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Chippy Chipmunk Parties in the Garden

Author: Kathy M. Miller
40 pages, Dust-jacketed hardcover, 86 full-color photographs, For children 4 & older and the young at heart, 11.25 x 8.75
ISBN: 978-0-9840893-0-7 $19.95
Pub Date: September 30th, 2009
Published by: Celtic Sunrise
Distributed by: AtlasBooks and Gold Crest Distributing

 

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Winner of numerous national book awards - Winner in the 2010 Benjamin Franklin Awards in the category of The Bill Fisher Award for Best First Book (Children's/Young Adult). - Winner of the Mom's Choice Awards Gold Award for Children's Picture Books - Winner of the The US Review of Books: The Eric Hoffer Award for 2010 in the Children's Book category! - Bronze medalist in the 2010 Independent Publisher Book Awards for Children's Picture Book (7 and under) One of only 12 books named to the 2010-2011 Keystone to Reading Book Award List for Primary Grades.

Many people find chipmunks cute and fascinating to watch as these small critters scamper and scurry about, constantly gathering seeds, nuts and berries then hurrying back to their burrows. Others consider chipmunks mischievous and a nuisance because they raid bird feeders and dig holes in the garden.

Well, Chippy Chipmunk exhibits all of these traits as we follow his adventures in Kathy M. Miller's delightful multi-award-winning book, Chippy Chipmunk Parties in the Garden.

Miller's story is based on her beautiful and humorous photographs of one chipmunk's charming antics as he explores her garden. The eighty-six photographs (taken over a two-year period!) give the reader a close-up view of the Eastern Chipmunk, as well as backyard birds and other common critters -- revealing interesting details and expressions not available to the naked eye.

Meanwhile the story enlightens as well as entertains. Readers will learn that:
- Chipmunk cheek pouches can hold 6 acorns or over 30 sunflower seeds.
- They can jump a distance of 2 feet.
- They can collect over 100 acorns per hour and can store a year's worth of food.
- Solitary critters, they live alone most of their lives.

Few can resist the charm of these lively, independent woodland creatures when they pause in their scampering to gaze cheerfully at you with large glossy eyes. And readers of Chippy Chipmunk Parties in the Garden are sure to look at chipmunks in a whole new way after spending time with Chippy.

"I hope Chippy Chipmunk Parties in the Garden inspires children to spend time outdoors exploring nature," Miller comments. "Photography can be a fun way for kids to discover interesting things in their own backyard. Their own pictures can be used to create stories."

Chippy Chipmunk Parties in the Garden is perfect for children of all ages, nature lovers, and the young at heart.