FICTION

On Duck Pond

by Jane YOLEN
illus. by Bob Marstall. 32p. The Cornell Lab. Apr. 2017. Tr $15.95. ISBN 9781943645220.
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K-Gr 2—This sequel to On Bird Hill celebrates the wildlife of a New England pond. When a rowdy raft of ducks drop in, creatures from turtles to heron to tadpoles rouse from drowsy bliss. The disrupters' equally sudden departure brings the gradual return of deer, a raccoon, and a redwing blackbird as well as the reemergence of the water denizens. Colorful spreads accommodate Yolen's rhymes: "A frog leaped off his lily pad, quite surprised and very mad." Marstall's realistic paintings embrace nature's greens, blues, browns, and yellows. The book concludes with notes on pond habitats, a description of the Cornell Lab's work with birds, and a picture dictionary of pond-loving birds and ducks.
VERDICT Use this breezy visit to a pond for Earth Day celebrations or as a literary field trip on a rainy day. A solid introduction to nature, best shared one-on-one.
Reviewed by Gay Lynn Van Vleck, Henrico County Library, Glen Allen, VA , May 01, 2017

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