Before & after

Alternate Titles

• Before and after

Description

Uses vibrant paintings to demonstrate the subtle changes that occur over spans of time ranging from a few seconds to a year in a coral reef, the African savannah, a North American wetlands, a North American meadow, an Australian forest, a South American rain forest, and a city school yard. Illustrated borders identify the wildlife found in each painting while factual notes describe the changes.

First Sentence

Have you ever spotted a bird on a tree branch, and the next time you looked it was gone?

Subjects

Other Editions

• Before & after: a book of nature timescapesNational Geographic Society1997-01-01
• Before and AfterHardcoverMaple Tree Press1997-01-01
• Before & AfterPaperbackMaple Tree Press2005-03-01