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What's the ruckus?What's that sound?Walrus calls and songs astound - Honk, honkkkk! HOOO, HOOOOT! Diving, feasting, twirling - catch a glimpse of the joy found in a walrus's icy home. Follow as it plays hide-and-seek with a friend, lounges on an ice floe, and demonstrates an impressive repertoire of sounds. Janet Lawler celebrates the many wonders of being a walrus in a story that's brought to life through Timothy Basil Ering's exuberant artwork. Readers curious to learn more will find a glossary at the end, along with some cool walrus facts: Did you know that a walrus can eat more than four thousand clams in a feeding frenzy - and that some walruses weigh more than a car?
About the Author
Janet Lawler's critically acclaimed fiction and nonfiction children's books, published by major, specialty, and mid-publishers, include If Kisses Were Colors, Snowzilla, The Prehistoric Games, Love Is Real, Fright School, and Mirabel's Missing Valentines. Ocean Counting (Nat'l. Geo.) , featuring undersea photos by award-winning Brian Skerry, was named an Outstanding Trade Science Book by the Nat'l. Science Teachers Association and was followed by Rain Forest Colors. Her coffee-table quality pop-up books include several for major holidays, as well as ones offering thematic, early non-fiction (LEAVES; SHELLS) .Janet's love of family, nature, and "all things silly" inspires much of her writing. Her family shares their home in Connecticut with a dog and assorted wildlife visiting the backyard. Janet enjoys visiting schools and libraries. Visit her website at www.JanetLawler.com
