{"product_id":"pop-up-pond","title":"Pop-Up Pond","description":"\u003ch6\u003eComing March 9, 2027. Pre-order today!\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003ePop-Up Pond\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eExplore a Vernal Pool!\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/taunya-english\"\u003eTaunya English\u003c\/a\u003e \/ Illustrated by: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/jennifer-ball-cordero\"\u003eJennifer Ball-Cordero\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eIs it just a muddy puddle? Look closer!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA group of families join a nature guide on a springtime walk to carefully observe vernal pools; a safe, temporary nursery. What secrets might these puddles hold?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach spring, rain and melting snow transform the forest floor into a protected place where frogs, salamanders, and damselflies lay their eggs. The wetland nursery helps all sorts of water babies grow big.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis science-rich picture book introduces vernal pools, showing how temporary spring wetlands support frogs, salamanders, and insect life cycles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/night-owl-night\"\u003eNight Owl Night\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/not-a-monster\"\u003eNot a Monster\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e [TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/pop-up-pond-spread.jpg?v=1787767853\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"Illustration of children in a forest with text about the forest watching over water babies.\" class=\"cvr-border-gray\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e \u003cscript type=\"text\/javascript\" async=\"\" defer data-pin-shape=\"round\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DOWNLOADABLES BELOW - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDownloadables\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"medium-cover\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/pop-up-pond-cover.jpg?v=1787767854\" alt=\"Book cover of 'Pop-Up Pond' with a scoop and pond illustration.\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"product-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/pop-up-pond-cover-hires.jpg.zip?v=1787767858\"\u003eDownload the Cover\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTaunya English, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTaunya English is a volunteer naturalist who loves sloshing through wetlands. On her nature adventures, sometimes she’s the leader. Lots of times she’s the learner. Before becoming a picture-book author, Taunya honed her story telling craft as a radio reporter, a career that teaches you to write for the ear. From the \u003ci\u003eplink plink\u003c\/i\u003e of rain to the \u003ci\u003eack ack\u003c\/i\u003e of wood frogs, sound is her favorite nature souvenir. Taunya lives outside of Washington, DC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/taunya-english\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Taunya.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJennifer Ball-Cordero, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJennifer Ball-Cordero is a children’s book illustrator\/designer living and working in the New York City area who holds a BFA in visual communication design from Hartford Art School. She has spent more than fifteen years as an award-winning print and packaging designer. Jen has two mixed-race daughters, and she knows firsthand the challenges of finding every child represented in children’ books, so she jumped at the chance to illustrate this one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/jennifer-ball-cordero\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Jennifer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComing soon!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComing soon!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DETAILS BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardcover\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-62354-727-1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAges: 4–8\u003cbr\u003ePage count: 32\u003cbr\u003e8 x 10\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublication date: March 9, 2027\u003c\/p\u003e\n[\/TABS]","brand":"Charlesbridge","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":50561005486317,"sku":"47271","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/pop-up-pond-cover.jpg?v=1787767854","url":"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/pop-up-pond","provider":"Charlesbridge","version":"1.0","type":"link"}