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Groundhog Secrets: Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Woodchucks. A children's non-fiction in a narrative way. (Stories of Groundhogs, Squirrels, and Chipmunks) Kindle Edition

4.8 out of 5 stars 135 ratings

Prepare to embark on a captivating journey into the secret world of groundhogs through the eyes of Margot, the wise woodchuck.

Witness the wonders of wildlife and immerse yourself in whimsical photo illustrations that bring these fascinating creatures to life.

Have you ever wondered about the mysterious woodchuck? Look no further! This book unravels the enigma surrounding groundhogs (also known as woodchucks) by providing a wealth of information about their habits, traits, and unique characteristics.

Margot, our charming woodchuck narrator, is your personal guide on this extraordinary journey. She spills all her secrets, revealing how groundhogs are born, what they truly look like, and who their furry family members are. You'll be captivated by her charming anecdotes and insider knowledge.

Ever wondered why medical doctors and scientists study groundhog hibernation? This captivating book uncovers the intriguing reasons behind their fascination. Explore the depths of their winter slumber and discover the remarkable adaptations that make groundhogs true marvels of nature.

Are you ready to uncover the hidden world of groundhogs and become an expert in their ways? If so, this remarkable illustrated book is a must-have addition to your collection. Join Margot the woodchuck as she takes you on an unforgettable adventure, offering a close-up encounter with these fascinating creatures.

Grab your copy of "Margot the Woodchuck: Unveiling the Mysteries of the Groundhog World" today and embark on an educational and enchanting journey that will leave you with a newfound appreciation for the wonders of nature.

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A children's non-fiction narrative.

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  • 6 - 11 year
  • 46 pages

Groundhog Secrets

Everything you always wanted to know about woodchucks

B071Z35TDB

'Groundhog Secrets, everything you always wanted to know about woodchucks' is a picture book with close-up photos of backyard animals that will put a smile on your children's faces.

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"A warm story written by a warm person: LieveSnellings. With beautiful, creative animal photos from a world where animalscan talk and occasionally shed tears. "- Geert Weggen, Dutch-Swedish international top photographer andwinner of the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2018.

"A refreshing bouquet! A story that willtransport children and their parents to dreamland. A warm recommendation fornature lovers." -
ChristianChevalier, director, photographer, Quebec.

The winner of the TopShelf Book Award 2020 in the category Children / Animals.
IAN (The Independent Author Network) Book of the Year Award 2018: independentauthornetwork.com/2018-book-of-the-year-winners.html
Reader's Favorite Book Award 2018: readersfavorite.com/book-review/groundhog-secrets
BookGoSocial Top Voted Children's Author 2017

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B071Z35TDB
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 1, 2017
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 21.0 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 46 pages
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Part of series ‏ : ‎ Stories of Groundhogs, Squirrels, and Chipmunks
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 7 - 11 years
  • Best Sellers Rank: #2,293,768 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 out of 5 stars 135 ratings

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Lieve Snellings
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Lieve Snellings is a Multi-Award-winning Author and a retired freelance photographer/author who lives in Leuven (Belgium) and Quebec (Canada).

Her series of picture books/children's books featured whimsical photo illustrations of wildlife, 'Stories of Groundhogs, Squirrels and Chipmunks' consists of four books, available in Dutch, English, and French.

Lieve Snellings is a Multi-Awarded children's book author:

'Chipmunk Secrets' - New!

- Finalist BookShelf Award 2024

- Book Excellence Awards Finalist 2024

'Why We Wear a Mask'

- Winner of the Gold Medal in the Readers' Favorite Book Award 2021, category of Children's non-fiction

- Winner Kidlit World Book Award 2021 in the category of children's non-fiction

‘Time for Margot to Go to Bed’ has been honored as

- Book Excellence Awards Finalist 2020 in the Animals/Pets category

- Honorable Mention Readers' Favorite Book Award 2020

- Finalist IAN Book of the Year Award 2020

‘Groundhog Secrets’

- The winner of the TopShelf Book Award 2020 in the category Children / Animals.

- IAN (The Independent Author Network) Book of the Year Award 2018:

- Reader's Favorite Book Award 2018

'Margot Gets an Unexpected Visit'

- BookGoSocial Top Voted Children's Author 2017

- Readers Review Room Author of the month of October 2017

Since 2008, after meeting up with her partner who lives in Quebec, you can find her for about five months a year in Canada. There she became a passionate nature photographer. She spent hours, weeks, observing wildlife, and searched every info she could find. The nature photographs she took in Quebec made her publish four children's books in which photos are as important as words.

Her stories take the traditional picture book experience and transform it by replacing illustrations by her own nature photography. The books are written in her mother tongue Dutch and translated in English and French.

Her images illustrated many books, magazines, and were published online. Her photos were shown in exhibitions all over the world.

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Customers find this children's book informative and fact-filled, with delightful photographs and a charming tale. They appreciate the book's design, with one customer noting it's eye-catching for both young and old readers. The book receives positive feedback for its age-appropriate content, with one customer mentioning it's particularly suitable for upper elementary students.

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Customers find the book informative, providing fascinating tidbits of information about groundhogs and woodland creatures.

"I thoroughly enjoyed this book about groundhogs and learned so much new information in the process...." Read more

"...This book was so informative! I had no idea that woodchucks, groundhogs, and whistle pigs (hilarious name by the way 😂) were the same thing...." Read more

"This book is full of interesting information that I didn't know about groundhogs...." Read more

"...loved reading about animals and this book would be a perfect addition to my classroom library!..." Read more

11 customers mention "Pictures quality"11 positive0 negative

Customers like the pictures in the book, with one mentioning the delightful photographs and another appreciating the information about groundhogs.

"...The pictures are amazing with so many cute additions and the way this author brought the plot forward is so cute!..." Read more

"...The author's beautiful photographs and book design add another dimension to the work...." Read more

"...I love the real pictures and the cute little story that went along with the information...." Read more

"...The images are beautiful and very eye-catching for young and old...." Read more

10 customers mention "Book design"10 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the book's design, with one noting its eye-catching illustrations that appeal to both young and old readers.

"...The author's beautiful photographs and book design add another dimension to the work...." Read more

"...It was a quick read and my kids enjoyed seeing the cute little marmots...." Read more

"...The images are beautiful and very eye-catching for young and old...." Read more

"...The pictures are amazing with so many cute additions and the way this author brought the plot forward is so cute!..." Read more

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Customers enjoy the storytelling in the book, describing it as a charming and funny tale.

"I love this charming (and funny!) book...." Read more

"...Young readers will learn so much in this charming tale, narrated by Margot the Groundhog...." Read more

"...I love the real pictures and the cute little story that went along with the information...." Read more

"...so many cute additions and the way this author brought the plot forward is so cute!..." Read more

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Customers find the book suitable for children, with one mentioning it's better for upper elementary age, and another noting it's highly recommended for teachers and parents alike, making it a great addition to school libraries.

"...This book is probably better for upper elementary age to lower middle school students and could be a good reference book for a school report on..." Read more

"...Very well done and highly recommended for teachers and parents alike!" Read more

"...recommend this book to school librarians as it will be a great addition to school libraries as well as home." Read more

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The photographs are the stars! They are superb. The fact filled, narrative is entertaining and I learned stuff. I was fascinated to find out that each hair of the ground hog is three colors.
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Top reviews from the United States

  • Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2019
    I thoroughly enjoyed this book about groundhogs and learned so much new information in the process. For example, I was unaware that groundhogs and woodchucks are the same. I didn't realize that groundhogs hibernate, nor could I imagine the intricacy of their tunnel passageways that can extend five feet below the ground. It's strange to think that groundhogs crave sodium and often get it by eating the snow plowed against the side of the road.

    The author's beautiful photographs and book design add another dimension to the work. Readers learn about the physical characteristics of the groundhog, their diet, their tunnels, mating practices, and communication. They belong to the class of marmots which live in the Northern Hemisphere. Snellings gives a brief account of the marmots related to the groundhog such as the black, squirrel, gray squirrel, red squirrel, and chipmunk.

    Doctors study the hibernation habits of the groundhog and hope to be able to use this information to help humans undergo surgery without anesthesia one day. Young readers will learn so much in this charming tale, narrated by Margot the Groundhog. I highly recommend this book for parents, teachers, and young animal lovers ages six through twelve.
    7 people found this helpful
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  • Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2019
    Being that it is Groundhog Day, I thought I would learn a little bit about those cute little guys. This book was so informative! I had no idea that woodchucks, groundhogs, and whistle pigs (hilarious name by the way 😂) were the same thing. I love the real pictures and the cute little story that went along with the information. It was a quick read and my kids enjoyed seeing the cute little marmots.
    3 people found this helpful
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  • Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2017
    This book is full of interesting information that I didn't know about groundhogs. I like how the author writes in 1st person as if the groundhog is talking about herself, and her kind. The author goes on to talk about the groundhog family; including squirrels and chipmunks. The images are beautiful and very eye-catching for young and old. This book is probably better for upper elementary age to lower middle school students and could be a good reference book for a school report on groundhogs with all the facts.
    4 people found this helpful
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  • Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2019
    Told through the eyes of Margot the woodchuck, Lieve Snellings uses marmot photos with embellishments to explain some basic behaviors and life cycles of the marmot, commonly called the groundhog. Children who are interested in nature would enjoy the photos and story. Parents may have to help younger children read the story or read it to them.
    4 people found this helpful
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  • Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2017
    I am thoroughly impressed with this book! I am a second grade teacher and the students in my class loved reading about animals and this book would be a perfect addition to my classroom library! The pictures are amazing with so many cute additions and the way this author brought the plot forward is so cute! I have to say that this book is probably better than any of the scholastic animal books that I have seen in a while! Kudos to this author!
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  • Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2017
    I’ve been looking forward to this book ever since the first “Margot the Groundhog” story, and it was worth the wait! The pictures are cute and clever and really show all the details of how all the different animals look. Can’t wait to tell my grandkids there’s another Margot book, and I think my grandkids will love learning more about how groundhogs live—it really teaches them to respect nature.
    2 people found this helpful
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  • Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2020
    Very informative about these adorable little animals! I have been interested in the groundhogs in Quebec. Interesting habits and interesting interaction with farmers.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2019
    The photographs alone are enough to make this book well worth the purchase! The pictures and information about groundhogs and other small critters are just fantastic! Very well done and highly recommended for teachers and parents alike!
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Top reviews from other countries

  • Diane Guntrip
    5.0 out of 5 stars Cuteness Personified!
    Reviewed in Australia on February 17, 2019
    A beautiful book in which Margot, the woodchuck, gives a detailed description of her life and that of her extended family. The outstanding photographs really make this informative book special. Well done Lieve!
  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars A magical book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 1, 2017
    Groundhog Secrets is a magical encyclopedia of curious and fascinating facts about groundhogs - illustrated with beautiful photos, and narrated by Margot (a groundhog). Who knew that the solitary groundhogs could shift 250 kg of earth in a week, making long underground tunnels with a bedroom and toilet? Or that they whistle to alert others of danger? This book by Lieve Snellings is a complete treat - another delight for fans of the
    previous Margot books, and a delightful book that will make everyone who reads it feel better about life (even in these terrible times). A perfect gift for every child - and every adult!
  • Helen
    5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful book
    Reviewed in Italy on June 15, 2017
    A beautiful book for children all about woodchucks with stunning photographs and lots of information, such as why they like salt so much, how they drink, and how their burrows underground are built. I can imagine this book being carefully preserved and passed from child to child, enchanting each one. Very well done to the author for an original, and interesting, book.
  • The Tarot Shop UK
    5.0 out of 5 stars I really enjoyed their story and loved the photographs
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 1, 2017
    If you want to know all about Groundhogs then this children's book is for you, told to you by the Groundhogs themselves using full colour photographic illustrations. A very handle little book for any school project. I loved it and discovered that there is even such a thing as a black squirrel! I always wondered about Groundhog Day too. I wonder if the scientists will manage to discover the secrets of their hibernation. Imagine operations without the need for anesthetic. Highly recommend this book to all curious minds.
  • Trisha J. Kelly - author
    5.0 out of 5 stars What a great way to learn about Groundhogs
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 3, 2019
    This wonderfully illustrated book teaches you everything there is to know about Groundhogs otherwise known as woodchucks. We also learn some interesting facts of animals in their family including squirrels. This book is jam-packed with true facts from the eating habits, living quarters, and hibernation process. Schools would benefit having this factual book in their libraries children and adults alike will love this.

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