Animal Trunk: Silly Poems to Read Aloud

By Charles Ghigna

Book Overview

This collection of poems explores the adventurous and unpredictable world of animals. Bears chase honey bees, donkeys think they rule, monkeys do as monkeys please and goats kick up their heels.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810942003
• ISBN13: 9780810942004
• Release Date: September 1999
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.4" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

AMERICAN BOOKSELLER (Pick of the Lists)

"This wonderfully funny collection of simple poems about animals will spark every child's sense of humor. Great for reading aloud, this collection includes silly poems about chickens, bears, donkeys, cows, giraffes, crocodiles, and the like. The rhyme scheme is simple, yet clever, and the illustrations have bright, vivid appeal. A true feast for a young child." --K.W.

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (*Starred Review)

"Ghigna's simple rhymes rely heavily on repetition and their chantlike meter meshes well with Gabriel's exotic visual stylings. Just when readers settle into a rhythm, a welcome aberration comes along. This lively collection will have children clamoring for repeat performances until they can read all the rhymes solo."