The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp by Monica Longoria

Dewberries

monicalongoria10 — 2018-03-03 21:55:49 UTC

A trailing European bramble with soft prickles and edible fruit which has a dewy white bloom on the skin.
In the novel these are snacks to Bingo and J'miah.

Canebrake Rattlesnake

monicalongoria10 — 2018-03-03 21:57:10 UTC

The snake, Gertrude skin shed off. This made me wonder what exactly it looks like to watch a snakes skin shed off.

Desoto car

monicalongoria10 — 2018-03-03 21:57:57 UTC

In the book, Bingo and J'miah found the voice of intelligence in a DeSoto's dash board, they scouts end up living in here. When I read this part i wondered what this type of car looked like.

Kathi Appelt

monicalongoria10 — 2018-03-03 21:58:29 UTC

I was wondering why/ how Kathi Appelt was able to come up with a story with such imagination, making the main characters animals instead of the norm which is humans. Down below is the link/video on Kathi Appelt talking about the making of this book.

Swamps

monicalongoria10 — 2018-03-03 21:59:12 UTC

An area of low-lying, uncultivated ground where water collects; a bog or marsh.

The Ivory-billed woodpecker

monicalongoria10 — 2018-03-03 21:59:52 UTC

This is the bird Grandpa Audie was looking for in the swamp throughout his life. The novel talks about the woodpecker never being seen.

Swamp tour

monicalongoria10 — 2018-03-03 22:02:33 UTC

After reading this book I wondered what a swamp really looks like. The video bellow is a quick swamp tour helping me catch the visual.