by Paul Fleischman
Not much to say about this one. Not a huge fan of poetry and I find it a bit odd that a book of poetry on insects is the one to win the Newberry for this year. I find it hard to believe this was the "most well" written book and meaningful that year.....
This is an interesting book of poetry. I imagine reading the poems aloud with someone would be quite fun. I also like the illustrations of the bugs.
I listened to this on audiotape, then I read the poems, and then I listened to the audiotape again. It’s amazing to hear the poems read aloud, in two voices, converging, diverging, making a strong statement by reading a line in unison. The poems are all about insects. The illustrations are lovely pe...
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