  | Lodge that Beaver built Author: Sonenshine, Randi | |
| Price: $23.28 | ||
Summary:
Beaver and his family work every day to build the perfect lodge in the stream, made of branches from the shore willow and silty mud from the streambed. Secure and safe from the elements and all the forest animals who come by, the beavers sleep, play, and grow inside the dam. But come springtime's flood, this family of beavers will move on, leaving behind the remains of the lodge that Beaver built. Companion to The Nest That Wren Built.
| Illustrator: | Hunter, Anne |
| Accelerated Reader Information: Interest Level: LG Reading Level: 4.50 Points: .5 Quiz: 518719 |
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (06/15/22)
Booklist (09/15/22)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 09/15/2022 Beaver chomps down a tree, which falls into the pond and floats downstream, helping complete the dam just beyond “the lodge that beaver built.” The verse text flows from one fully illustrated double-page spread to the next, introducing the two yearling beavers working on the lodge, the mother beaver and her new kits, the goose with a nest atop the lodge, a coyote that can’t find a way into the structure, and so on. Eventually, a flood destroys the lodge and bursts the dam. The beavers swim upstream, looking for a new home site. The final verse repeats the first one, featuring Beaver chomping down a tree to form a dam beyond the new lodge. This companion book to Sonenshine and Hunter’s The Nest That Wren Built (2020) uses the same verse template, with rhythm, rhyme, and repetition based on the nursery rhyme “The House That Jack Built.” Hunter’s beautifully textured, naturalistic pictures, created with ink and colored pencils, illustrate the story with warmth and sensitivity. An appealing read-aloud choice for kids intrigued by beavers. - Copyright 2022 Booklist.
