Synopses & Reviews
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"Collard explores the concept imaginatively, writing with admirable simplicity in the short text, introducing children to more complex thoughts and vocabulary in the longer one."
Review
We all and#147;leave the nestand#8221; eventually, and animals do, too. Here we follow different creatures from all sorts of environments as they leave home and venture off to make their own place in the natural world. Some walk (jaguars), some crawl (crabs), some swim (sharks). Some leave as soon as theyand#8217;re born (salamanders), and others leave after several years (elephants). Albatrosses fly across oceans while hedgehogs walk only a short distance away. And songbirds even come back."Collard explores the concept imaginatively, writing with admirable simplicity in the short text, introducing children to more complex thoughts and vocabulary in the longer one." Booklist, ALA
"The book is well designed, visually attractive, written in sensitive, and, at times poignant language. A book to appreciate on many levels, it should appeal to a wide age range." starred review Library Talk, Linworth Publishing
Review
"Collard explores the concept imaginatively, writing with admirable simplicity in the short text, introducing children to more complex thoughts and vocabulary in the longer one." Booklist, ALA
"The book is well designed, visually attractive, written in sensitive, and, at times poignant language. A book to appreciate on many levels, it should appeal to a wide age range." starred review Library Talk, Linworth Publishing
Synopsis
We all and#147;leave the nestand#8221; eventually, and animals do, too. Here we follow different creatures from all sorts of environments as they leave home and venture off to make their own place in the natural world. Some walk (jaguars), some crawl (crabs), some swim (sharks). Some leave as soon as theyand#8217;re born (salamanders), and others leave after several years (elephants). Albatrosses fly across oceans while hedgehogs walk only a short distance away. And songbirds even come back.
About the Author
Joan Dunning has written and illustrated several books for adults about natural history. This is her first book for children. Ms. Dunning resides in Arcata, California, with her family.Sneed B. Collard III presents a variety of living things on land, in water, and in the air to show how, when, and why baby animals leave. Joan Dunning"s bright and lively watercolors deftly portray these creatures breaking the bounds of home to find their own place in the natural world.Sneed Collard has written more than thirty books for children, including the critically acclaimed Animal Dads. He makes his home in Missoula, Montana, but travels around the world researching new topics and talking to children.