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Trout Are Made of Trees

by April Pulley Sayre

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Publisher Comments:

How can a leaf become a fish? Join two young children and their dads to find out, as they observe life in and around a stream. Energetic collage art and simple, lyrical text depict the ways plants and animals are connected in the food web. Back matter provides information about the trout life cycle as well as conservation efforts that kids can do themselves.

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"Returning to a familiar subject, Sayre (Trout, Trout, Trout) brings her ichthyological knowledge to bear in this primer on river ecology. 'In fall, trees let go of leaves,/ which swirl and twirl/ and slip into streams.' Alliterative verse zips to the point as it describes the tiny aquatic creatures that eat the leaves and begin a consumption cycle ('Crane flies, caddisflies,/ shrimp, and stoneflies shred leaves./ Rip and snip!'). Studying this food chain, in Endle's (Bella and the Bunny) interpretation, are a boy and girl camping streamside with their dads. Mixed-media collages in autumnal hues show the pair gathering river samples and putting their large, lemon-shaped faces close to the water's edge. Endle's work is highly detailed and carefully patterned when depicting the fish and water life, but bland and static when she includes the humans. Endnotes discuss the life cycle of trout (the story seems to take a mini-detour for a three-spread overview of the topic). Tips for young environmentalists are also included. Ages 4-7." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)
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ISBN:
9781580891370
Author:
Sayre, April Pulley
Publisher:
Charlesbridge Publishing
Illustrator:
Endle, Kate
Author:
Endle, Kate
Subject:
Food chains (Ecology)
Subject:
Stream ecology
Subject:
Life Sciences - Ecology
Subject:
Science & Nature - Environmental Science & Eco Logy
Subject:
Childrens Science
Publication Date:
20080231
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Illustrations:
, Y
Pages:
32
Dimensions:
8.73x8.83x.42 in. .83 lbs.
Children's Book Type:
Picture / Wordless
Age Level:
04-07
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"Publishers Weekly Review" by , "Returning to a familiar subject, Sayre (Trout, Trout, Trout) brings her ichthyological knowledge to bear in this primer on river ecology. 'In fall, trees let go of leaves,/ which swirl and twirl/ and slip into streams.' Alliterative verse zips to the point as it describes the tiny aquatic creatures that eat the leaves and begin a consumption cycle ('Crane flies, caddisflies,/ shrimp, and stoneflies shred leaves./ Rip and snip!'). Studying this food chain, in Endle's (Bella and the Bunny) interpretation, are a boy and girl camping streamside with their dads. Mixed-media collages in autumnal hues show the pair gathering river samples and putting their large, lemon-shaped faces close to the water's edge. Endle's work is highly detailed and carefully patterned when depicting the fish and water life, but bland and static when she includes the humans. Endnotes discuss the life cycle of trout (the story seems to take a mini-detour for a three-spread overview of the topic). Tips for young environmentalists are also included. Ages 4-7." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)
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