My Busy Green Garden
by Terry Pierce
2021-01-10 12:11:39
In this lyrical evocation of a garden, newly arrived bugs, bees, and birds appear with each turned page, while a chrysalis changes unnoticed until, on the last page, a butterfly emerges and flies away across the garden's well—tended borders...
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In this lyrical evocation of a garden, newly arrived bugs, bees, and birds appear with each turned page, while a chrysalis changes unnoticed until, on the last page, a butterfly emerges and flies away across the garden's well—tended borders. Back—of—book notes about the natural histories of the garden's denizens complete this portrait of backyard nature, which is also a meditation on the rewards of paying attention. A chipmunk hides on every page to divert and engage young readers.
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