Ducks, butterflies, fish and dragonflies--their life cycles all revolve around the poem that is at the center of these 14 delightful poems about wildlife and the seasons. Gentle watercolor illustrations capture the hues and textures of the seasons, and the poetry makes learning about wildlife fun and easy for young children. Full color.
From ice skating to tadpoles and migrating birds, life in the pond changes from season to season. Discover how fish stay warm in winter. Learn why butterflies fly away in fall. Real-life photographs follow the seasons and capture the beauty of a year in the pond.
The bible of pond-making in a fully redesigned 30th-anniversary edition. There is nothing like a pond. What else can simultaneously increase your aesthetic pleasure, offer recreational opportunities, help the environment, and increase the value of your property? Earth Ponds is the standard resource for building and maintaining these important and lovely landscape features. For thirty years now Earth Ponds, with some 100,000 copies in print, has guided an entire generation of pond makers on everything from site planning to soil sampling to drainage and wildlife management. It’s a complete overview of the country pond. Illustrations guide the pond builder through every step of the process; chapters carefully describe the issues and decisions in a wonderfully personal way. It’s the condensed wisdom of a man who has spent a lifetime building, restoring, and maintaining ponds.
Immerses the reader in the total ecology of life in, at and around the pond in all its seasons: herons and hairytail moles, barred owls and butterflies, woodcocks and water striders, foxes and fieldmice.