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Mossy

Mossy

by Jan Brett

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appears in Nature and Fiction.

Who will help Mossy return home to Lilypad Pond Mossy, an amazing turtle with a gorgeous garden growing on her shell, loses her freedom when Dr. Carolina, a biologist, takes her to live in her Edwardian museum. Visitors flock to see Mossy, but it is Dr. Carolina's niece, Tory, who notices how sad Mossy is living in a viewing pavilion. She misses ...

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appears in Nature and Fiction.

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Curiositree
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Brightly illustrated and organized as information charts, Curiositree reads like a visual primer for young naturalists. What works best is its approachable snapshots of adaptations—clear labels, playful art and side-by-side comparisons make concepts like camouflage, feeding strategies and reproduction tangible without lengthy prose. Limitations: text is terse and general, so older kids or adults seeking depth will find it skimpy, and the chart format occasionally repeats the same layout until it feels formulaic rather than exploratory.

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