Celebrate the diversity and biodiversity of Central Park in this fascinating exploration of urban parks, from the New York Times bestselling author and award-winning illustrator of the beloved Over and Under series!
Part of the acclaimed nature book series that includes Over and Under the Pond, Over and Under the Coral Reef, and Over and Under the Snow, this volume follows four different families as they explore the four seasons of Central Park in New York City.Over the park, children soar on swings while dragonflies hover and dart. Blackbirds trill octaves above a cellist’s deeply moving melody. And under the park, where earthworms wiggle in the soil and tadpoles nibble on algae, there waits a whole population of painted turtles and woolly bear caterpillars, of fluffy raccoons and chipmunks whose cheeks are stuffed with seeds. Welcome each new season with a new sense of community—of families, friends, and wildlife—over and under the park.
Kids will love this hilarious fairy tale adventure packed with clever twists, familiar characters and page-turning fun.
The second book in a fabulous new magical, middle-grade series filled with adventure, wonder and wildness,
This is Book 5 in the Over and Under Series. See all Over and Under books here.
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Kate Messner is the award-winning author of more than a dozen current and forthcoming books for young readers. Her first novel, The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z. , won the 2010 E.B. White Read-Aloud Medal for Older Readers, while its follow-up, Sugar and Ice (Walker/Bloomsbury, 2010), was a Junior Library Guild sel
More about Kate MessnerLola Schaefer is the author of many books for children of all ages and the winner of a Charlotte Zolotow Honour and the Children's Choice Book Award. Several of her titles explore her wonder and fascination with the natural world, including Just One Bite. Christopher Silas Neal is the illustrator of critically acclaimed books including Over and Under the Sno
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