Lewis, J. Patrick. 2012. BOOK OF ANIMAL POETRY.Washington, D.C.
National Geographic. ISBN 9781426310096. [Suggested Grade Levels K-12
REVIEW
Take the best of children’s and classical poetry with an appeal to
the youth reader, add animal pictures from the best of National Geographic
photographers, and you have a volume that appeals to the mind and the senses
with something for everyone. The book of 200 poems is divided by “types” of
animals: the big ones, the little ones, the winged ones, the water ones, the
strange ones, the noisy ones, and the quiet ones. Photographs range from
stunning pictures of animals in their natural habitats to the cute “ahhh”
inspiring ones.
The book is a must for the school, home, and classroom libraries.
It is the perfect volume for reading aloud, for sharing, for classroom use in
support of state and Common Core standards, for pleasure reading. With entries
from Robert Frost and Emily Dickinson to children’s favorites Jane Yolen and
Janet Wong—and everyone in between—even the non-poetry lover can find something
to enjoy.
CONNECTIONS
Use to introduce animals and habitats for science curriculum.
Share with the art teacher to be used as a way to introduce visual
composition in photography and painting.
Bring in photographs or pictures of animals—pets, animals in the
wild—and have students write their own animal poems.
Compare animal facts with the poems description of an animal for a
lesson in fiction and nonfiction, compare and contrast.
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BOOKS
Florian, Douglas. UNBEELIEVABLES: HONEYBEE POEMS AND PAINTINGS.
ISBN 9781442426528
Sidman, Joyce. UBIQUITOUS: CELEBRATING NATURE’S SURVIVORS. ISBN 0618717196
Spelman, Lucy. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ANIMAL ENCYCLOPEDIA. ISBN 9781426310225
Janet Hilbun
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