{"product_id":"salmon-stream","title":"Salmon Stream by Carol Reed-Jones","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA poetic yet scientifically accurate description of the life cycle of a salmon. This book will inspire children in classrooms and at home to appreciate the world around us!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFast-paced prose and brilliant illustrations follow the salmon from their form as eggs in a stream to the wide ocean, eventually making a hazardous journey home to their stream of origin. Carol Reed-Jones uses cumulative verse, a literary technique that is not only enjoyable but suggests how interconnected salmon are with their habitat. At the back is a section on salmon facts and what makes a good habitat for them, teaching the basics of ecology and why clean streams and waters are so important.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA perfect book for: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eparents and teachers needing homeschool supplies for kindergarten (or any grade!)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eanyone looking for forest and other habitat books for kids\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eanyone looking for children's books to help instill an appreciation of our planet!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarol Reed-Jones shows the salmon's life cycle as reciprocal gifts from the forest to the sea and the sea to the forest. I hope every elementary school in North America will use this wonderful book as a tool for teaching children that all life is important, that each time we lose a piece of life's tapestry, the quality of all life -- including ours -- unravels.-- Chris Maser, zoologist, ecologist, author and international consultant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCarol Reed-Jones\u003c\/strong\u003e lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, son, dog, and cat. She enjoys hiking, camping, backpacking, and watching Douglas squirrels from her living room window. She strongly believes in living in ways that preserve the earth and all life. In addition to her writing, Carol teaches music, directs an early music vocal group, and is completing her Master's thesis in music history. Carol has written two books for Dawn Publications, the Ben Franklin Award-winning The Tree in the Ancient Forest and the beautiful new Salmon Stream, which follows the life cycle of salmon in cumulative verse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Maydak\u003c\/strong\u003e is a professional artist who is passionate about nature--especially the riparian environments that he loves so much as a fly fisherman. He and his son, Wolf, often go fishing together. Mike is an art graduate of San Jose University and has been a professional artist since 1976, with his studio at his home in Cool, California. This is the fifth book he has illustrated for Dawn Publications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sourcebooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46014026154170,"sku":"9781584690139","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/files\/imageloader_fcee8572-520d-4eb3-ac3c-45bcacf1b0e5.jpg?v=1781475998","url":"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/products\/salmon-stream","provider":"nature+nurture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}