In the Tall, Tall Grass
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<p>If you were a fuzzy caterpillar crawling through the tall, tall grass on a sunny afternoon, what would you see?<br><br>To find out, just follow the tiny tour guide as he inches his way through the pages of this book. You'll see ants and bees and birds--hip-hopping bunnies too. You'll even hear the sounds some of them make.<br><br><i>Crunch, munch,</i><br><i>caterpillars lunch...</i><br><i>Crack, snap, wings flap...</i><br><br>Beginning as the sun is high in the sky and ending as fireflies blink and the moon rises above, this backyard tour is one no child will want to miss.<br><br>Denise Fleming's <i>In the Tall, Tall Grass</i> has been named:<br>1992 Boston Globe - Horn Book Award Honor Book for Picture Books<br>An ALA Notable Book<br>A School Library Journal Best Book<br>An American Bookseller Pick of the Lists<br>A Booklist Editors' Choice</p>
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