Crinkleroot, the folksy woodsman, searches for his friend, a small orange snake, through a soggy shoreland woods to the lake, under lily pads, and on a grassy knoll full of frogs, examining the animals and plants along the way.---from the publisher
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"Crinkleroot, everyone's favorite woodsman and nature guide, departs from his usual routine of investigating one aspect of nature to take a look at a cross-section of a habitat and the association of its parts. Accompanied by his pal Walking Stick, he wanders to Crinkle Cove in search of his beloved snake, Sassafras. He searches the fishing shed, where he makes his bird houses, tromps through soggy woods, and pokes in the cattails and under the lily pads, pointing out details along the way, such as deer tracks, an oriole's nest, a heron, and different kinds of stones, frogs, and fish. Arnosky sets out to provide children with a sense of the way living things fit into a larger environment. He masterfully achieves his goal in this simple, joyous combination of art and text. " from Helen Rosenberg in Booklist
32 pages 978-0689816024 Ages 5-8
Keywords: nature, snake, habitat, plants, animals, ecology, environment, science, Science Curriculum, how things work, 5 year old, 6 year old, 7 year old, 8 year old
