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by: Jack Prelutsky
Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 811.54
EAN: 9780688017828
ISBN: 0688017827
Label: Greenwillow
Manufacturer: Greenwillow
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 80
Publication Date: April 01, 1983
Publisher: Greenwillow
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Release Date: April 01, 1983
Sales Rank: 1748987
Studio: Greenwillow
Editorial Review:
Book Description:
'Deft, comic line drawings illustrate a collection of the animal poems from three earlier books by Prelutsky....The poems are witty, and the book can also be used for reading aloud to younger children.'--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
Amazon.com:
Make way for a zany zoo-full of wonderful poems saluting the animal kingdom, composed by a reigning children's poet, Jack Prelutsky. Readers familiar with Prelutsky's staggeringly vast body of work know that he can always be counted on for clever nonsense poems that are guaranteed to elicit giggles. His track record remains unbeatable with this wacky collection of animal odes. Some poems resemble the work of Ogden Nash ('Oysters / are creatures / without / any features.'), and others have a style and flavor that is pure Prelutsky ('The widdly, waddly walrus / has flippery, floppery feet. / He dives in the ocean for dinner / and stands on his noggin to eat.').
These playfully preposterous rhymes are illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky, winner of the 1998 Caldecott Medal for Rapunzel. The delightful line drawings that scamper across the pages bring creatures such as the huge hippopotamus, the gallivanting gecko, and the speedy cheetah to rib-tickling life. Kids will love parading through these poems, and adults will get a kick out of playing along too. (Ages 4 to 12)
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