What's in the Meadow? [Hardcover]

Anne Hunter (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up

What would you see if you sat in the tall grasses of a meadow? What sounds would you hear? What life would you discover there? In a charming hand-sized book, Anne Hunter illustrates the creatures that live in and around a meadow, and describes each animal's characteristics and habits. The gorgeous artwork and simple sense of wonder will inspire children to explore their environment. Fans of Hunter’s two books, WHAT'S IN THE POND? and WHAT'S UNDER THE LOG? will want to add this new title to their collection.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

Reviewed with Hunter's What's in the Tide Pool.

Ages 5-7. These square, little books introduce two very different habitats by focusing on 10 animals that live in each one. A typical spread features a close-up illustration of the animal on one page, with the facing page presenting a few lines of text describing the creature's most interesting habits and characteristics. Meadow includes the wooly bear caterpillar, spittlebug, firefly, meadowlark, and Eastern mole. Tide Pool looks at animals such as the sea anemone, herring gull, hermit crab, blue mussel, and barnacle. Hunter's handsome watercolor, ink, and colored-pencil pictures gracefully illustrate the animals' characteristics and surroundings. These volumes are not intended for research, but their combination of informative, well-written texts, and attractive illustrations makes them good choices for reading aloud to young children who are interested in nature. Carolyn Phelan
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Review

“[These] charming hand-sized books with glossy full-color illustrations will slip easily into the pocket or knapsack of a young naturalist heading into the field.” Kirkus Reviews

"These square, little books introduce two very different habitatas by focusing on 10 animals that live in each one. . . . [T]heir combination of informative, well-written texts, and attractive illustrations makes them good choices for reading aloud to young children who are interested in nature." —Booklist Booklist, ALA

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company (August 28, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0618015124
• ISBN-13: 978-0618015122
• Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 5.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,456,747 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Anne Hunter is an illustrator and author of such children's books as Possum's Harvest Moon, Possum and the Peeper, and other nature related books. She lives in southern Vermont with her family.

For more about Anne Hunter and her books please visit her website at http://www.annehunterstudio.com