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On Duck Pond by Jane Yolen

Eureka Silver Award Winner

From New York Times bestselling children's author Jane Yolen, and award-winning illustrator, Bob Marstall, ON DUCK POND is the first sequel to the acclaimed ON BIRD HIL.

ON BIRD HIL took readers on a surreal journey with a boy and his dog, as they stopped, looked, and noticed things along their path, ultimately discovering the miracle a hatching baby bird.ON DUCK POND continues their journey, this time in a new place--a serene pond, filled with birds, frogs, turtles, and other creatures going about their quiet business. Their intrusion stirs the pond into a cacophony of activity, reaching a climactic chaos before slowly settling back to a quiet equilibrium.

This beautiful and enchanting sequel is sure to delight ON BIRD HIL fans and millions of readers of Jane's popular classics.

35% of the net proceeds from every Cornell Lab Publishing Group book purchase will support projects such as children's educational and community programs.

Pond Wildlife to discover in this book:

  • Mallard
  • Wood Duck
  • American Black Duck
  • Green-Winged Teal
  • Hooded Merganser
  • American Wigeon
  • Gladwell
  • Great Blue Heron
  • Great Egret
  • Red-Winged Blackbird
  • American Box Turtle
  • Red-eared Slider
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel
  • Eastern Cottontail
  • Raccoon
  • American Bullfrog
  • White-tailed Deer
  • Dragonfly

About the ON BIRD HIL & BEYOND SERIES

The ON BIRD HIL & BEYOND series invites children to reclaim the freedom to explore, wander and adventure outdoors.

Created especially for the Cornell Lab of Ornithology - the world leader in the study, appreciation, and conservation of birds - by New York Times bestselling author Jane Yolen and renowned illustrators Bob Marstall and Elizabeth Dulemba. The series artfully engages the senses to see, feel, hear, and touch the natural world and the life within.

Back matter contains information on birds and wildlife depicted with full-color photos and How You Can Help suggestions for budding naturalists and birders.

RAVE REVIEWS FOR ON BIRD HIL.

. expressively captures a luminous moment of discovery in the natural world. On Bird Hill leaves space for the imagination and underscores the surprising wonder found in everyday moments. -- School Library Journal

It's a sweetly surreal meditation on the everyday wonders that await in the wild.--Publisher's Weekly

Beautiful and enchanting.--Hooked on Books

It opens your eyes to the extraordinary in the ordinary of nature. I look forward to more books in the series.--NC Teacher Stuff

Born and raised in New York City, Jane Yolen now lives in Hatfield, Massachusetts. She attended Smith College and received her master's degree in education from the University of Massachusetts. The distinguished author of more than 170 books, Jane Yolen is a person of many talents. When she is not writing, Yolen composes songs, is a professional storyteller on the stage, and is the busy wife of a university professor, the mother of three grown children, and a grandmother.

Active in several organizations, Yolen has been on the Board of Directors of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, was president of the Science Fiction Writers of America from 1986 to 1988, is on the editorial board of several magazines, and was a founding member of the Western New England Storytellers Guild, the Western Massachusetts Illustrators Guild, and the Bay State Writers Guild. For twenty years, she ran a monthly writer's workshop for new children's book authors. In 1980, when Yolen was awarded an honorary Doctor of Law degree by Our Lady of the Elms College in Chicopee, Massachusetts, the citation recognized that throughout her writing career she has remained true to her primary source of inspiration--folk culture. Folklore is the perfect second skin, writes Yolen. From under its hide, we can see all the shimmering, shadowy uncertainties of the world. Folklore, she believes, is the universal human language, a language that children instinctively feel in their hearts.

All of Yolen's stories and poems are somehow rooted in her sense of family and self. The Emperor and the Kite, which was a Caldecott Honor Book in 1983 for its intricate papercut illustrations by Ed Young, was based on Yolen's relationship with her late father, who was an international kite-flying champion. Owl Moon, winner of the 1988 Caldecott Medal for John Schoenherr's exquisite watercolors, was inspired by her husband's interest in birding.

Yolen's graceful rhythms and outrageous rhymes have been gathered in numerous collections. She has earned many awards over the years: the Regina Medal, the Kerlan Award, the World Fantasy Award, the Society of Children's Book Writers Award, the Mythopoetic Society's Aslan Award, the Christopher Medal, the Boy's Club Jr. Book Award, the Garden State Children's Book Award, the Daedalus Award, a number of Parents' Choice Magazine Awards, and many more. Her books and stories have been translated into Japanese, French, Spanish, Chinese, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Afrikaans, !Xhosa, Portuguese, and Braille.

With a versatility that has led her to be called America's Hans Christian Andersen, Yolen, the child of two writers, is a gifted and natural storyteller. Perhaps the best explanation for her outstanding accomplishments comes from Jane Yolen herself: I don't care whether the story is real or fantastical. I tell the story that needs to be told.

copyright ? 2000 by Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers. All rights reserved.

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ISBN 13 9781943645220
ISBN 10 1943645221
Title On Duck Pond
Author Jane Yolen
Condition Unavailable
Binding type Hardback
Publisher Phoenix St. Claire Publishing, LLC
Year published 2017-04-27
Number of pages 32
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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