Creekfinding

Name: Creekfinding
Brand: NewSouth Books
SKU: 9780816698028
Price: 29.99 NZD
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A True Story

By Jacqueline Briggs Martin

Summary

Once buried beneath cornfields, a forgotten creek is rediscovered and lovingly restored by a man named Mike in the Driftless Area of northeast Iowa. Award-winning author Jacqueline Briggs Martin narrates this true story of a creek’s revival and the return of a vibrant ecosystem filled with frogs, birds, trout, and insects, brought to life with enchanting illustrations by Claudia McGehee.
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Ideal for children interested in nature, environmental restoration, and engaging true stories. Perfect for young readers who enjoy mysteries and learning about ecosystems, especially in educational and family settings.

An enchanting picture book about restoring a creek, with all the wildlifeit once hosted, in a farm field in Iowa

Description

Once upon a time a creek burbled up and tumbled across a prairie valley. It was filled with insects and brook trout that ate them, frogs that chirruped and birds watching for bugs and fish. This is a true story about a man named Mike who went looking for that creek long after it was buried under fields of corn. It is the story of how a creek can be brought back to life, and with it a whole world of nature.

In the words of award-winning author Jacqueline Briggs Martin and the enchanting illustrations by Claudia McGehee, this heartening tale of an ecosystem restored in the Driftless Area of northeast Iowa unfolds in a way that will charm and inform young readers who are drawn to a good mystery, the wonders of nature—and, of course, big earth-moving machines.

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Critics praise Creekfinding for its smooth narrative and vibrant, detailed illustrations. Kirkus Reviews calls it a "heartening story of environmental restoration," while Booklist describes it as a celebration of thoughtful prairie restoration. Publishers Weekly highlights the lively, personified language and smiling creatures, and School Library Journal commends it as "eloquent narrative nonfiction" to inspire young environmental caretakers.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780816698028

Publisher: University of Minnesota Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 07 March 2017

Country: United States

Imprint: University of Minnesota Press

Illustration: 30

Contributors:

Illustrated by Claudia McGehee

Audience: General / adult, Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 51.0mm

Width: 254.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 36

Collections

Children's Books Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Jacqueline Briggs Martin

About the Author

Jacqueline Briggs Martin has written more than fifteen picture books including the Caldecott Awardwinning Snowflake Bentley and, most recently, Chicken Joy on Redbean Road and Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table.

Claudia McGehee is the illustrator and author of A Tallgrass Prairie Alphabet and A Woodland Counting Book. Most recently, she illustrated North Woods Girl.