Oliphaunt (Beastly Verse)

By J.R.R. Tolkien

Book Overview

An elephant describes itself and its way of life in this J. R. R. Tolkien poem first published in The Lord of the Rings. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809243539
• ISBN13: 9780809243532
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Contemporary Books
• Length: 14 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.

Customer Reviews

You wouldn't forget

My philosophy in children's books has always been to challenge the listeners, no matter how tiny. No board book that contains delightful poetry is too sophisticated for tikes, and this one is no exception. Nothing difficult in these lines:"Grey as a mouseBig as a houseNose like a snakeI make the earth shake,"As much comes across in the tone of the reader as in the words.You can convey a lot by assuming a grandiose rumbling voice to read "Biggest of all, Huge, old and tall.If you'd ever met me,You wouldn't forget me."Frank Hinton's cute watercolor illustrations show a lot that kids might not get just from the words. It's a shame this keeper is out of print. Alyssa A. Lappen