National Geographic Kids Book of Animal Poetry : 200 Poems with Photographs That Squeak, Soar, and Roar!
Author(s): J. Patrick Lewis
Perfect for browsing, reading aloud, or enjoying cover to cover, this bold entry into the poetry field inspires even as it informs children about the creatures in the world around them. Poems both beloved and new celebrate The Winged Ones who soar through the air, "The Little Ones", who crawl through the dirt, and all the Noisy, Quiet, Big, Strange and other ones in between.
General Information
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- : National Geographic Kids
- : National Geographic Kids
- : 1.066
- : 01 September 2012
- : 276mm X 232mm X 18mm
- : United States
- : books
Other Specifications
- : J. Patrick Lewis
- : Hardback
- : 821.920809282
- : 192
- : 125 Photos
- : 125 Photos
More About The Product
U.S. children's poet laureate for 2011-2013, J. PATRICK LEWIS is the author of more than fifty books of poetry for children, which find their shape in both free and formal verse and engage a wide range of subjects from history to mathematics, Russian folklore to the animal kingdom. His books for children include New York Times Best Illustrated Book The Last Resort (2002, illustrated by Roberto Innocenti and translated into more than a dozen languages) and The Shoe Tree of Chagrin (2001, illustrated by Chris Sheban), which won the Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators' Golden Kite Award. His children's poetry has been widely anthologized, and his contributions to children's literature have been recognized with the 2011 Poetry Award from the National Council of Teachers of English and the Ohioana Awards' 2004 Alice Louise Wood Memorial Prize.