Plant a Pocket of Prairie
Phyllis Root and Betsy Bowen
2014
University of Minnesota Press
This is a gorgeous book. Every elementary school needs a copy of this bright and colorful work of art. It begins…
“Once prairie stretched for thousands of miles an ocean of flowers and grasses, a sea of sky, home for bison and elk, prairie chickens, burrowing owls, five-lined skinks, Plains garter snakes, and Ottoe skipper butterflies.”
The book challenges us to think about prairie and its disappearance in our world and challenges us the reader to plant a prairie be it big or small and if we were to cultivate a prairie, what would come and share in that bit of space? A ruby-throated hummingbird, monarch butterfly, or Dakota skippers might show up…
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The last four pages give full descriptions of prairie history, how to actually plant one, and animals that thrive in a prairie eco-system. This book can be used as a read-aloud or a starting point for research or the beginning of a major project. Use it, read it, love it. Betsy Bowen and Phyllis Root: can you add to this title and make it an ecosystem series?
Peaceful Reader 
This looks like a gorgeous book! The title caught my eye because I live on the Canadian Prairies. Even though I don't have kids, I'm going to keep an eye out for this one.
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