Jonathan London and Paul Morin team up to offer a fascinating and sympathetic view of a dangerous—and endangered—species, the American crocodile. Crocodile silently glides through a salty mangrove swamp. She searches for a place on the sandy bank, a place safe from predators. Digging, she scoops out a nest and lays forty eggs. Maybe five will survive to grow to adulthood, when they will face a new and more dangerous predator—humankind. Paul Morin’s dramatic oil paintings and Jonathan London’s powerful words capture the ferocity and the vulnerability of the American crocodile as she cares for her young. Endnotes provide even more intriguing facts about one of America’s most elusive endangered species. Now with its companion book—Shadow of the Swamp—Disappearing Dragon will transport readers to the beautiful, fragile Florida Everglades.