At Home with the Gopher Tortoise:
The Story of a Keystone Species

By Madeleine Dunphy
Illustrated by Michael Rothman
Ages 5-9, 32 pages, Fall, 2010

“This book would be doing a great service, even if it were not stunningly illustrated by Michael Rothman. But because every lavish two-spread takes you either close to, or deep inside, the ecologically essential Gopher Tortoise burrow and the many animals that make use of it, this book is all the more special. This is a beautiful book for teachers to read aloud in the classroom, or for naturalists to use in presentations to children.” —Kid Lit Saves World