| Saving Samantha: A True Story Contributor(s): Frankenhuyzen, Robbyn Smith Van (Author), Frankenhuyzen, Gijsbert Van (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1585362204 ISBN-13: 9781585362202 Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2004 Annotation: Illustrated by Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen Illustrator Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen and wife Robbyn team up again for another wildlife tale drawn from their encounters with the animal kingdom. Told in journal form and rendered in beautifully detailed artwork, the van Frankenhuyzens give a "day in the life" view as the fox Samantha begins her journey from injured kit to independent adult living on her own. Always respecting the boundaries between the wild and the human ways of life and based on years of work as licensed wildlife rehabilitators, Gijsbert and Robbyn recommend readers "do not try this at home."" Saving Samantha" is Gijsbert's fourteenth book with Sleeping Bear Press. He has also illustrated the best-selling "The Legend of Sleeping Bear, The Legend of Leelanau," and most recently "The Edmund Fitzgerald: Song of the Bell. "He and Robbyn live with their daughters in Bath, Michigan, on a 40-acre farm. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - Mammals - Juvenile Nonfiction | Lifestyles - Farm & Ranch Life |
| Dewey: 599 |
| LCCN: 2003025871 |
| Series: Hazel Ridge Farm Stories |
| Physical Information: 0.49" H x 9.26" W x 11.18" (1.08 lbs) 48 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 78609 Reading Level: 5.4 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Illustrated by Gijsbert van FrankenhuyzenIllustrator Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen and wife Robbyn team up again for another wildlife tale drawn from their encounters with the animal kingdom. Told in journal form and rendered in beautifully detailed artwork, the van Frankenhuyzens give a day in the life view as the fox Samantha begins her journey from injured kit to independent adult living on her own.Always respecting the boundaries between the wild and the human ways of life and based on years of work as licensed wildlife rehabilitators, Gijsbert and Robbyn recommend readers do not try this at home. Saving Samantha is Gijsbert's fourteenth book with Sleeping Bear Press. He has also illustrated the best-selling The Legend of Sleeping Bear, The Legend of Leelanau, and most recently The Edmund Fitzgerald: Song of the Bell. He and Robbyn live with their daughters in Bath, Michigan, on a 40-acre farm. |