At the Marsh in the Meadow

Description: Written in a rhyming cumulative style like The House that Jack Built, At the Marsh in the Meadow portrays the wetlands food chain, showing how all forms of life, from the mud at the bottom of the marsh to the birds in the sky, are directly connected to their marsh home.

Brief description: Author Jeanie Mebane has lived and worked in several national parks from Alaska to Florida. Wherever she lives, she enjoys learning about the plants, animals, and other natural history of the area. An outdoors person at heart, she enjoys reading, hiking, snowshoeing, skiing, and travel. She grew up in Nebraska and graduated from college there. She and her husband spend most of their time at their home near Seattle.