The Secret Pool

1 July 2019

Territory Rights — Worldwide excluding Canada.

Kimberly Ridley (Author), Rebekah Raye (Illustrated by)

Description

*John Burroughs Association Riverby Award*

*Maine Lupine Award*

*Skipping Stones Honor Book*

You might walk right by a vernal pool and not notice it. Often mistaken for mere puddles in the woods, vernal pools are the source of life for many interesting creatures.

If you look carefully, you can find them and be amazed! These secret pools form every year when low places on the forest floor fill up with rain and melted snow. They soon become home to hatching wood frogs, spotted salamanders, and fairy shrimp. Even in late summer and fall, when many vernal pools have shrunk to mud holes, creatures such as turtles and snakes rely on them for shelter and food. The Secret Pool introduces young readers to the wonders right underfoot as the voice of a vernal pool shares its secrets through the seasons, and sidebars provide fun facts on its inhabitants and the crucial role these small, often overlooked wetlands play in maintaining a healthy environment.

  • This edition includes new backmatter features about wetland habitats and animals for classroom use and reader interest.

Also By: Kimberly Ridley View all by author...

  • Extreme Survivors: Animals That Time Forgot

    Kimberly Ridley

    Paperback, 2024

  • The Secret Stream

    Kimberly Ridley, Megan Elizabeth Baratta

    Hardback, 2022

    In this nonfiction picture book, a stream narrates its own natural history as it flows from its headwaters in the mountains to its mouth in the lowlands, introducing the plants and animals that...
  • The Secret Stream

    Kimberly Ridley, Megan Elizabeth Baratta

    E Book, 2022

    In this nonfiction picture book, a stream narrates its own natural history as it flows from its headwaters in the mountains to its mouth in the lowlands, introducing the plants and animals that...
  • The Secret Bay

    Kimberly Ridley, Rebekah Raye

    Hardback, 2020

  • Extreme Survivors: Animals That Time Forgot

    Kimberly Ridley

    Hardback, 2019

Also By: Rebekah Raye View all by author...

  • Thanks to the Animals

    Allen Sockabasin, Rebekah Raye

    Board Book, 2022

    Named one of the Top 10 Native American Books for Elementary Schools by American Indians in Children's Literature

    Little Zoo Sap and his family are moving from their summer home on the coast to...

  • The Secret Bay

    Kimberly Ridley, Rebekah Raye

    Hardback, 2020

  • The Secret Bay

    Kimberly Ridley, Rebekah Raye

    Paperback, 2019

  • Thanks to the Animals: 10th Anniversary Edition

    Allen Sockabasin, Rebekah Raye

    Paperback, 2019

    Named one of the Top 10 Native American Books for Elementary Schools by American Indians in Children's Literature

    Little Zoo Sap and his family are moving from their summer home on the coast to...

  • Thanks to the Animals: 10th Anniversary Edition

    Allen Sockabasin, Rebekah Raye

    E Book, 2019

    Named one of the Top 10 Native American Books for Elementary Schools by American Indians in Children's Literature

    Little Zoo Sap and his family are moving from their summer home on the coast to...

Paperback

9780884484943

229 x 257 mm • 36 pages

£7.99

Add to Basket