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32 pp.
| Holt |
October, 2002 |
TradeISBN 0-8050-6404-4$$16.95
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Maggie Kneen.
The short poems in this cycle set between sunset and dawn, written in the first-person voice of a field mouse, convey the mouse's thoughts on such relevant subjects as nighttime, food, and other animals. Repetition, rhyme, and descriptive language make these observations a good choice for reading aloud, yet they're accessible to independent readers as well. The watercolor illustrations provide atmosphere.