title: Good Morning Loon: It's Early Morning--What's Happening on the Lake?
author: Elizabeth S. Varnai
description: What could be better! An early morning canoe trip for mom and son. Their paddle turns into a trip of discovery about the natural world. Elizabeth Varnai s enchanting story along with Kate Hartley s luminous watercolors makes this a perfect read for children between the ages of 4 and 8. --2014 National Outdoor Book Awards<br /><br />High quality... The illustrations are truly beautiful...Children were very interested...We had discussions not only about the animals in the book, but about other aspects such as the illustrations, hearing noises in nature, and taking our own canoe rides...They also enjoyed learning more about animals in the back of the book... A good book for children interested in nature. --Learning Magazine 2016 Teachers' Choice Award For the Family<br /><br />... A magical experience for young readers that can only be matched by an actual early morning lake canoe paddle. --Midwest Book Review (Children's Bookwatch)
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  IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT
  
  
  
  
  
  Ella
  
  
  wasn't sure what had suddenly possessed her. It could have been the haunting
  
  
  romantic air of the glade, or the fact that she was full of energy after such
  a
  
  
  long rest, but she felt alive, sensual, and daring. She wanted Harrigan to
  make
  
  
  love to her. Even more, she wanted to enflame him. Casting Harrigan a faintly
  taunting
  
  
  look, she began to undo her gown.
  
  
  
  
  
  "You're
  
  
  going to have a swim?" he asked.
  
  
  
  
  
  “Yes.
  
  
  It looks lovely and cool and very clear." She wiggled out of her gown and
  
  
  placed it carefully on the grass, then tugged off her shoes. Setting her foot
  
  
  up on one of the many rocks littering the banks, she slowly unrolled her
  
  
  stockings, knowing that Harrigan was watching her.
  
  
  
  
  
  "If
  
  
  you want to take a swim, fine, do so, but I think you ought to be a little
  more
  
  
  careful," he said. "You're tempting fate with the way you're carrying
  
  
  on."
  
  
  
  
  
  Ella
  
  
  kept her back to him as she undid her camisole. She sl