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Sheila's Reads
Sheila's Reads rated it 8 years ago
Animals in clothes rhyming as they go with Farmer Brown to town. Fun for the kids to learn rhyming words. The illustrations are cute.
Peace, Love & Books
Peace, Love & Books rated it 13 years ago
Fun poems acommpanied with bee facts and delightful illustrations.
Peace, Love & Books
Peace, Love & Books rated it 13 years ago
Another child-friendly, enjoyable collection from Florian.
mrsbond
mrsbond rated it 13 years ago
This book is wonderful! Dinosaurs receive poetic treatment. Each 2 page spread includes a short poem, most on a single dinosaur. The mixed media illustrations cover the pages, creatively connected the poem. Readers won't be able to cite this for their dinosaur report, but they will enjoy the wordpla...
thomcat
thomcat rated it 15 years ago
A guys read book-of-the-month : http://www.guysread.com/
Kaethe
Kaethe rated it 16 years ago
Reminiscent of Antarctic Antics: A Book of Penguin Poems, a favorite of ours, this is a clever collection of poems, which could also serve as mnemonics for helping one remember the names of dinos, and their characteristics, as well as the eras of dinos. The paintings are unusual and make a nice chan...
mrsbond
mrsbond rated it 16 years ago
Collection of poems sharing the sights, sounds and activities of autumn. Colorful illustrations accompany each poem.
Bashara Likes Books
Bashara Likes Books rated it 16 years ago
LOVE, Love, love, and I mean LOVE, the illustrations in this book! They're unique and appealing at first glance, but beg for closer scrutiny to appreciate all the meaningful little details. The poems are solid and present factual information in a playful way. My favorites are galaxy, venus, earth...
debnance
debnance rated it 17 years ago
Bluebonnet committees love Florian. His books of poetry have been nominated over and over again. And why not? At least the book isn’t just another sad book of realistic fiction. The little poems are short and powerful in their own way. That, combined with the facts included in each poem, makes this ...
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