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The Salamander Room by Anne Mazer

The Salamander Room

Anne Mazer

Random House Children's Books · Print & ebook · March 1, 1994

A Picture Books pick for readers exploring The Salamander Room.

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Who it’s for
A salamander’s needs invite a child’s-eye imagining of home remade for the woods.
Themes
Imagination, Sharing space with wildlife
Genres
Reptiles & Amphibians, Imagination & Play, Environment & Conservation

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About this book

One of The Atlantic’s 65 Essential Children’s Books A boy finds a salamander in the woods and imagines the many things he can do to turn his room into a perfect salamander home. Together, Anne Mazer and Steve Johnson have created a woodland paradise that any salamander would love to share with a child.

A Room Goes Wild

A salamander’s needs invite a child’s-eye imagining of home remade for the woods.

Come here for

  • The small wonder of meeting an amphibian up close
  • A gentle bridge between indoor comforts and woodland life

Expect

  • A child imagining many ways to make a salamander feel at home

Where it sits

Reptiles & Amphibians85%
Imagination & Play48%
Environment & Conservation28%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Reptiles & Amphibians
  • Environment & Conservation
  • Imagination & Play
Authors
Anne Mazer
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Published
March 1, 1994
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Imagination · Sharing space with wildlife
Reading lane
Reptiles & Amphibians