Where Once There Was a Wood by Denise Fleming (English) Paperback Book

Description: Where Once There Was a Wood by Denise Fleming Inspired by events in her own backyard, award-winning author and illustrator Denise Fleming creates a poignant yet hopeful portrait of our disappearing natural environment. Includes an informative bibliography for budding environmentalists and suggests various projects that families can do together. Full color. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A powerful poem and stunning, handmade-paper art encourage children to protect nature. "Where once there was a wood, A meadow and a creek . . . " Inspired by events in her own backyard, award-winning author and illustrator Denise Fleming creates a poignant yet hopeful portrait of our disappearing natural environment. The last pages of the book teach children how to make a more "creature friendly" backyard, including information about what types of food, trees and flowers attract different kinds of animals. Where Once There Was a Wood also includes an informative bibliography for budding environmentalists, and suggests various projects that families can do together. Author Biography Denise Fleming has written and illustrated many childrens books, including In the Tall, Tall Grass, Shout! Shout It Out!, and Sleepy, Oh So Sleepy. She won a Caldecott Honor for In the Small, Small Pond. Denise published her first painting in the third grade, when she started taking classes at the Toledo Museum of Art and one of her paintings was chosen to be the cover of a teachers magazine. She now works primarily with paper, by pouring colored paper pulp through hand-cut stencils. She lives in Toledo, Ohio. Review "Flemings unique illustrative style provides an exciting backdrop to this distinctive, environmental picture book." --School Library Journal "Contains some of Flemings most accomplished work ever. A beautiful call to arms." --Publishers Weekly "A book thats as welcome as spring." --Kirkus Reviews Review Quote "Flemings unique illustrative style provides an exciting backdrop to this distinctive, environmental picture book."-- School Library Journal "Contains some of Flemings most accomplished work ever. A beautiful call to arms."-- Publishers Weekly "A book thats as welcome as spring."-- Kirkus Reviews Details ISBN0805064826 Author Denise Fleming Short Title WHERE ONCE THERE WAS A WOOD Series Owlet Book Language English ISBN-10 0805064826 ISBN-13 9780805064827 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 639.9 Year 2000 Residence Toledo, OH, US Birth 1950 Edition 1st Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Illustrator Denise Fleming DOI 10.1604/9780805064827 AU Release Date 2000-04-01 NZ Release Date 2000-04-01 US Release Date 2000-04-01 UK Release Date 2000-04-01 Pages 40 Publisher Henry Holt & Company Inc Publication Date 2000-04-01 Imprint Henry Holt & Company Inc Illustrations Illustrations, unspecified Audience Children / Juvenile Audience Age 5-8 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:9171598;

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