Rhyming verse introduces readers to hourly changes in the salt marsh as the tide comes and goes. Includes "For Creative Minds" section.

Gretchen and her stepbrother Clark's creepy trip to their grandparents' place--which lies in the middle of a swamp--gets even scarier when growling noises start coming from the room that is always locked.

Enter a micro world of colors and fun! Join butterflies, caterpillars, spiders, and all the amazing creatures that inhabit the marsh. When a new frog shows up in the swamp, the bugs welcome him, only to learn the new creature is not what it seems. Get ready for a buzz of an adventure!

The old salt farmers have always said that the violet scent of the Fleur de Sel at harvest time on the salt marshes of the Guérande Peninsula has been known to cause hallucinations. Commissaire Dupin also starts to believe this when he's attacked out of the blue in the salt works.

"Introducing, the wetlands: unique ecosystems that are not only a home for an extensive amount of wildlife, but also a vital storage place for one of Earth's most precious resources, water. What lives there? Find out in this simple yet extensive exploration of marshes and swamps and what they are, why they're important, and the birds, fish, and wildlife that make it their homes." -- Amazon.com. A picture book that defines marshes and swamps, discusses...

"England, 1939. Ten-year-old Virginia Wrathmell arrives at Salt Winds, a secluded house on the edge of a marsh, to meet her adoptive parents: practical, dependable Clem and glamorous, mercurial Lorna. The marsh, with its deceptive tides, is a beautiful but threatening place. Virginia's new parents' marriage is full of secrets and tensions she doesn't quite understand, and their wealthy neighbor, Max Deering, drops by too often, taking an unwholesome...

When her father, the Marsh King, escapes from prison, Helena must rely on all her survival skills to confront him for all the years he kept her and her mother captive in the wilderness.

Miles and the Swamp Band have the time of their lives playing at the Alligator Ball, until they discover the menu includes Swamp Band soup.

Elnora Comstock's first day at high school is a disaster. The other students laugh at her clothes, and then -- to make matters worse -- she learns she has to pay for her books and tuition. --- [Excerpt from back cover.]