Firefly Song: Lynn Frierson Faust and the Great Smoky Mountain Discovery by Colleen Paeff patterns —The Seattle Times

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Preferring the company of children to adults

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Firefly Song: Lynn Frierson Faust and the Great Smoky Mountain Discovery by Colleen Paeff patterns —The Seattle TimesEvery year, Lynn spends her summers roaming the forests of the Great Smoky Mountains and watching the fireflies light up the night. As she gets older, she realizes there's something special about these Great Smoky fireflies. Each night they seem to perform a dazzling synchronized light show! She tries to learn more, but scientists tell her that synchronous fireflies don't exist in the western hemisphere. Lynn may not be a scientist, but she wonders