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In a patch of grass, written by Fran Hodgkins ; illustrated by Dan Tavis

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In a patch of grass

written by Fran Hodgkins ; illustrated by Dan Tavis

"David Antenborough narrates this picture-book send-up of a nature documentary, sounding just like the real-life David but with more gesticulations, since he has six limbs at his disposal. Director Stephen Spielbug tries to keep the cast of characters on task, but it's worse than herding cats: The orb-weaving spider would like to eat one or two other actors; the grasshopper is a diva; the worm is too busy munching dirt to emerge from the ground on cue; the robin has joined a union and declines to show up for the predation scene; and the slug is too embarrassed by his slime to perform. Despite the chaos--or maybe because of it--we learn some things about these animals, and backmatter nature facts give us more."--, Provided by publisher

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