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Near One Cattail: Turtles, Logs and Leaping Frog

Author: Anthony D. Fredericks
Illustrator: Jennifer DiRubbio

Retail Price: Paperback • $8.95 | Hardback • $16.95
Web Only Price: Paperback • $8.05 | Hardback • $15.05

What creatures live in a bog-boggy place? From zip-zipping dragonflies to hip-hopping frogs, here’s a medley of critters who swim, soar or crawl in a wetlands home that protects one and all. This engaging book is the fourth natural neighborhood to be portrayed by this dynamic author-illustrator duo. Tony Fredericks is Professor of Education at York College in Pennsylvania, and a prolific writer of children’s books. Jennifer DiRubbio is a passionate artist and conservationist.

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“Calling all elementary school teachers and librarians! This is the book to use to introduce wetland ecosystems. The information is completely accurate, the food web information is well researched, and the illustrations are of the highest quality… Bravo to a book I proudly read to my own family!”

— Science Books & Films – Kristina Hardwick (Vol 41, No. 5)

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