Curious Creatures (Rainbow Morning Music Picture Books) - Hardcover

Polisar, Barry Louis

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0938663526 ISBN 13: 9780938663522

Publisher: Rainbow Morning Music, 2010

Synopsis

Filled with humorous and thought-provoking poems, this collection introduces young readers to some of the world's oddest animals including the earthworm, the echidna, the flying paradise snake of Borneo, and Western Australia's quokka. Buttressed with bright, lively illustrations, each poem is filled with intriguing facts about each animal, including the strangest of all creatures: man. 

About this title

About the Author:

Barry Louis Polisar is a four-time Parents Choice Award winner and the author of 10 books, including Don’t Do That, Haunted House Party, and Peculiar Zoo. He has performed at the White House, the Smithsonian, and the Kennedy Center as well as schools all over the United States and Europe. He has written songs for Sesame Street and the Weekly Reader, starred in an Emmy Award–winning television show for children, and has been featured regularly on the Learning Channel. He lives in Silver Spring, Maryland. David Clark has teamed with Barry on most of his books and is a graduate of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. He lives in Luray, Virginia.

From School Library Journal:

Kindergarten-Grade 3—This volume of silly poetry catalogs a random spectrum of creatures, from the echidna with its two-foot-long tongue to the Flying Paradise Snake of Borneo, as well as common earthworms and houseflies. Much of the poetry has a heavy-handed message delivered in a slapstick way. "Beef" offers commentary on vegetarianism while the poem on vultures has much to say about following the crowd. "Man" is particularly severe: "He preys on other animals./He's arrogant and brash./He builds his home in every spot,/Then fills it all with trash." Exaggerated cartoon illustrations in bright colors accentuate each poem's action with humor. The back page gives brief information on each of the creatures included.—Julie Roach, Cambridge Public Library, MA
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About this edition

• Publisher: Rainbow Morning Music
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0938663526
• ISBN 13: 9780938663522
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Clark David