The Moon of the Alligators

by Jean Craighead George Narrated by Barbara Caruso

Overview

This is the story of one alligator and her desperate search for food during the dry season in the Florida Everglades. It is also the story of a threatened species, the American alligator, and of its beautiful endangered homeland. In Thirteen Moons-a spellbinding wildlife series-Newbery Award-winning author Jean Craighead George has captured thirteen North American animals in their natural environments and chronicled their fight for survival. From the lush Mexican highlands to the snowy Alaskan tundra, this series explores the intricate relationships among animals, plants, and the ever-changing environment in which they live. A favorite of adults and children alike, George's entertaining and educational tales of nature alive and in action-Julie, Shark Beneath the Reef and Julie of the Wolves -have thrilled listeners for a generation. Barbara Caruso's inspired narration captures the vitality of life in the wild, and will leave you rooting for the alligator's survival.

Editorial Reviews

School Library Journal

Gr 4-8-- The new edition of this 1969 title features lush, full-color illustrations and a few revisions. The book follows one alligator through the month of October, a crucial time when drying rivers send animals to the Everglades alligators' deeper holes. The creature's hunger as it waits for food provides the thread around which George weaves information about its lifestyle as well as its importance to Everglades ecology. Name dropping of flora and fauna will challenge readers to check field guides as there is no glossary. George's flowing, nonanthropomorphic text evokes the dense green, seeping ecosystem illustrated in Rothman's realistic gouache paintings. Further reading includes books on alligators but only one (a government publication by George) on the Everglades. --Sally Bates Goodroe, Houston Public Library

Product Details

BN ID:	2940169245394
Publisher:	Recorded Books, LLC
Publication date:	05/08/2015
Series:	The Thirteen Moons , #1
Edition description:	Unabridged
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

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