Here Is the Wetland

Madeleine Dunphy is an educational consultant who teaches children about endangered environments. She has studied and visited many of the world's ecosystems, and was inspired to write books about our world's great diversity of life. She lives in Oakland, California with her husband, Chris, and their daughter, Gwendolyn. For more information about Madeleine, her books, and her school presentations visit www.mdunphy.com. Wayne McLoughlin had a love of the outdoors that informed both his art and his hobbies. He illustrated a wide varietyof children's fiction and nonfiction, including the bestsellingWarriorseries by Erin Hunter.

Named an "Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students K-12" by the National Science Teachers Association and Children's Book Council. "An excellent addition to books on the environment ... paints a picture of this ecological community. McLoughlin's attractive, full-paged, colorful paintings capture wetland life." --School Library Journal "Here Is the Wetland by Madeleine Dunphy makes this world appealing for younger readers and listeners... Children love this type of repeating book so that will make this a nifty and popular introduction to an important ecosystem. The pictures are beautiful and the frog on the cover should make this a book readers will want to pick up." --Library Talk "The rhythmic cumulative text of this book introduces readers to the interdependence of plants and animals in a wetland habitat. Uncluttered watercolors convey a sense of balance and harmony ..." --Horn Book