AN ISLAND SCRAPBOOK; A DESERT SCRAPBOOK

Virginia Wright-Frierson, . . S&S/Aladdin, $6.99 (, $6.99 each ISBN p) ISBN 978-0-689-85055-4

These companion volumes explore a North Carolina barrier island and Arizona's Sonoran Desert, respectively. Commenting that copious pencil sketches, spot drawings, simulated photos and handwritten notes give the books the look of a scrapbook, PW said of Island that "Wright-Frierson's love of nature and talent as a watercolorist shine forth." Ages 6-up. (May)

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