A review by antlersantlers
Creekfinding: A True Story by Jacqueline Briggs Martin

5.0

A nice digestible kid's story about an ecosystem and habitat restoration. I think this story definitely has a place in classrooms, and I think we could use it for class visits that include the green roof. I like Claudia McGehee's scratchboard illustrations -- she really captured the liveliness of the prairie. One thing about the text I don't particularly care for is that it's divided into small titled sections. It makes reading it aloud really clunky. BUT one thing I LOVE about the text is that there are all these fantastic asides about the insects, animals, plants, and science behind the creekfinding process. Those little facts make for great discussion-starters.