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Park, Linda Sue

Yaks Yak: Animal Word Pairs

40 pp. | Clarion | March, 2016 | Trade ISBN 978-0-544-39101-7 $16.99

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Jennifer Black Reinhardt. Park and Reinhardt pair animal names with actions. Each double-page spread features a single phrase (e.g., "Flounders flounder") and the definition of the verb form ("to flounder = to be helpless"). Visual humor abounds in the watercolor and ink pictures. The final spread gives the etymological background ("Old English," "Old North French") of each animal name and action.

Reviewer: Susan Dove Lempke | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2016