insectlopedia
A perfect springtime accompaniment to actual bugs, Insectlopedia swarms, buzzes, and slithers with poetry and paint. Douglas Florian, creator of the award-winning Beast Feast, On the Wing, and In the Swim, has succeeded again, this time with a delightful infestation of 21 spider and insect poems and paintings, awash in watercolor and collage on primed brown paper bags. Well-loved for his clever wordplay (complete with endearingly shameless visual and verbal puns), Florian manages to seamlessly blend science with pure whimsy. Take "The Praying Mantis, " for example: "Upon a twig/I sit and pray/For something big/To wend my way;/A caterpillar, /Moth, /or bee--/I swallow them/Religiously. " His rhythmic chant "The Weevils" begins, "We are weevils. /We are evil. /We've aggrieved/Since time primeval. " Add a few inchworms, moths, and whirligig beetles, and you have the blisteringly funny, stingingly clever Insectlopedia, the perfect book for emerging entomologists and budding poets alike. (All ages) Author(s): Douglas Florian. Binding Paperback. Publisher(s): Sandpiper. Label: Sandpiper.
| Manufacturer: | Sandpiper Books Ltd |
| Part Number: | FBA-|281535 |
| Lowest Price (CAD): | $2.57 |
Product Features |
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| Author : | Douglas Florian |
| Brand : | Harcourt |
| Copyright Year : | 2002 |
| Format : | Paperback |
| Kid's Book Categories : |
Animals Literature |
| Language : | English |
| Large Print : | No |
| Title : | Title F-I |
| Year Published : | 2002 |
