Twelve-year-old Jessie spends the summer with her family on Quicksand Pond, a New England vacation spot, where she develops a star-crossed friendship with independent Terri, and meets a reclusive old lady whose cconnection to a murder that took place decades ago still informs her present--and affects Terri in ways that Jessie gradually comes to understand the more time they spend together.
"Celebrates the forms of life that live above and under a pond, including turtles, red-winged blackbirds, blue herons, minnows, frogs, and catfish"--OCLC.
"From croaking frogs and quacking ducks to floating lily pads and buzzing dragonflies, ponds are bursting with life. Dynamic photographs and descriptive text help budding young scientists discover the plants and animals that live in these freshwater ecosystems."--.
After Cecil the toad discovers that a new freeway project is aimed right at his pond, he and the other pond creatures resolve to stop the construction.
Bill Nye the Science Guy answers questions about lakes and ponds, and leads an investigation of the plants, animals, and microscopic organisms that live in them.