AGE LEVEL
3 and 4 year-olds
GENRE
Poetry
REVIEW
This collection of short poems and large striking illustrations concerns twenty-one different animals and insects, ranging from more commonly known creatures such as the eagle and the penguin, to interesting inclusions such as the bush baby and the shrew. The short poems range from about ten to twenty-five words in length, and include humor, rhyme, onomatopoeia, and alliteration, all of which should heighten their appeal to young listeners. Although some illustrations contain details that may be too fine to be enjoyable for the 0-4 set, the author’s use of collage techniques and an interesting array of materials such as paint, pencils, ink, shredded papers, foil, candy wrappers, and stamped and stenciled images could serve as a good lead-in to home or classroom art projects. Many of the illustrations could also be used as part of a lesson on shapes. Reading this book aloud a few poems at a time, so that the sounds of the text and the fun of the images can really be savored, may allow youngsters to get more out of it than if it were to be presented all at once.
LIBRARY PROGRAMMING IDEAS
Children can create their own mixed media artwork on construction paper, using pictures from old magazines, repurposed materials (paper and candy wrappers, etc., from home), paint, crayons, etc.
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