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At the Pond

Geraldo Valério

Illustrator: Geraldo Valério

Ages: 5 & Under

Published: 2020

Publisher: Groundwood Books

ISBN: 978-1773062327

Keywords: Wordless Book, Natural World, Friendship, Freedom, social-emotional learning

In this wordless book, a child befriends a swan. As he leashes the swan, the sky turns black. Only when he frees the swan, the pastel colors return.