Under the algae that carpets the swamp, near the duck who paddles in ooze, close to the turtle who takes a snooze ...hides a gator! Still as a log, only his watchful eyes can be seen. But when gator moves, he really moves! What happens to the duck, the turtle, the egret, the deer, and the many other critters of the swamp when gator makes his move?

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2014 by Dawn Publications, U. S. .

Author and storyteller Vicky Town has been performing for more than twenty-five years at schools, libraries, museums, colleges, festivals, conferences, retirement centers, and art centers. She belongs to the Imagine That! Storytelling Guild in Mt. Airy, North Carolina, and the National Storytelling Network in Jonesboro, Tennessee. She and her husband own Haven Farm in Fancy Gap, Virginia, where they grow vegetables for food banks and host Stories Under the Stars nights. Roberta Baird is a freelance illustrator and artist specializing in children's book illustration, murals, and set design. Her artwork has appeared in educational textbooks, picture books, and magazines. A member of the Society of Children's Books Writers and Illustrators, she resides in Houston, Texas, with her husband and four children.