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Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-57131-640-0
Pages: 216
Publish Date: Dec, 2003
Genre: Young Readers
Alligator Crossing
BY Marjory Stoneman Douglas
For Henry Bunks, a secret spot along the canal where he visits his friend George, the alligator, is the only respite from his crowded Miami home and the gangs that roam the nearby streets. In this tense and colorful story, the hideaway becomes the starting point for a string of adventures involving an outlaw trapper, a roving botanist, a girl traveling with her father on a palatial yacht—and, above all, the vast Everglades.
Here in the mainland United States’ southernmost finger lies a vast river of grass, edged by mangroves and dotted with grassy hammocks. Stowing away on the trapper’s boat, Henry sees a world he never knew existed, full of deer, sea turtles, and all kinds of birds. Setting and story are tautly linked as Henry finds himself serving the alligator hunter first as unwilling accomplice and finally as rescuer.
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Alligator Crossing
Thirteen-year-old Henry Bunks escapes neighborhood bullies and a grim, overcrowded apartment building by spending hours exploring the canal near his Miami home.
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“The books by Florida icon Marjory Stoneman Douglas will never go out of style, though some have gone out of print. Now one is back: Alligator Crossing. This is a great book for kids and adults alike”
—St. Petersburg Times“A very strongly recommended addition to any school library collection...”
—Children's Bookwatch"To entice your children to read this summer, give them Alligator Crossing, a re-release of a paperback novel for young readers by Marjory Stoneman Douglas, the 'savior of the Everglades.' Douglas set this novel in her beloved 'river of grass' and made the main character a 13-year-old named Henry Bunks. First published in 1959, the book chronicles Henry's adventures with a pet alligator, panthers, deer, little green herons, grackles, crabs and mangrove snappers. . . ”
—Tampa Tribune and Times"Throughout this interesting story, we not only learn about the wilderness, but also observe a young boy as he matures and interacts with others and realizes his responsibility for living creatures. Henry's encounters with the indigenous animals help him to realize he can determine his own future”
—MaryLouise Burger, Childhood Education
