Peculiar Zoo (Rainbow Morning Music Picture Books)
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| Rating | : | 4.38 (985 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0938663143 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 32 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-07 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Can't Go Wrong!" according to Jim Altfeld. It's a fun, fascinating book that allows you to share some quality time with the youngster in your life!. "Wonderful book for younger kids too!" according to Karen W. My Wonderful book for younger kids too! My 3 year old son found this book one day while waiting the the pediatricians office. He loved it so much I read it to him 3 times before the doctor came in. The language in it was above his level in most cases but the pictures just enthralled him. I will be ordering it for him! :). year old son found this book one day while waiting the the pediatricians office. He loved it so much I read it to him Wonderful book for younger kids too! My 3 year old son found this book one day while waiting the the pediatricians office. He loved it so much I read it to him 3 times before the doctor came in. The language in it was above his level in most cases but the pictures just enthralled him. I will be ordering it for him! :). times before the doctor came in. The language in it was above his level in most cases but the pictures just enthralled him. I will be ordering it for him! :)
Young readers will discover the Numbat, who has more teeth than any other animal, but swallows his food whole; the Proboscis Monkey with its long nose that it must move out of the way in order to eat; and the Naked Mole Rat, who is pictured stretched out on a divan, shielding herself with feathers. Written entirely in verse and filled with intriguing facts about an extraordinary array of uncommon animals, this collection of poems and illustrations introduce children to some of the oddest creatures in the animal kingdom, including many rare and endangered species. Bush's Story Time.. The poems in this book were featured on Barbara Bush's national radio show on ABC, Mrs
. Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Publishers Weekly Writer and songster Polisar serves up a series of humorous verses celebrating such oddities as the Australian numbat and the near-extinct solenodon (a rat-like creature that buries its head in a hole when attacked) as well as some slightly more familiar critters like the Floridian manatee and the emperor penguin. / Eek! Imagine that!"). Here, Clark pictures the subject as a nude reclining on a velvet chaise, a la Ingres's Grande Odalisque . Ages 7-12. Polisar fans will be delighted. His sly rhymes inform the reader even as they poke fun at their subjects ("The proboscis monkey has a nose / That's certainly endowed / Proportionately larger than / A nose should be allowed"). Longtime Polisar collaborator Clark obviously had fun