In the Woods: Who's Been Here?

Lindsay Barrett George

ISBN 10: 1442004177 ISBN 13: 9781442004177

Publisher: Paw Prints 2009-04-09, 2009

Synopsis

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. A boy and girl in the autumn woods find an empty nest, a cocoon, gnawed bark, and other signs of unseen animals and their activities, in an excellent nature study by the illustrator of Christmas at Long Pond.

About this title

About the Author:

Lindsay Barrett George was born in the West Indies and grew up in New Jersey. She received a B.F.A. degree from Manhattanville College, and an M.F.A. degree from the University of Wisconsin, where she majored in drawing and printmaking. After her studies in the Midwest, Lindsay returned to the east coast and worked as a fine-art printer in New York City. She later got a job in publishing, working as a designer in a children's book department, and was married to William T. George. Lindsay left New York City, had two children, and now spends her time creating children's books. In Her Own Words...

"When I was a little girl, my favorite pastimes were looking at things, drawing them, and making up stories about them," Lindsay Barrett George says. "My art has always been about the familiar things that I find inside my house or outside my front door. I have been fascinated by pillows, chocolate Kisses, tea bags, dogs, family, friends, and food. Writing and illustrating children's books never seemed a possibility until Bill and I raised a family in Pennsylvania. We lived out in the woods in a log cabin on a lake. I spent a lot of time walking and looking and sketching the animals, the trees, the rocks, and the mountains. The next step was obvious-why not write about them, paint them?

"I like to show children places they might not have seen before, and, perhaps, to make them see more than just the surface of things. The paintings that I make and the stories that I write represent what I think about and care about. I hope my books connect me to children who want to stop and look at the same things that I find fascinating."

From School Library Journal:

PreSchool-Grade 2?Large, brilliant, lifelike illustrations are George's trademark. Here her gouache paintings provide the pleasure of a game while giving youngsters the enjoyment of a nature walk. Cammy and William explore the woods on an autumn afternoon and on successive pages notice such things as an empty nest, a gnawed branch, feathers, and bones. Each observation prompts the question, "Who's been here?" Turning the page reveals the answer in both a closeup double-page spread and descriptive text. The last object the youngsters find is a picnic basket?a surprise from their father. The forest scenes are vivid and unsoftened?some of the creatures who have "been there" became meals for others. The last page provides more information about the featured creatures and the flora and fauna surrounding them. This book invites repeated perusal. It's an ideal title for primary-grade nature study that could sharpen the perception of any child going on a woodland field trip. The large print and generous pages make it an excellent choice for group sharing.?Louise L. Sherman, Anna C. Scott School, Leonia, NJ
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About this edition

• Publisher: Paw Prints 2009-04-09
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1442004177
• ISBN 13: 9781442004177
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 40