If you look carefully, you can find them and be amazed! These secret pools form every year when low places on the forest floor fill up with rain and melted snow. They soon become home to hatching wood frogs, spotted salamanders, and fairy shrimp. Even in late summer and fall, when many vernal pools have shrunk to mud holes, creatures such as turtles and snakes rely on them for shelter and food. The Secret Pool introduces young readers to the wonders right underfoot as the voice of a vernal pool shares its secrets through the seasons, and sidebars provide fun facts on its inhabitants and the crucial role these small, often overlooked wetlands play in maintaining a healthy environment.
- This edition includes new backmatter features about wetland habitats and animals for classroom use and reader interest.
- ISBN10 0884484947
- ISBN13 9780884484943
- Publish Date 1 July 2019 (first published 11 September 2013)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Tilbury House,U.S.
- Format Paperback
- Pages 36
- Language English