{"product_id":"creekfinding-a-true-story-hardcover","title":"Creekfinding: A True Story - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJacqueline Briggs Martin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eClaudia McGehee\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce upon a time a creek burbled up and tumbled across a prairie valley. It was filled with insects and brook trout that ate them, frogs that chirruped and birds watching for bugs and fish. This is a true story about a man named Mike who went looking for that creek long after it was buried under fields of corn. It is the story of how a creek can be brought back to life, and with it a whole world of nature. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the words of award-winning author Jacqueline Briggs Martin and the enchanting illustrations by Claudia McGehee, this heartening tale of an ecosystem restored in the Driftless Area of northeast Iowa unfolds in a way that will charm and inform young readers who are drawn to a good mystery, the wonders of nature--and, of course, big earth-moving machines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJacqueline Briggs Martin has written more than fifteen picture books including the Caldecott Award-winning \u003ci\u003eSnowflake Bentley\u003c\/i\u003e and, most recently, \u003ci\u003eChicken Joy on Redbean Road\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFarmer Will Allen and the Growing Table\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClaudia McGehee is the illustrator and author of \u003ci\u003eA Tallgrass Prairie Alphabet\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Woodland Counting Book\u003c\/i\u003e. Most recently, she illustrated \u003ci\u003eNorth Woods Girl\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 36\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 10.2 x 9.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 07, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757828276512,"sku":"9780816698028","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/74ca431023306ad1e46585c92fe61ca3.webp?v=1780112719","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/creekfinding-a-true-story-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}