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Plant A Pocket Of Prairie (2014)

by Phyllis Root(Favorite Author)

4.17 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0816679800 (ISBN13: 9780816679805)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

Univ Of Minnesota Press

review 1: While the focus of this book is on Minnesota prairie and wildlife, the principles in regard to building a small prairie in your backyard certainly apply to a lot of other places. I loved how the author and illustrator go through the building of a prairie from one plant and animal to more and more until a full-blown prairie has taken root. I enjoyed hearing about the different animals and plants and how interconnected their lives were. It was sad though to think how little prairie is left in its natural state. This book would make a great teaching tool for teaching about the prairie habitat as well as teaching about environmental repair. A great resource and enjoyable look at the beauty of the natural world that we would do well to take care of before it's gone altoge... morether.
review 2: This is a beautiful book with such interesting illustrations (could not find out how they were done though!). The book almost serves as a field guide to creating a prairie habitat complete with plants' descriptions, what they attract, where prairies are located, and how to actually plant a prairie. It will be interesting for children to learn that many plants and animals of the prairies have become extinct! This helps to validate the book's purpose - protecting what little prairies are left and creating our own small prairies. less

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