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From acclaimed U.S. Children's Poet Laureate J. Patrick Lewis comes a delightful exploration of the wildlife easily found in our backyards and along the seashore. Simple rhymes and riddles are used to help the youngest of readers identify our wildlife neighbors, including birds, small mammals, and insects.
Author Notes
J. Patrick Lewis was born on May 5, 1942. He is a poet and prose writer who is known for his children's poems. He worked as a professor of economics before devoting himself full-time to writing in 1998. He is the author of 90 children's books including: BoshBlobberBosh, Please Bury Me in the Library, A Hippopotamusn't, First Dog, Spot the Plot, The House, and The National Geographic Book of Animal Poetry. In 2014, his title Voices from the March on Washington, made the Hot Civil Rights Titles List.
He has received many awards from the American Library Association, The Golden Kite Award from the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, the Claudia Lewis Award from The Bank Street School and others. He also received the 2010-11 National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Excellence in Children's Poetry Award. He was also named the third, U.S. Children's Poet Laureate for 2011-2013 by the Poetry Foundation in Chicago.
(Bowker Author Biography)
Reviews (3)
School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 1-In this picture book, Lewis invites children to look at the natural world. On each spread, readers are given clues to an animal or insect in the wild.Å Some are verbal and some are pictorial. For example, a rhyme about fireflies reads, "Have you ever touched a star?/This one wasn't very far./Look who's in a jelly jar," but the one about the caterpillar reads, "A truck carries a heavy load./A car does not like being towed./Look who else can cross the road." Viewers must look to the illustration for the verse to make any sense. The volume ends with all of the creatures coming together to read a book. Lewis uses rhyme, meter, and alliteration to paint fun and fanciful images such as dragonflies with "whizzing wings of windowpanes." Graef's cheerful, child-friendly illustrations complement the light mood of the selections. The text is incorporated into the illustrations in a large, colored font that floats around and through the scenes. The bold type, playful pictures, and rhyming text make this a good choice for one-on-one sharing.-Donna Cardon, Provo City Library, UT (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Horn Book Review
This book offers a child-friendly tour of common wildlife creatures through a series of playful rhymes (most of which scan well). On each spread, a simple verse provides clues about a creature (caterpillar, bee, worm, crab, spider, etc.) and invites readers to take a close look and identify it. Large, friendly illustrations and light text will keep young listeners engaged. (c) Copyright 2012. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Booklist Review
Lewis, the current Children's Poet Laureate, offers rhymes as riddles. Examples include Hanging in the air's the thing / he can do without a wing / Look, a yo-yo on a string! Whee! and Look who's into something sweet. / She must live on Honey Street. / She's got honey on her feet! Each answer names an animal, and, in these examples, the first is a spider, and the second a bee. Although the full pollen baskets on the bee's legs are a bit distracting, as they're unexplained and unrelated to the riddle, the paintings are usually uncomplicated, helpful, and pleasing. Many of the riddles would be difficult to solve without a hint, but the illustrations make the answers obvious. When sharing the book with groups of children, readers may want to pause after reading each rhyme, before showing the picture. Apart from the title, which winks at adults, this playful picture book invites involvement and response from young children.--Phelan, Carolyn Copyright 2010 Booklist