Nonfiction Monday: Around One Log

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Around One Log: Chipmunks,
Spiders, and Creepy Insiders
Written by Anthony D. Fredericks
Illustrated by Jennifer DiRubbio
Dawn Publications, 2011

Several years after a large old tree tumbles to the ground and rots, is the tree really dead? Author Anthony D. Fredericks gives readers a tour of this special habitat. Along the way, they'll see roly-polies and daddy long legs creeping here and there, while crickets and beetles dash about. Readers will see an entire community at work in the remains of this old tree. Rhyming text, supported by field notes and "fantastic facts" bring this story to life and will have readers yearning to examine that old log in their own back yard. This is the sixth book in this habitat series by Fredericks. Other titles include Under One Rock and In One Tide Pool. All of the books in the series were beautifully illustrated by Jennifer DiRubbio.
Reviewed by Kimberly Hutmacher

This post is part of the Nonfiction Monday Round-Up hosted this week by Apple With Many Seeds blog.