Susan C. McDermott
A Child's View of a Prairie is a pictorial adventure of two young boys, David and Michael as they explore a native Wisconsin prairie. Through these beautiful photographs, David and Michael explain the different types of plants and insects that are found on a native prairie.
I have studied and photographed all of the species of native Wisconsin
prairie plants. Using these photographs, I have given many
educational slide shows to a variety of groups around Wisconsin.
The Men's Garden Clubs of America have used my photographs for a slide
show about a Wisconsin prairie. I also owned and operated Stoney
Brook Prairie Nursery which cultivated many popular species of prairie
plants.
"Hello, I am Dave and this is my younger brother Mike. Welcome to a
Wisconsin prairie. This is a different world with many
interesting things to see. Prairies are full of wildflowers and
grasses, there are no trees or bushes. Plants on the prairie are small
to very tall. There are also many insects that live on the
prairie. Exploring can be fun. Let's get going!"
