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Author: Anthony D. Fredericks Illustrator: Jennifer DiRubbio
Retail Price: Paperback • $8.95 Teachers! Here’s another “field trips between covers” from Tony Fredericks, a funny but very astute professor. Here he visits wetlands inhabited by leaping frogs and zip-zipping dragonflies. Teachers will appreciate the accurate science and great illustrations. Kids will appreciate the humor and cadence of the text, while learning how the wetland creatures interact in their “community.” Two pages of “Field Notes” and “fun facts” at the back of the book offer intriguing information on these creatures. Educators: download free activities based on this book on our activities page. |
— Science Books & Films – Kristina Hardwick (Vol 41, No. 5)
At first , the wetlands appear to be rather plain and empty. Upon a closer look, through the eyes of the author, we find a very busy little kingdom.
Near one cattail in the wetlands, there abounds a multitude of animals from frogs and turtles to backswimmers and muskrats. This book by the same name, Near One Cattail, is a very fun and informative read in a clever poetry format. We learn about seven very different critters that live in the wetlands and also some of their habitats.
The detailed and colorful illustrations enhance the text and we get lost in this wonderful “web of life in this soggy land.” Field Notes offer descriptions for each of the critters, along with a fantastic fact! For instance, did you know that in winter, when water freezes in the wetlands, backswimmers walk upside down under the ice? The author has included some of his favorite resource books for further reading pleasure.
The book is very timely since our wetlands are in danger. More human houses, highways and shopping centers are being built on wetlands.
— Skipping Stones – Beth Erfurth (May-August 2006)










