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48 pp.
| Pomegranate
| September, 2012
|
TradeISBN 978-0-7649-6318-6$14.95
(4)
K-3
A bee can wear a crown to feel happy, you can show your trust in a bird by removing your hat, and a missing spider can be located through a "web search." Nonsensical, bizarre, but oddly humorous poems accompanied by childlike paintings reflect the peculiarities of specific animals through human eyes. These twenty-two short verses will elicit some pondering--and some groans.