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Product Description A boy takes charge to help his beloved salamanders. Evan can hardly wait for "Big Night," the first warm rainy night of spring when spotted salamanders crawl out of the woods and down to a vernal pool, where they mate and lay their eggs. Evan and his parents know the salamanders need their help, for a road interrupts the salamanders' path to the vernal pool. Crossing a road at night is dangerous, especially for small amphibians. The family slows the traffic. They carry salamanders across the road. But the cars keep coming, and the hour is late. How can the family help these delicate creatures cross the road in safety? Evan has a solution. . . In this Smithsonian Notable Book for Children, Sarah Marwil Lamstein delivers a moving story of genuine caring. Carol Benioff's colorful and animated illustrations transport the reader into Evan's world, where a child can do small yet wonderful things to help other creatures. From School Library Journal PreSchool-Grade 4—On the first warm rainy night of spring, the spotted salamanders make their annual trek to their breeding ground at the vernal pool. Evan and his parents are out too, because the creatures' route takes them directly across a dangerous road. Like hundreds of other volunteers on "Big Night," the family stops traffic and warns motorists to brake for the amphibians. The text elegantly blends fiction and nonfiction, alternating between lyrical, italicized descriptions of the salamanders and their movements and a straightforward narrative about the family helping them. The use of present tense lends immediacy and suspense to the tale, and Benioff's gouache illustrations impart a sense of wonder. A comprehensive afterword gives more details about the life cycle of the spotted salamander, Big Night, and vernal pools. This is an excellent addition to science units, and could be paired with Anne Mazer's The Salamander Room (Knopf, 1991) for a super salamander storytime.— Kathleen Kelly MacMillan, Carroll County Public Library, MD Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. From Booklist One spring evening, when the rain falls and the temperature is right, spotted salamanders emerge from their winter burrows and make their way to a vernal pool. Meanwhile, in a nearby house, young Evan and his parents grab flashlights and make their way down to the roadside. They carry salamanders across the road and even stop cars to ask the drivers to slow down and watch out for their amphibian neighbors. Evan is excited and pleased to help the salamanders on “Big Night,” as the annual event is called. The dual text offers Evan’s story in plain type and information about the salamanders in italics. Readers intrigued by salamanders will learn plenty here and more in the back matter, which includes a glossary and a list of recommended resources as well as further facts about the spotted salamander’s life cycle, Big Night, and vernal pools. While the story is a bit static, the gouache paintings add color and drama to this informative picture book. A solid choice for primary-grade science units. Grades K-3. --Carolyn Phelan Review From AAAS Science Books and Films: This is an inspirational story to read aloud and an engaging way for children to learn that they can take action to help resolve conflicts between humans and the natural environment. Review From The Center for North American Herpetology: A great conservation first read about salamanders for young folks, pointedly notes the perils these amphibians face when crossing a road during spring rains. Maybe this book will start a revolution within the next generation, a movement to bring about the closure of roads near vernal pools or to demand the building of strategically placed road underpasses for use by the wee creatures of the earth. From the Inside Flap .....Throughout North Amer
