{"product_id":"big-belching-bog-9780816666829","title":"Big Belching Bog","description":"Cold, wet, and acidic, bogs appear to be extremely hostile to life, yet numerous plants and animals have adapted in fascinating ways in order to survive there. In \u003ci\u003eBig Belching Bog\u003c\/i\u003e, Phyllis Root lets us in on the secrets of the mysterious bog, describing such special inhabitants as plants that eat insects, bog lemmings, and frogs that stay frozen through the winter and thaw out in the spring. But what's that coming up from the bottom of the bog? \u003cbr\u003e The biggest bog secret of all, we learn, is the remarkable process of methane gas belching out of the bog. The gas is created by decaying peat moss and forms a bulge in the surface of the moss six inches or taller before breaking through. Does this \"belch\" make a sound? No one knows, says Root, because no one has ever heard it. In fact, bogs are known as some of the quietest places on earth. Maybe you will be the first to hear the big bog belch! \u003cbr\u003e Illustrated by renowned woodcut artist Betsy Bowen, \u003ci\u003eBig Belching Bog\u003c\/i\u003e also contains a section of bog facts, including more information about the plants and animals mentioned in the book as well as tips for visiting a bog. Big Belching Bog will stir the imagination of young readers and teach them about the landscape and environment of these mysterious and, ahem, gassy places.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePhyllis Root is the author of more than thirty books for children, including \u003ci\u003eIf You Want to See a Caribou\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBig Momma Makes the World\u003c\/i\u003e (winner of the Boston Globe Horn Book Award). \u003cbr\u003e Betsy Bowen is a Minnesota woodcut printmaker who illustrated \u003ci\u003eBorealis\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGreat Wolf and the Good Woodsman\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAntler, Bear, Canoe: A Northwoods Alphabet Year\u003c\/i\u003e, which she also wrote.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Minnesota Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50647340777746,"sku":"9780816666829","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_efbd20bc-2f9b-4f55-8d6e-6356013a0fb7.jpg?v=1733202350","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/big-belching-bog-9780816666829","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}