Mossy -- Jan Brett, Hardcover

Who will help Mossy return home to Lilypad Pond?

Mossy, an amazing turtle with a gorgeous garden growing on her shell, loses her freedom when Dr. Carolina, a biologist, takes her to live in her Edwardian museum. Visitors flock to see Mossy, but it is Dr. Carolina's niece, Tory, who notices how sad Mossy is living in a viewing pavilion. She misses the outdoors and her friend, Scoot.

Dr. Carolina finds a way to keep the spirit of Mossy alive at the museum. She invites Flora and Fauna to paint Mossy's portrait. Then she and Tory take Mossy home, where Scoot is waiting for her.

Jan Brett fans will pore over the colorful paintings of Lilypad Pond and lush borders displaying wildflowers, ferns, butterflies and birds in contrast to elegant spreads of the museum filled with visitors in stylish Edwardian dress and exquisite borders of shells, rocks, crystals and birds' eggs.

MOSSY gives readers a fascinating look at nature in the wild and on display in a natural history museum.

Author: Jan Brett
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Published: 09/18/2012
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 11.20h x 10.20w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780399257827
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.9
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 154033 / Mossy

Award: Nevada Young Readers' Award - Nominee
Award: Florida Children's Book Award - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 07/30/2012 pg. 61
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2012
Booklist 08/01/2012 pg. 84
School Library Journal 08/01/2012 pg. 69
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2013 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

About the Author
Jan Brett lives in Norwell, Massachusetts.