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Art, poetry, and science meet in this batch of lighthearted, fact-laced poems and pictures about creatures of land and sea. Lively verse about such creatures as the armadillo, the dromedary, the sidewinder, the shark, the sea horse, the archerfish—and pictures of them in human settings creates sheer fun and pun. This collection offers children a delightful way to appreciate the attributes and behaviors of animals.

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Fun, yet factual, these 18 rhyming poems can be read for a chuckle or to find information. --School Library Journal

Books of animal poems are not hard to find, but few so successfully integrate zoology with amusing verse. -- Booklist These short, sly, humorous animal poems with a dollop of science will tickle the funny bone of young readers and encourage imitation. --Kirkus Reviews Fun, yet factual, these 18 rhyming poems can be read for a chuckle or to find information. --School Library Journal

Books of animal poems are not hard to find, but few so successfully integrate zoology with amusing verse. -- Booklist

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"Rob Jackson is a biologist at Duke University and lives in Durham, North Carolina.He is lucky enough tostudy plants and animals for a living, and travels to such places as Texas caves and the Amazon jungle.Laura Jacobsen grew up in Ohio and received her BFA in illustration from the Columbus College of Art and Design. She now lives in the desert Southwest. """

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