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This poetry anthology begins with the wildlife of the oceans - the whales, dolphins and sharks - and then circles the world, from penguins to polar bears. A host of animals marches through the book, some delighting in their own strength, but all aware of the fragility of their future.

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[for the hardcover]<br> For browsing and for curricular support, this collection will have wide appeal. --Booklist<br> A richly rewarding anthology. --Kirkus Reviews<br>

<br>[for the hardcover]<br> For browsing and for curricular support, this collection will have wide appeal. --Booklist<br> A richly rewarding anthology. --Kirkus Reviews<br>

An extensive collection, geographically arranged (as subtly revealed in a table of contents where groups are accompanied by unlabeled maps - Australia and environs; Asia; Africa; Europe; the Americas; an image representing the sea). The poems are mostly contemporary, of good literary quality, and include a few translations, especially in the African group. Many are telling descriptions that, while not written especially for children, will appeal to the middle grades; others use animals to develop themes best understood by those with more experience. Information about authors is confined to the acknowledgments; readers are left to speculate about national origins on the basis of scant clues - e.g., that Zimbabwe's Mambo Press first published Broughton Gingell's Scorpions Fighting with its powerful image of dark creatures in dancing lethal pageantry. Still, a richly rewarding anthology with splendid range - narrative or lyrical, comic or thoughtful, hard-hitting or sentimental, from both traditional and established sources. The attractive format looks a little young for the most appropriate readers; the varied illustrations, by a dozen artists, are attributed at the end. Fully indexed, including an index of animals. (Kirkus Reviews)

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Michael Harrison and Christopher Stuart-Clark have collaborated on many poetry anthologies, including Peace and War, The Oxford Book of Story Poems, and A Year Full of Poems.

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