Author: Pratt-Serafini, Kristin Joy; Illustrator Pratt-Serafini, Kristin Joy
Hardback; Book; Colour Illustrations
36 pages
Published: October 2001
Dawn Publications
ISBN: 1584690186

Take a closer look at your local lake, pond or woodland pool. Don't mind the mud -- see it from a kid's eye view. You will find salamanders, frogs, minnows, cattails, and hundreds of other water-loving plants and animals. Right near your home is one of the most exciting, sensory-rich environments in the world! The wetlands in and around ponds and lakes are natural treasures waiting for young people to explore, discover, and learn. Here is the journal and scrapbook of a young Planet Scout who kept notes for a year, shared the results with his troop, and eagerly took on a pond cleanupproject. He didn't mind the mud because his mind was captivated by the daily drama of turtles, crayfish, dragonflies and water skimmers.Explains the differences between lakes and ponds and why they are important to ecology, and contains articles, journal entries, and descriptions of plants, animals, birds, and insects found there.