The Quicksand Book
Author:
Tomie dePaola 
Illustrator:
Tomie dePaola
Publication:
1977 by Holiday House
Genre:
Non-fiction, Science
Series:
Tomie dePaola's Informational Series 
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Pages:
32
Current state:
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Book Guide
Poor Jungle Girl! She falls into quicksand. Jungle Boy finds her. Jungle Girl starts to sink while Jungle Boy tells her:
- where and how quicksand forms
- why people sink in quicksand
- what happens to animals in quicksand
- how people can watch out for quicksand
- what people should do if they fall into quicksand
But Jungle Girl does not sink forever. There is a happy and surprising ending. And a quicksand experiment.
For someone who has not fallen into quicksand, author-artist Tomie de Paola knows a lot about it.
From the dust jacket
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Tomie dePaola
(Pronounced Tommy De-Powl-a)1934 - 2020
American
Tomie dePaola received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Pratt Institute and also studied at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Sko... See more
The Quicksand Book 
Reprinted in 2019 by Holiday House
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The Quicksand Book
Reviewed by Sara Masarik
I found The Quicksand Book at a library book sale and, seeing Tomie dePaola’s name on the cover, I didn’t hesitate to bring it home. I’ve come to trust his storytelling so completely that I didn’t even flip through it first. I assumed it would be funny, warm, and probably rooted in folklore or family life — as so many of his books are. I was shocked when I found out that it is a science book!
And yet, here it is: a funny, informative, entirely charming picture book about the nature of quicksand. And a well done offering at that.
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