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Where once there was a wood

by Fleming, Denise, 1950-

Format: Print Book 1996
Availability: Available at 8 Libraries 8 of 8 copies

Available (8)
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Bethel Park Public Library Picture Books PB FLEMING Denise
Location  Bethel Park Public Library
 
Collection  Picture Books
 
Call Number  PB FLEMING Denise
 
 
CLP - Main Library First Floor Children's Department - Picture Books j QL59 .F58 1996
Location  CLP - Main Library
 
Collection  First Floor Children's Department - Picture Books
 
Call Number  j QL59 .F58 1996
 
 
CLP - Squirrel Hill Children's Picture Books j QL59.F58 1996
Location  CLP - Squirrel Hill
 
Collection  Children's Picture Books
 
Call Number  j QL59.F58 1996
 
 
Mt. Lebanon Public Library Children's Picture Books j Ea FLEMING
Location  Mt. Lebanon Public Library
 
Collection  Children's Picture Books
 
Call Number  j Ea FLEMING
 
 
Oakmont Carnegie Library Easy Non-Fiction E 639.9 FL
Location  Oakmont Carnegie Library
 
Collection  Easy Non-Fiction
 
Call Number  E 639.9 FL
 
 
Shaler North Hills Library Juvenile Picture Book j PICT BK FLE
Location  Shaler North Hills Library
 
Collection  Juvenile Picture Book
 
Call Number  j PICT BK FLE
 
 
Springdale Free Public Library Children's Picture Books CF FLEM
Location  Springdale Free Public Library
 
Collection  Children's Picture Books
 
Call Number  CF FLEM
 
 
Western Allegheny Community Library Picture Book JP PIC FLEMING
Location  Western Allegheny Community Library
 
Collection  Picture Book
 
Call Number  JP PIC FLEMING
 
 

Summary
Deer live in the woods, rabbits live in meadows, fish live in creeks, and people live in houses. We all need homes. But we need not destroy one while building another.

This eloquent book shows young readers how people and animals can live side by side. Starting, of course, in our own backyards!
Published Reviews
Booklist Review: "Ages 4^-7. Fleming celebrates wildlife in this beautifully illustrated picture book. The text is one long sentence strung out in fragments, telling of how things were before a housing development was built: "Where once there was a wood / a meadow / and a creek / where once the red fox rested and closed his eyes to sleep /. . . .where once there was a wood a meadow and a creek / sit houses side by side / twenty houses deep." Using her signature medium of papermaking with brightly colored cotton rag fibers, Fleming creates a series of striking spreads that show up particularly well from a distance. The textures and colors create appealing effects of dappled light and shadows. Four pages of appended notes, evidently aimed at adults and older children, tell how to plan a backyard habitat that welcomes wild creatures. Included are lists of plants that provide shelter and food and books that provide further information. --Carolyn Phelan"
From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.
Publisher's Weekly Review: "PW called this plea for the conservation of wildlife habitats "a beautiful call to action." Ages 4-10. (May) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved"
(c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Additional Information
Subjects Wildlife attracting -- Juvenile literature.
Wildlife conservation -- Juvenile literature.
Wildlife attracting.
Wildlife conservation.
Publisher New York :H. Holt,1996
Edition 1st ed.
Language English
Description 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Bibliography Notes Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 0805037616
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