Review By JESSICA ALMY I can’t imagine a more ambitious project than creating a book of children’s poems and illustrations to pay tribute to species of animals now extinct — and yet, J. Patrick Lewis and Christopher Wormell have accomplished just that in Swan Song. Without speaking down to the reader or resorting to sing-songy [...]
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Swan Song
June 21st, 2011 · 1 Comment · Books
Tags:Animals·Childrens Poet Laureate·Christopher Wormell·Early Adult·Early Elementary·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Endangered Species·Environment·Environmental Children's Literature·Extinction·Illustrations·J. Patrick Lewis·Older Elementary·Parents·Poetry·Preschoolers·Woodcut
A Dazzling Display of Dogs
May 29th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By JENNIFER GANNETT A Dazzling Display of Dogs is dazzling indeed! The book is comprised of non-linear poems that are set within bright illustrations. Michael Wertz’s graphic illustrations makes each poem sparkle and dance. Author Betsy Franco keeps her poems short but each captures the essence of the doggie moment. My favorite is “Found at the [...]
Tags:Animal Shelters·Betsy Franco·Companion Animals·Dogs·Early Elementary·Illustration·Jennifer Gannett·Michael Wertz·Poetry·Preschoolers
Wild Horse Winter
May 28th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN In the affecting spirit of Japanese nature poetry (like that of Basho), comes Wild Horse Winter, a flowing and dramatic tale of a colt and his mother who survive four seasons on the island of Hokkaido, Japan. Author-artist Testuya Honda beautifully portrays – in a cold color palette (blues, whites) [...]
Tags:Carolyn M. Mullin·Early Elementary·Good for Toddlers·History·Horses·Illustration·Japan·Mothers·Nature·Poetry·Preschoolers·Seasons·Snow·Testuya Honda·Winter
I Didn’t Do It
March 13th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By JENNIFER GANNETT Dog lovers will be especially appreciative of Patricia MacLachlan and Emily MacLachlan Charest’s I Didn’t Do It, a short volume of poems illustrating various facets of life from a dog’s perspective. All of the dogs in the story appear to be both loving and loved, if not a little bit silly sometimes. [...]
Tags:Companion Animals·Dogs·Early Elementary·Emily MacLachlan Charest·Illustration·Jennifer Gannett·Katy Schneider·Patricia MacLachlan·Poetry·Preschoolers
The Animal Rescue Store
February 11th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Books
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN “Let me root, root, root for the home team. If they don’t win it’s a shame.” Let’s just say I was rooting for this book, but with more than three strikes The Animal Rescue Store is awash. Based on and inspired by a “vagabond zoo” in New York City (more [...]
Tags:Anne Wilson·Books to Avoid·Carolyn M. Mullin·Elizabeth Swados·Poetry·Rats·Snakes
All the Wild Wonders: Poems of Our Earth
February 8th, 2011 · 4 Comments · Books
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN It never ceases to amaze me how poets are able to condense abstract and even concrete ideas into the simplest of phrases or pen a poem that can alter your mood 180 degrees. A few authors in the poetic anthology All the Wild Wonders are superstars when it comes to [...]
Tags:animal rights·Carolyn M. Mullin·Circus·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Environment·Illustration·John Milton·Older Elementary·Piet Grobler·Poetry·Tony Bradman·Wendy Cooling·Whales·William Blake·Zoos
Love That Dog
November 4th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Books
Review By JENNIFER GANNETT Love That Dog by Sharon Creech is an extraordinary book of poetry, telling a story that will tug at your heartstrings. The book is a frank, open account of a young student who is both simultaneously discovering the power of writing and, as it turns out, processing the death of his [...]
Tags:Companion Animals·Death·Death of a Pet·Dogs·Jennifer Gannett·Older Elementary·Poetry·Sharon Creech
Animal Poems
July 19th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By JENNIFER GANNETT Animal Poems features thoughtful poems about a variety of animals and insects. The late Valerie Worth’s poems unfold from a welcome awareness of the creatures’ perspective. These are not silly childish rhymes but rather more substantial, complex poems containing an abundance of food for thought and discussion. Whether it is about [...]
Tags:Animals·Elephants·Hummingbirds·Insects·Jennifer Gannett·Poetry·Steve Jenkins·Valerie Worth·Whales
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