Creekfinding: A True Story

Creekfinding: A True Story, by Jacqueline Briggs Martin, illustrated by Claudia McGehee

Synopsis: Once upon a time a creek burbled up and tumbled across a prairie valley. It was filled with insects and brook trout that ate them, frogs that chirruped and birds watching for bugs and fish. This is a true story about a man named Mike who went looking for that creek long after it was buried under fields of corn. It is the story of how a creek can be brought back to life, and with it a whole world of nature.

In the words of award-winning author Jacqueline Briggs Martin and the enchanting illustrations by Claudia McGehee, this heartening tale of an ecosystem restored in the Driftless Area of northeast Iowa unfolds in a way that will charm and inform young readers who are drawn to a good mystery, the wonders of nature—and, of course, big earth-moving machines.

2018 GREEN EARTH BOOK WINNER, BEST PICTURE BOOK

Published: March 2017 | ISBN: 978-0816698028 | Ages: 5-8 years

Author’s Homepage: http://www.jacquelinebriggsmartin.com
Author’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/jacbriggsmartin

Illustrator’s Homepage: http://www.claudia-mcgehee.com
Illustrator’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/claudiamcgehee

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