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48 pp.
| Sterling |
April, 2000 |
TradeISBN 0-8069-4956-2$$14.95
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K-3Poetry for Young People series.
Illustrated by
Lucy Corvino.
A rushed and perfunctory four-page biographical introduction heads this volume of poems. Although the text doesn't mention it, most of the poems can be found in A Child's Garden of Verses. Nearby definitions help with unfamiliar words, and light-toned, gently cartoonish illustrations reinforce the child-centered themes. Ind.