Follows a child on a wetland walk, showing the plants and animals that can be found there.
Rhyming text depicts a day-long walk through a marsh and introduces the plants and animals of a wetland environment. The charming illustrations are appropriately colored and realistically detailed. End notes give more facts and information about wetlands.
The narrator of A Wetland Walk is a careful observer of nature and activities in the world around him. The charming illustrations showcase the plants and animals he sees. In Rosie's Walk the strolling hen is completely oblivious to what is going on in her surroundings. Here the colorful stylized pictures reveal the hazards and happenings all around her. After exploring both books ask each reader to consider what kind of observer he/she would want to be and discuss reasons for responses.
