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OverviewThis collection of twenty-one bird poems and paintings is an exercise in feathery frivolity.From the familiar roadrunner and common crow to the exotic quetzal and Andean cock-of-the-rock, this unusual aviary of colorful creatures will inform as well as entertain young readers.'Bird lovers, old and young alike, will delight in Florian's latest offering.'--American Bookseller Full Product DetailsAuthor: Douglas FlorianPublisher: Harcourt Brace International Imprint: Harcourt Brace International Weight: 0.218kg ISBN: 9780152023669ISBN 10: 0152023666 Pages: 48 Publication Date: 28 February 2000 Recommended Age: Under 6 Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews[A] festive collection of 21 whimsical rhymes and elegant watercolors celebrating familiar and exotic feathery flyers.--Parenting <br> A fine encore to Florian's Beast Feast....A sturdy foundation from which to explore the playfulness of language. --Kirkus Reviews <br> For anyone who admires birds or gentle, light-hearted verse. --San Diego Parent <br> This collection of bird poems and paintings is a fine encore to Florian's Beast Feast (1994). As in that book, biology and whimsy combine in verse and pictures. In The Hawk - I stare/I glare/I gaze/I gawk/With keen/mean eyes/I am the hawk./All day I pray/For prey to view./Be thankful if/I don't/See/YOU! - the words are accompanied by a picture of a lurking bird on a branch, a pair of binoculars hanging around its neck. Florian's watercolors match the tone of the verse, bright and funny portraits of individual birds, combining accurate representations with visual puns (the roadrunner has wheels, the nightjar is shown flapping its wings inside a jar). Nonfiction and humor don't always fit comfortably together, but in this book they become a delightful whole, a sturdy foundation from which to explore the playfulness of language. (Kirkus Reviews) Author InformationDOUGLAS FLORIAN is the creator of many acclaimed picture books including zoo's who; bow wow meow meow, a Parents Magazine Best Book of the Year; lizards, frogs, and polliwogs, a Bulletin Blue Ribbon Book; mammalabilia, an ABA's Pick of the Lists; insectlopedia, an ALA Notable Children's Book and Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year; and omnibeasts, a gift collection of his best-loved animal poems. He lives with his family in New York City. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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