Monday, January 2, 2012

What Is Grassland?




"Grasslands are large open spaces where most of the plants are grasses." So begins  About Habitats: Grasslands written by Cathryn Sill and illustrated by John Sill. The two page picturebook spread here consists of a one sentence description on the left. The right has a full page illustration. For example,
The companion illustration for the first sentence shows American bison on a shortgrass prairie.

Other grasslands are located in Europe and Africa. Visit them in this book. For more information visit this website listed at the back of the book.









2 comments:

  1. Very peaceful, soft-toned illustrations - if the book cover is any indication. Thanks for sharing this book. :)

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  2. Myra, you're right about the illustrations.
    They are actual plates and give the sense of the type of animals who live in the grasslands.

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