The Alligator's Smile

The Alligator's Smile
Author: Jane Yolen
Publisher: Millbrook Press
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2016-09-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1512411108

Get up close and personal with alligators in all their tooth-filled glory in this collection of poems by New York Times bestselling author Jane Yolen. Rhymes and rhythms reflect on how alligators hunt, keep warm, and care for young. Stunning, large-scale photographs zoom in on these mighty hunters, while fun fact boxes accompany the poetry, providing details that are sure to pique young readers' curiosity.

Consider the Lemming

Consider the Lemming
Author: Jeanne Steig
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2016-02-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1481440594

From the award-winning children’s book duo, Jeanne and William Steig, comes a wildly wily collection of poetry all about the…peculiarities…of the animal kingdom! Consider the lemming: No hawing or hemming No dilly or dally No silly or shally The whole lemming nation In one wild migration Is off to the sea. In this sly and hilarious collection of illustrated verse about the animal kingdom—from the lemming to the human—critically acclaimed author/illustrator duo Jeanne and William Steig introduce readers to the foibles of all kinds of creatures. And you’ll never look at animals quite the same way ever again!

Dear Wandering Wildebeest

Dear Wandering Wildebeest
Author: Irene Latham
Publisher: Millbrook Press ™
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2014-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1467772763

Welcome wildebeest / and beetle, / Oxpecker and lion. / This water hole is yours. / It offers you oasis / beside its shrinking shores. Spend a day at a water hole on the African grasslands. From dawn to nightfall, animals come and go. Giraffes gulp, wildebeest graze, impalas leap, vultures squabble, and elephants wallow. Fact sidebars support the poems about the animals and their environment. Imaginative illustrations from Anna Wadham complete this delightful collection.

A Place to Start a Family

A Place to Start a Family
Author: David L. Harrison
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2018-01-16
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1580897487

A poetry collection introducing animal architects that build remarkable structures in order to attract a mate and have babies. Many animals build something--a nest, tunnel, or web--in order to pair up, lay eggs, give birth, and otherwise perpetuate their species. Organized based on where creatures live--underground, in the water, on land, or in the air--twelve poems bring fish, insects, reptiles, mammals, and birds to life. Back matter includes more information about each animal. "A fine synthesis of poetry and science" — Kirkus Reviews "An inviting introduction to a dozen industrious creatures" — Publishers Weekly "A natural for classroom use, with eye-catching art that will lure little ones in" — Booklist ILA Teachers' Choices

The Zoomers' Handbook

The Zoomers' Handbook
Author: Ana de Moraes
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2015-10-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1448188016

This is not a handbook for farmers. Farmers look after chickens, cows and pigs. Anyone can do that. This is not a handbook for zookeepers. Zookeepers look after monkeys, elephants and lions. That's easy. This is a handbook for zoomers. Zoomers look after very special beasts... Discover the secret of the shiger's stripy wool, the challenges of owning a loyal but gigantic dogephant and the special skills of the super-fast horsodile in this mind-bending, creature-blending debut from husband and wife team Thiago and Ana de Moraes.

The Barefoot Book of Classic Poems

The Barefoot Book of Classic Poems
Author:
Publisher: Barefoot Books
Total Pages: 141
Release: 2006
Genre: Children's poetry, American
ISBN: 1905236565

Classic poems from the English literary tradition come together in an anthology that traces our journey through life with a thoughtful blend of humour and playfulness, poignancy and nostalgia. This beautifully illustrated collection contains the works of some of the finest poets in the English language. It introduces children to the world's best poetry, from John Milton to William Carlos Williams. Here too are the voices of Robert Frost, W. H. Auden, Eleanor Farjeon, Rainer Maria Rilke, and Marianne Moore. Beautiful illustrations and classic entries make this a wonderful addition to any library. AUTHOR: Jackie Morris is a celebrated author and illustrator, and the winner of the Welsh Books Council Tir na n-Og Award for her title "The Seal Children". Her illustrations for "How the Whale Became", by Ted Hughes (2000) were universally praised and prompted the "Guardian" to comment 'This exquisite new edition provides illustrations whose rich, grave, muted, almost medieval beauty is in perfect harmony with the deceptive simplicity of the words.' Colour illustrations

Where Do I End and You Begin?

Where Do I End and You Begin?
Author: Shulamith Oppenheim
Publisher: Creative Editions
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-09-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781568462745

"Where do I end and you begin? / Asked the cat of its tail, / Asked the shell of the snail." From animals and plants to natural phenomena and sensory images, this rhythmic poem employs a thought-provoking refrain to introduce the concept of interconnectedness in life. By exploring the relationships the parts have to the whole, author Shulamith Oppenheim underscores that where things come together represent the strongest points of connection—and that the connections we make with one another bring everything full circle.

Everything is a Poem: The Best of J. Patrick Lewis

Everything is a Poem: The Best of J. Patrick Lewis
Author: J. Patrick Lewis
Publisher: Creative Editions
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-08-19
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781568462400

J. Patrick Lewis did not come under poetry's spell until late in life—but when it struck, the former college economics professor was entranced.This collection celebrates some of his best poems for children—some silly, some serious, some historical, some invention, but all aimed to delight.The vibrant and playful illustrations of Italian artist Maria Cristina Pritelli lend a sense of vitality to the words, underscoring the idea that Everything Is a Poem.

Eek, You Reek!

Eek, You Reek!
Author: Heidi E. Y. Stemple
Publisher: Millbrook Press
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2019
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1512482013

Eek, you reek, You make a funk. Where you have been Things stink, stank, stunk. You've left a path, A swath of smell, And--yuk You did it very well. Readers will be delighted by the malodorous melodies of poems calling out the different pungent attributes of a full cast of foul-smelling creatures.

Eek, You Reek!

Eek, You Reek!
Author: Heidi E. Y. Stemple
Publisher: Millbrook Press ™
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2019-10-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1541571843

Eek, you reek, You make a funk. Where you have been Things stink, stank, stunk. You've left a path, A swath of smell, And—yuck! You did it very well. Readers will be delighted by the malodorous melodies of poems calling out the different pungent attributes of a full cast of foul-smelling creatures.