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Title: BIG BELCHING BOG
By: Phyllis Root, Betsy Bowen (Illus)
Format: Hardback

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ISBN 10: 0816633592
ISBN 13: 9780816633593
Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA PRESS
Pub. date: 3 September, 2010
Pages: 40
Description: A quirky romp through the peat bogs of northern Minnesota, for young readers.
Synopsis: Cold, wet, and acidic, bogs appear to be extremely hostile to life, yet numerous plants and animals have adapted in fascinating ways in order to survive there. In Big Belching Bog, Phyllis Root lets us in on the secrets of the mysterious bog, describing such special inhabitants as plants that eat insects, bog lemmings, and frogs that stay frozen through the winter and thaw out in the spring. But what's that coming up from the bottom of the bog?The biggest bog secret of all, we learn, is the remarkable process of methane gas belching out of the bog. The gas is created by decaying peat moss and forms a bulge in the surface of the moss six inches or taller before breaking through. Does this "belch" make a sound? No one knows, says Root, because no one has ever heard it. In fact, bogs are known as some of the quietest places on earth. Maybe you will be the first to hear the big bog belch!Illustrated by renowned woodcut artist Betsy Bowen, Big Belching Bog also contains a section of bog facts, including more information about the plants and animals mentioned in the book as well as tips for visiting a bog. Big Belching Bog will stir the imagination of young readers and teach them about the landscape and environment of these mysterious and, ahem, gassy places.
Publication: US
Imprint: University of Minnesota Press
Returns: Returnable
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