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Georgia's Amazing Coast
By David Bryant
and George Davidson;
Illustrated by Charlotte Ingram
$14.95
University of Georgia Press
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Book explores state’s ‘amazing’ coast
Do you know what is “frizzled” about the frizzle
chicken? How tall a great blue heron can grow? Why a pelican might
be wary of a laughing gull? The plant family to which Spanish moss
belongs?
Fun and learning come together in Georgia’s Amazing Coast, a collection
of 100 short, self-contained features about the flora, fauna and natural history
of that place where land meets sea. Published by the University of Georgia Press,
the book is written by two of the Georgia Sea Grant staff: David Bryant, director
of communications, and George Davidson, a writer and editor. The 100 full-color
illustrations were done by Charlotte Ingram, a graphic and Web page designer
for Georgia Sea Grant.
Each page includes a full-color illustration and commentary on coastal wildlife
from 50-foot-long northern right whales to single-cell plankton, from shy coyotes
to overbearingly sociable sand gnats. Readers will learn about the lifespan of
the gopher tortoise, the acting talents of the hognose snake, the health benefits
of eating pawpaws, the importance of tidal fluctuations and much more.
Georgia’s Amazing Coast was named best children’s book by the Georgia
Writers Association in 2004. |
