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An icy wind blows over the waters of the Gulf of St. Lawrence as a tiny harp seal pup is born. When her mother swims away to join the adult seal herd, Seal Pup must quickly learn to care for herself in the harsh, wintry landscape.
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- An informative storyline and colorful illustrations
- 32 pages
- Appropriate for ages: 3-9
- Hardcover dimensions: 12 x 8 3/4 inches

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Kathleen M. Hollenbeck grew up in Connecticut Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania, and has been writing for as long as she can remember. After college, she joined the editorial staff of the children's newspaper, Weekly Reader. She now works as a freelance writer, focusing on educational materials for the primary grades. Her picture books include Lobster's Secret for the Smithsonian Oceanic Collection and The Magic Path. Kathleen lives in Coventry, Rhode Island with her husband and three children.
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Reviewed with Wendy Pfeffer's Mallard Duck at Meadow View Pond.

Ages 4-8. Illustrated with attractive, realistic paintings, these titles in the Smithsonian Backyard series follow their animal subjects through a year, from birth to independence. Although classified as fiction, the series' focus is on the facts, not the stories. Zeroing in on one animal, each spread offers information about the birth process, diet, parenting, and development of new skills. The art brings readers up close to the animals and their worlds: children see the ducks at pond level, for example. Neither book shies away from the dangers of predators and the harsh realities of separating from a parent; in fact, Islands draws these aspects out a bit too long and tends toward unnecessarily flowery prose in places. But Mallard offers a well-balanced read, and both books introduce basic animal facts in an engaging, memorable format. For larger collections. Gillian Engberg
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  • PublisherSoundprints
  • Publication date2011
  • ISBN 10 1568999658
  • ISBN 13 9781568999654
  • BindingHardcover
  • Edition number1
  • Number of pages31
  • IllustratorGenzo John Paul
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