In The Salt Marsh Auto Mister G Mae's story

Mae's story

From Eric Carle's The Very Quiet Cricket

scars and all those one-of-a-kind marks that make up a face

So what happens when one of them decides it's time to try some alone time

In The Salt Marsh Auto Mister G Mae's storyIn this strong, appealing collection, Nancy Willard shares her passion for observing the mysteries of the natural world, particularly the flora and fauna of Cape Cod and the Hudson Valley, where many of these poems are set. We see, through her eyes, the coming of darkness to an empty orchard, the retreat of deer at dusk, and the breakup of a river with the onset of spring. Willard is also deeply engaged with the living creatures that populate her