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"A shaggy species is the yak with hairy front and hairy back. It isn't very hard to spot him with hairy top and hairy bottom. Kim Cunningham's woodcuts in ""Absolutely Wild"" are simply stunning but combined with her father's clever and witty poetry make this book a superb production. This title not only introduces animals, birds and insects to the young reader but also provides a treasure trove of beautiful illustrations for the older reader."

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A shaggy species is the yak / With hairy front and hairy back. / It isn't very hard to spot him / With hairy top and hairy bottom. What began as a self-published 75th-birthday gift from its illustrator daughter to her poem-penning father now stands as a lighthearted legacy from the author, who passed away in January 2008. End-paper Laugh-In walls of wacky wildlife greet readers of these amusing rhymes on a very eclectic selection of beings. The ptarmigan, the shrew and the platypus are some of the featured animals in 16 nonsense verses accompanied by striking, hand-colored linoleum prints. Cunningham's black-inked designs are painted with cream, rusted reds and browns, refreshing greens and yellows and touches of lavendered blue. This palette serves to elevate the animals above comic-book-cutsie status; some creatures are framed with graphic black-and-red borders, some gambol unfettered on the page. Edward Lear enthusiasts will especially enjoy this entertaining compilation of couplets and quatrains. (Picture book/poetry. 7-12) (Kirkus Reviews)

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