Salmon Stream - Carol Reed-Jones -

Salmon Stream

Carol Reed-Jones Illustrated by Michael S. Maydak

Follow the life cycle of salmon in cumulative verse. Against staggering odds the eggs hatch and grow, travel to the ocean, and eventually struggle upstream to their birthplace again, to spawn a new generation.

The reader of Salmon Stream follows the life cycle of these remarkable fishhatching from eggs in a stream followed by a life in the wide ocean, and eventually making a hazardous journey home to their stream of origin. As in her earlier best-selling book, The Tree in the Ancient Forest, author Carol Reed-Jones uses cumulative versea literary technique that is not only enjoyable but suggests how interconnected salmon are with their habitat. The book also contains ample information about salmon and challenges to their habitat, as well as a list of useful resources.

SALMN-P Paper $7.95 ISBN 1-58469-013-5

SALMN-H Cloth $16.95 ISBN 1-58469-014-3

Ages 6-12 32 pages fully illustrated 10.5" x 9"

Children's Book Council & National Science Teacher's Association

Outstanding Science Trade Book for Children 2000

Nominated for the Washington Library Media Association's

Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award for 2002

Learning Magazine - 2000 Teacher's Choice Award

Salmon Stream is truly a pleasure to read, for anyone of any age. The verse is lively and rhythmic, rich in imagery, yet well founded in the scientific cycle of salmon. It engages children in a positive way, showing how they can help make sure our beloved salmon will be with us always.

Michael Frome, Ph.D. - educator, author and environmental advocate

If you think your car journey to the sea is long, imagine a salmon's trip. Carol Reed-Jones's engaging cumulative verse in Salmon Stream tells of just-hatched fish that swim to their "saltwater home" where they live and grow until they travel back, "to reach the place where they were born / bruised from the journey, weary and worn." Michael Maydak's full-color illustrations convey the inherent drama of the salmon's story while conveying much information about the ecosystem and life cycle. Conservation tips and a list of helpful organizations are available in the back.

Washington Parent - Mary Quattlebaum - July 2001

It's a jungle out there. Sometimes we forget that we are only one of countless species flying, swimming, tunneling and scurrying on the third rock from the sun. We still have no clear notion just how many creatures are endangered by the negligent stewardship of Homo sapiens, the currently dominant species of mammal. While biologists labor to identify the unknown animals and protect the known, authors and illustrators turn this feast of information into a golden age for children's non-fiction. Never before have young people had available so many beautiful, fact-filled books about our fellow creatures. There are more good new books about animals than we can possibly do justice to here, so we'll serve up only the cream of the crop.

. . . Equally beautiful and fact-filled are two new books from Dawn Publications. Salamander Rain, written and illustrated by Kristin Joy Pratt-Serafini, examines a neighborhood pond by following fictional children's studies of it, from lyrical portraits of map turtles to the children's index-card notes. Salmon Stream, written by Carol Reed-Jones and illustrated by Michael S. Maydak, employs a different narrative style, following salmon (rather than a whole ecosystem) through a season. Both are impressive.

BookPage.com - Children's Books - August 2001

Carol Reed-Jones captures the magnificence of the Pacific Salmon's life history. It should inspire the child in all of us.

Dr. David Suzuki, of The David Suzuki Foundation, a Canadian science-based environmental organization

Salmon Stream unfolds the secrets of the life cycle of salmon and the multiple threats to their survival while actually building one's wonder and appreciation for these unique creatures.

Mitch Friedman, conservation biologist and Executive Director of Northwest Ecosystem Alliance

Carol Reed-Jones shows the salmon's life cycle as reciprocal gifts from the forest to the sea and the sea to the forest. I hope every elementary school in North America will use this wonderful book as a tool for teaching children that all life is important, that each time we lose a piece of life's tapestry, the quality of all lifeincluding oursunravels.

Chris Maser, zoologist, ecologist, author and international consultant

. . . Salmon Stream, a discussion of the salmon life cycle as told in cumulative verse by Bellingham author Carol Reed-Jones, and illustrated by Michael S. Maydak.

Reed-Jones does a fine job of exploiting the form to build both suspense and understanding, and she uses wonderul language in the poem. . . .

The Bookmonger (syndicated column by Barbara Lloyd McMichael

Follow the life cycle of salmon in cumulative verse - verse that builds on itself - a technique that emphasizes the cyclical, connected nature of the subject. Against staggering odds, the eggs hatch and grow, travel to the ocean and eventually struggle upstream to their birthplace, to spawn a new generation. Provides additional kid-friendly resources to learn more about salmon and to help protect their habitat. Ages 6 to 12.

Arizona Networking News - Editor's Choice

Through amazing, full-color illustrations and clever prose, Salmon Stream teaches young and old about different types of salmon and their life cycle. With continuing efforts to replenish salmon runs in rivers and streams, this is a great book to familiarize children with the process and spark their imagination. Following the story is a comprehensive description of the salmon cycle, types of salmon and what makes a good salmon stream. Local author Carol Reed-Jones also gives suggestions on how readers can help protect and conserve, as well as a list of organizations to contact for more information. A truly excellent book, this would make a great gift.

Northwest Family Magazine (November 2001)