Eric Carle's distinctive art holds a place of honor in the world of children's books. (He is the creator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar and the illustrator of Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?.) In this thoughtfully selected collection of poems about animals, you'll meet creatures of every sort, from an ant to a yak. You'll find selections from many cultures, penned by celebrated poets such as Lewis Carroll, Ogden Nash, Rudyard Kipling, Emily Dickinson, and Jack Prelutsky. Animals, Animals is best suited for older preschoolers and children in the early elementary grades, but the beautiful illustrations will please children of any age, including babies. The oversized format lends itself well to Eric Carle's bright collages--the animals, birds, and insects seem ready to jump or fly right off the pages. (Ages 1 to 8)


From Publishers Weekly
Inspired by a wide-ranging array of animal poems and poets from Benjamin Franklin to Clarence Day, Carle "depicts his menagerie at full tilt, with sensuous succulence," said PW. All ages. (Sept.) Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.


Book Description
A dynamic collection from the internationally-acclaimed author and illustrator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar

From leaping, flying fish to dancing butterflies, and camels that "trollop along," Eric Carle's brilliant and colorful collage designs bring to life animal poems from such diverse sources as Shakespeare, Lewis Carroll, Rudyard Kipling, Emily Dickinson, and Jack Prelutsky, as well as Bible verses, Japanese haiku, American Indian poems and more. This celebration of the wonder and variety of earth's animals is "joyous...a book to be shared" (Booklist, starred review).

* An ALA Notable Book
* A Child Study Children's Book Committee Children's Book of the Year
* An IRA Teachers' Choice Book
* An NSTA-CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book for Children
* A Booklist Editors' Choice Book
* A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
* A Redbook Top Ten Picture Book

* A Picture Puffin
* Full-color illustrations
* 96 pages
* All ages


Card catalog description
An illustrated collection of poems by a variety of authors describing the peculiarities of pets and wild and domestic animals.


About the Author
Eric Carle's distinctive, vibrantly-colored collage art holds a special place in the world of children's books. His classic, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has sold millions of copies worldwide. Mr. Carle lives in Northampton, Massachusetts. Laura Whipple, who collected the poems for this anthology, lives in New Jersey.

ANNOTATION

An illustrated collection of poems by a variety of authors describing the peculiarities of pets and wild and domestic animals.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

A dynamic collection from the internationally-acclaimed author and illustrator of <i>The Very Hungry Caterpillar</i><P>From leaping, flying fish to dancing butterflies, and camels that "trollop along," Eric Carle's brilliant and colorful collage designs bring to life animal poems from such diverse sources as Shakespeare, Lewis Carroll, Rudyard Kipling, Emily Dickinson, and Jack Prelutsky, as well as Bible verses, Japanese haiku, American Indian poems and more. This celebration of the wonder and variety of earth's animals is "joyous...a book to be shared" (<i>Booklist</i>, starred review).<P>* An ALA Notable Book<br>* A Child Study Children's Book Committee Children's Book of the Year<br>* An IRA Teachers' Choice Book<br>* An NSTA-CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book for Children<br>* A <i>Booklist</i> Editors' Choice Book<br>* A <i>School Library Journal</i> Best Book of the Year<br>* A <i>Redbook</i> Top Ten Picture Book<P>* A Picture Puffin <br>* Full-color illustrations <br>* 96 pages <br>* All ages

FROM THE CRITICS

Publishers Weekly

Exuberantly illustrated by Carle ( The Very Hungry Caterpillar ), this collection of animal poems contains many pleasant surprises. Benjamin Franklin observes, ``What is a butterfly? At best / He's but a caterpillar dressed,'' and Clarence Day reports, ``The ant is knowing and wise; but / he doesn't know enough to take a vacation.'' ``A discovery!'' announces Yaku in a haiku. ``On my frog's smooth green belly /there sits no button.'' Meanwhile, Carle's brilliant patchwork of mammals, amphibians, reptiles, birds, fish and insects parades up and down tree trunks, alongside cityscapes and--most memorably--is enfolded in the billowing currents of oceans. Seeing and evoking all with a childlike, primitive verve, the illustrator depicts his menagerie at full tilt, with sensuous succulence. All ages. (Sept.)

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