The Gossamer Tree

---

The Gossamer Tree by Toni Knapp. Illustrated by Craig Brown. Rockrimmon, 1988.
Four mice invite some insects to come in from the cold and celebrate the holiday of Christmas.

• Relate to real plight of insects on cold days.
• Read nonfiction books about insects.
• Search for true information about insects included in Knapp's text and Brown's illustrations.
• Compare and contrast plot to Mushroom in the Rain by Mirra Ginsburg (Macmillan, 1974).

Text © 1996-2003 Sharron McElmeel
Illustrations © 1988, 1997 Craig Brown.

The Gossamer Tree page on the Craig Brown web site created on July 28, 1997.

This page hosted by Get your own Free Home Page