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Salamander Dance . By David FitzSimmons. Illustrated by Michael DiGiorgio. 2016. Wild Iris Publishing. (ISBN 9781936607006). 32 pp. Hardcover. $17.99. Salamander Dance chronicles the life cycle of the spotted salamander, starting with their spring dance at the bottom of vernal pools, following their development from eggs, to tiny larvae, to full-grown salamanders seeking out “their own woodland hideaways” (p. 21). The book contains many new scientific terms, such as vernal pools and metamorphosis , but provides simple definitions for the reader. For example, when the former term is introduced, FitzSimmons provides this concise explanation: “shallow depressions that fill with water in spring but often dry up in …
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