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40 pp.
| Holt/Ottaviano |
May, 2017 |
TradeISBN 978-0-8050-9818-1$17.99
(2)
K-3
Illustrated by
Melissa Sweet.
Twenty-nine common insects and arachnids are on display in Murray's lively poems and Sweet's inviting mixed-media illustrations. The poems employ a variety of forms and rhythmic structures; Murray skillfully uses line breaks and meter to bring her subjects to life. Sweet's colorful collage illustrations incorporate scraps of yellowed pages from old entomological journals--a nod to the solid information embedded in the poems.
Reviewer: Kitty Flynn
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
July, 2017