Come Back, Salmon: How a Group of Dedicated Kids Adopted Pigeon Creek and Brought it Back to Life
Grade 4-6-- The story of how an elementary school in Washington state ``adopted'' a polluted stream that had once been a spawning ground for salmon. The children launched a major community effort to clean it up and, with the aid of grants, stocked an aquarium with salmon eggs from a state hatchery. The entire school was involved in caring for the eggs as they hatched, grew, and were eventually released into the now clean stream. It would be hard not to get caught up in the excitement and anxiety of the students as they wait for the fish to return to Pigeon Creek to spawn. Cone includes facts on the life cycle of the salmon in her clear, lively text, while Wheelwright's excellent illustrations and full-color photographs add to the overall quality of the presentation.- Tina Smith Entwistle, Oakley Park Elem . School, Walled Lake, MICopyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to theHardcoveredition.