institution for accuracy, Alligator at Saw Grass Road delivers a fun and informative story with detailed, beautiful illustrations. Watch your children have a blast reading and learning about the animals that live in an American backyard!



Book Features:
- An informative storyline and colorful illustrations
- Appropriate for ages 3-9
- Hardcover dimensions: 12 x 8 3/4 inches

Editorial Reviews

Review

Beautifully illustrated, 'Alligator at Saw Grass Road' is an outstanding nature title for young children. . .I highly recommend it to readers who love to learn about wildlife and their habitats."
--Eclectic Homeschool Online

". . .this was the best picture book about alligators that I have read. . .My 7 year old, dismissive at first, was soon engrossed in the story of a female alligator and her children (whom we meet first in the egg)." 
--Charlotte's Library

From the Inside Flap

In the early summer heat, behind the lone house on Saw Grass Road, Alligator prepares a nest and lays thirty eggs. She spends her days protecting her eggs, but one day a turtle pushes her way into the nest, lays twenty of her own eggs, and then leaves!  Will Alligator need to care for her own eggs and the turtle's eggs? What will Alligator do when the turtle eggs hatch? --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Soundprint; Casebound Hardcover Book edition (September 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592496326
• ISBN-13: 978-1592496327
• Product Dimensions: 11.7 x 8.6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,805,909 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Janet Halfmann (http://www.janethalfmann.com) is an award-winning children's author who strives to make her books come alive for young readers and listeners. She has written more than thirty books, both fiction and nonfiction.

Her Civil War era nonfiction picture book, Seven Miles to Freedom: The Robert Smalls Story (Lee & Low Books, 2008), was named an Honor Book by the Society of School Librarians International and included in the Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Books of the Year. Her fiction picture book, Little Skink's Tail (Sylvan Dell Publishing, 2007), received top honors in the Mom's Choice Awards, being chosen one of three Best Children's Books for 2009. The book also won the Teacher's Choice Award from Learning Magazine and Best Overall Book and Best Picture Book honors from the Florida Publishers Association.

Before becoming a children's author, Janet was a daily newspaper reporter, children's magazine editor, and a creator of coloring and activity books for Golden Books. She is the mother of four and the grandmother of four. When Janet isn't writing, she enjoys gardening, exploring nature, visiting living history museums, and spending time with her family. She grew up on a farm in Michigan and now lives in South Milwaukee, WI.

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars awesome series, July 12, 2010

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This review is from: Alligator at Saw Grass Road - a Smithsonian's Backyard Book (Smithsonian Backyard) (Paperback)

I love these books and so do my three kids 2 and 4 years old. I like that they tell facts about the animal, in this case the alligator while also making it into a story for them to follow. My kids have no problem sitting for these books which are kinda on the long side for them.