This Old House

by Jennifer Ackerman, Sylvie Wickstrom (Illustrator)

A variety of small creatures makes their home in an old abandoned house--from the sparrow nesting in a rainspout to the chipmunk that makes a den in an old cooking pot.

Genres: Picture Books

48 pages, Hardcover

First published September 30, 1992

About the author

Jennifer Ackerman has been writing about science and nature for three decades. She is the author of eight books, including the New York Times bestseller, The Genius of Birds, which has been translated into more than twenty languages. Her articles and essays have appeared in Scientific American, National Geographic, The New York Times, and many other publications. Ackerman is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship in Nonfiction, a Bunting Fellowship, and a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Her articles and essays have been included in several anthologies, among them Best American Science Writing, The Nature Reader, and Best Nature Writing.

Reviews

[Brenda Thompson]

A variety of small creatures makes their home in an old abandoned house.