Ebook {Epub PDF} Big Night for Salamanders by Sarah Marwil Lamstein

 · This slight story is a vehicle to introduce a natural history phenomenon, the “Big Night” of salamander migration. Benioff’s gouache paintings, many on double-page spreads, show the salamanders in their habitat, a mixed-race boy whose enthusiasm shows in his body language and, once, a dog slyly stealing a cookie from the boy’s plate. Big Night for Salamanders is the fictional story of an eight year-old boy named Evan who waits in anticipation all year long for the coming of "Big Night" - the first warm, rainy night in spring, when salamanders, and other amphibians, awake from their winter slumber and start their annual journey from their forest hiding places to vernal pools to lay their eggs/5. Big Night is an important event in the lives of many young naturalists in the Northeast and Midwest, so it's great to see a book that looks at the annual springtime tradition in a gentle, magical way. The author juxtaposes a boy's preparations for Big Night with those of a spottted salamander, showing us both points of view clearly and effectively/5.

Big Night for Salamanders. by Sarah Marwil Lamstein, illustrated by Carol Benioff. 40 pages, for ages 7 - 9. Boyds Mills Press Every spring Spotted Salamanders migrate from their winter homes in the forested hills to their breeding ponds, where they mate and lay their eggs. It's a long and dangerous journey, especially when the tiny. I just finished reading Big Night for Salamanders, which gave me chills. Sarah Marwil Lamstein's writing about the salamanders is lyrical (gorgeous), and Carol Benioff's lovely illustrations complement the author's words perfectly. I love how Ms. Lamstein builds suspense and makes a child the hero in such a simple yet plausible way -- so. Before the outdoor activity read the book - "Big Night for Salamanders" by Sarah Marwil Lamstein This wonderful picture book, illustrated by Carol Benioff, was a Smithsonian Notable Book for Children It describes how a boy and his parents help salamanders cross a busy road on a rainy night, so they can mate and lay eggs in a vernal pool.

Big Night for Salamanders - Sarah Lamstein - Writer Big Night for Salamanders During the first warm night rain of spring, spotted salamanders by the hundreds crawl out of the woods and gather at a natural pool across the road. There they will breed and lay their eggs. How can Evan and his parents help these delicate creatures cross the road. Big Night for Salamanders. During the first warm night rain of spring, spotted salamanders by the hundreds crawl out of the woods and gather at a natural pool across the road. There they will breed and lay their eggs. How can Evan and his parents help these delicate creatures cross the road in safety? Evan has the solution. This slight story is a vehicle to introduce a natural history phenomenon, the “Big Night” of salamander migration. Benioff’s gouache paintings, many on double-page spreads, show the salamanders in their habitat, a mixed-race boy whose enthusiasm shows in his body language and, once, a dog slyly stealing a cookie from the boy’s plate.