Secret Place

By Eve Bunting

Book Overview

A small boy finds a secret place in the city that he shares with a white egret, mallards, and even ducklings. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0395643678
• ISBN13: 9780395643679
• Release Date: August 1996
• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.1" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 4 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

A boy and his secret place

This book is good because it has good pictures. I like the picture where the coyote licks the water. This book reminds me of Owl Moon by Jane Yolen because both stories are about boys and fathers getting together. They are both also about birds flying and the connections people have to animals. Secret Place has great descriptions like this, "Close by is a freeway where cars and trucks boom, and a railroad track with freight trains that shunt and grunt. There are warehouses with windows blinded by dust and names paint-scrawled on their brick walls."

"Secret Place" Teaches Respect and Harmony

"Secret Place" is a beautiful story: through its words, illustrations, and message. The author and illustrator tell the story of a boy who finds a secret place that is the home for many kinds of urban wildlife. This story is a wonderful teaching tool for children. It teaches respect for animals and wildlife, while at the same time educating about the many different kinds of wildlife that live in the city and how they came to live in an urban environment. "Secret Place" would be excellent for an environmental unit. I would find a way to work it into any unit, or have children read it on their own. It would be a good story to read to and share with children. Another excellent book with an environmental message is "Two Days in May" by Harriet Peck Taylor.