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In this introduction to the Anishinaabe tradition of totem animals, young children explain why they identify with different creatures such as a deer, beaver, or moose. Delightful illustrations show the children wearing masks representing their chosen animal, while the few lines of text on each page work as a series of simple poems throughout the book. In a brief author's note, Danielle Daniel explains the importance of totem animals in Anishinaabe...
4) National Geographic book of animal poetry: 200 poems with photographs that squeak, soar, and roar!
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183 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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Combines photography with lyrical text celebrating the animal world, in a compilation that includes works by such poets as Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost and Rudyard Kipling.
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1 volume (unpaged, some folded) : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
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"A howling wolf, a stalking tiger, a playful panda, a dancing bird--pairing the stunning photography of National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore with the delicate poetry of Newbery award-winning author Kwame Alexander, this lush picture book celebrates the beauty, diversity, and fragility of the animal world. Featuring more than 40 unique animal portraits, the pages invite kids to explore each creature's markings, textures, and attributes in...
7) Peculiar zoo
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"From Dik-Diks to Zebus, Barry Louis Polisar has written a playful bestiary about some of the oddest creatures in the animal kingdom. ... It's a spirited collection of witty and thought-provoking poems ..."--Jacket.
11) At the pond
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
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"Witty poems and luminous illustrations celebrate a day at the pond." --
13) In the sea
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1 volume : color illustrations ; 30 cm
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Collects poems describing the many creatures living in the sea, from the sea horse to the blue whale.
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29 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
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Specially devised to entertain and delight very young children (and incidentally to help along their vocabulary and cognitive skills) here are sixteen original play-rhymes with child-friendly illustrations to cover the events of a baby's or toddler's day, and guidance on how to play: Tickle Beetle runs round your tummy, Tickle Beetle jumps on your nose, Tickle Beetle runs down your leg And jumps up and down on your toes, Up and down, up and down,...
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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"Fourteen animals are featured in this delightful poem, including the cuddly koala, the hairy anteater, and the wise owl. Natural history notes explain how each animal sleeps, from the magnificent frigatebird that sleeps while flying hundreds of feet above the sea to the walrus that sleeps with its tusks anchored in floating ice. Illustrator Laurie Caple has captured these dozing animals in whimsical watercolors that will help any weary child fall...
16) In the woods
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 31 cm
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The animals in the dark woods are secretive, their inner lives a mystery. The stealthy bobcat, the inquisitive raccoon, and the dignified bear waking up from his winter nap are just a few of the glorious animals featured in this collection of poems and woodland scenes.--page [2] of cover.
20) Fold me a poem
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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A collection of poems about origami animals.
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