{"product_id":"where-once-there-was-a-wood-9780805064827","title":"Where Once There Was a Wood","description":"\u003cp\u003eA powerful poem and stunning, handmade-paper art encourage children to protect nature. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Where once there was a wood, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA meadow and a creek . . . \"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInspired by events in her own backyard, award-winning author and illustrator Denise Fleming creates a poignant yet hopeful portrait of our disappearing natural environment. The last pages of the book teach children how to make a more \"creature friendly\" backyard, including information about what types of food, trees and flowers attract different kinds of animals. \u003ci\u003eWhere Once There Was a Wood\u003c\/i\u003e also includes an informative bibliography for budding environmentalists, and suggests various projects that families can do together.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDenise Fleming\u003c\/b\u003e has written and illustrated many children's books, including \u003ci\u003eIn the Tall, Tall Grass\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShout! Shout It Out\u003c\/i\u003e!, and \u003ci\u003eSleepy, Oh So Sleepy\u003c\/i\u003e. She won a Caldecott Honor for \u003ci\u003eIn the Small, Small Pond\u003c\/i\u003e. Denise published her first painting in the third grade, when she started taking classes at the Toledo Museum of Art and one of her paintings was chosen to be the cover of a teacher's magazine. She now works primarily with paper, by pouring colored paper pulp through hand-cut stencils. She lives in Toledo, Ohio.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Henry Holt \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50717769072914,"sku":"9780805064827","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_00343b06-5b1d-4eb0-a042-883be22ae20a.jpg?v=1734626004","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/where-once-there-was-a-wood-9780805064827","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}