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In this gorgeous companion to the acclaimed Over and Under the Snow and Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt, Kate Messner and Christopher Silas Neal bring to life a secret underwater world. In this book, readers will discover the plants and animals that make up the rich, interconnected ecosystem of a mountain pond. Over the pond, the water is a mirror, reflecting the sky. But under the pond is a hidden world of minnows darting, beavers diving, tadpoles growing. These and many other secrets are waiting to be discovered...over and under the pond.
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Kate Messner
Kate Messner is the award-winning author of more than a dozen other books for young readers, including Over and Under the Snow, Up in the Garden and Down in the DirtOver and Under the Snow, Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt, and How to Read a Story. When she's not writing, she loves spending time outside. Kate lives in New York with her family.
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Reviews for Over and Under the Pond
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is a wonderful picture books that takes the reader on a journey to a pond. While a mother and her young son row across the top of the pond, the young boy learns about animals and insects that live both above and below the water. The reader learns the connections both have to the other. There is an author’s note at the back that tells more about these systems. There is also a page that tells the reader about four animals listed in the book.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I'm a big fan of these over and under books in general -- so well done, so thoughtful, such a nice illustration of the web of life, with a well written and researched further reading area in the back. I'm delighted to see a Mom and Son of color as our happy protagonists exploring the pond together.
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Over and Under the Pond - Kate Messner
For Matt and Ben —K. M.
For Jasper and River —C. S. N.
Text © 2017 by Kate Messner.
Illustrations © 2017 by Christopher Silas Neal.
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:
Names: Messner, Kate, author. | Neal, Christopher Silas, illustrator. Title: Over and under the pond / by Kate Messner; illustrated by Christopher Silas Neal. Description: San Francisco, California: Chronicle Books, LLC, [2017] | Audience: Age 5 to 8. | Audience: K to Grade 3. Identifiers: LCCN 2016010976 | ISBN
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