Come Back Salmon (Pb): How a Group of Dedicicated Kids Adopted Pigeon Creek and Brought It Back to Life

by Molly Cone

Book Overview

From Gisela Jernigan--Childrens Literature: "Although Pigeon Creek flows into Washington's beautiful Puget Sound, before it was adopted and cleaned up by Mr. Jackson's fifth grade class, it was so full of trash that you could barely see the water, let alone any fish. Just about everyone in Jackson Elementary, led by the dedicated fifth grade, helped to clean the creek and restock it with baby salmon. Throughout the project the kids learned a great...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0871564890
• ISBN13: 9780871564894
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: Gibbs Smith
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 9.0" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 7 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 6

Customer Reviews

young environmentalists in training

I used this book as part of a unit when I was student teaching and the children were enraptured with the theme of preservation. Perfect for the classroom setting, but don't underestimate the joy it'll bring the frog-lover in your family.

A story well told that young and old alike can relate too.

I first researched this project after reading newspaper accounts and was glad to see this story come into book form. It well illustrates the efforts of these determined students and even made the NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children list in 1992. It's a good example of a community service project for students and and teachers.