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Zahares, Wade, Illustrator

Big, Bad, and a Little Bit Scary: Poems That Bite Back!

32 pp. | Viking | September, 2001 | Trade ISBN 0-670-03513-0 $$16.99
(3) K-3 John Gardner, Eve Merriam, Valerie Worth, and Dick King-Smith are a few of the poets included in this collection. Fifteen short poems feature such creatures as the alligator, piranha, viper, and vulture. The poems aren't all menace and gaping maws, however; a few humorous ones lighten the tone. Double-page spread pastel illustrations use color and unusual perspectives effectively to underscore the most fearsome characteristics of the animals.
Reviewer: Carolyn Shute

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