Where Once There Was a Wood by Denise Fleming

Where Once There Was a Wood by Denise Fleming

A powerful poem and stunning, handmade-paper art encourage children to protect nature.

"Where once there was a wood,
A meadow and a creek . . . "

Inspired by events in her own backyard, award-winning author and illustrator Denise Fleming creates a poignant yet hopeful portrait of our disappearing natural environment. The last pages of the book teach children how to make a more "creature friendly" backyard, including information about what types of food, trees and flowers attract different kinds of animals. Where Once There Was a Wood also includes an informative bibliography for budding environmentalists, and suggests various projects that families can do together.

DENISE FLEMING has written and drawn twelve children books utilizing her distinctive form of papermaking, including In the Little, Tiny Pond, which won a Caldecot award. Kendall College of Art & Design was her alma mater. Her family and she live in Toledo, Ohio.