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My Busy Green Garden (A Tilbury House Nature Book)
My Busy Green Garden - A Tilbury House Nature Book Author:Terry Pierce This is my busy green garden. — There?s a surprise — In clever disguise, — That hangs in my busy green garden. — This is a ladybug dawdling so, — Near the surprise, in clever disguise, — That hangs in my busy green garden. — This is a honeybee buzzing below — The red spotted ladybug dawdling so, — Near the surprise, in clever disguise, — That hangs in my ... more »busy green garden.So begins this lyrical tribute to the bugs, bees, and birds that make the garden such a busy place. With each turned page, more visitors appear, and all the while the ?surprise??a chrysalis?changes unnoticed until, on the last page, a butterfly emerges and flies away across the garden?s well-tended borders. Back-of-book notes about the natural histories of the garden?s denizens complete this lovely and lively portrait of backyard nature, which is also a gentle meditation on the rewards of paying attention. A chipmunk hides on every page to divert and engage young readers. Color throughout« less