Overview
When her dog Peppermint wanders off, this little girl isn't too worried; they both know their way around the woods. On her way to find Peppermint, she regales us with stories and information about the area, from encounters with spiny porcupines and protective mother coyotes all the way back to the mile-thick glaciers that shaped the landscape. Parts of the story are highlighted with art-within-art glimpses of the girl's journal, where she's captured her exploits in drawings. Author-illustrator Maxwell Eaton is back with another genre-bending picture book full of fun facts and witty asides. Detailed illustrations bring wild critters to life and keep the reader guessing what's next. Any young reader with an interest in science and the natural world will want to hike out into the forest with Peppermint and her humans. A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection A young girl shares stories and facts about the woods near her home while catching up with her mischievous dog, Peppermint. When her dog Peppermint wanders off, this little girl isn't too worried; they both know their way around the woods. On her way to find Peppermint, she regales us with stories and information about the area, from encounters with spiny porcupines and protective mother coyotes all the way back to the mile-thick glaciers that shaped the landscape. Parts of the story are highlighted with art-within-art glimpses of the girl's journal, where she's captured her exploits in drawings. Author-illustrator Maxwell Eaton is back with another genre-bending picture book full of fun facts and witty asides. Detailed illustrations bring wild critters to life and keep the reader guessing what's next. Any young reader with an interest in science and the natural world will want to hike out into the forest with Peppermint and her humans. A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
Full Product Details
Author: Maxwell Eaton
Publisher: Holiday House Inc
Imprint: Neal Porter Books
Dimensions:
Width: 22.40cm
, Height: 0.90cm
, Length: 28.60cm
Weight: 0.437kg
ISBN: 9780823452088
ISBN 10: 0823452085
Pages: 40
Publication Date: 06 February 2024
Recommended Age: From 4 to 8 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
,
Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us.
Reviews
"★ ""The best kind of nature walk, with an entertaining guide out front, and yet one more blurred line between fiction and nonfiction that offers children more than the sum of its parts.""—School Library Journal, Starred Review ""A sweet pick for blossoming naturalists.""—Booklist ""A mix of the informative and the homey . . . visually inviting and intellectually stimulating.""—The Horn Book ""An educational forest tour. . . .""—Publishers Weekly ""Ambitious and engrossing, this field guide may inspire young readers to do some wandering of their own.""—Kirkus Reviews"
"""An educational forest tour. . . .""—Publishers Weekly ""Ambitious and engrossing, this field guide may inspire young readers to do some wandering of their own.""—Kirkus Reviews"
Author Information
Maxwell Eaton III wrote and illustrated Bear Builds a House and Bear Goes Sugaring, which received three starred reviews, as well as the The Truth About series, Seriously Funny Facts About Your Favorite Animals. This series includes The Truth About Dolphins, The Truth About Hippos, The Truth About Elephants and The Truth About Bears, which received multiple starred reviews. He lives in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State with his partner and two children.
