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Around the World on Eighty Legs

Around the World on Eighty Legs

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Author(s)

Amy Gibson

Co-Authors / Illustrators

Daniel Salmieri

Publisher

Scholastic Press

Genre(s)

Poetry

Age Range

Release Date

March 01, 2011

ISBN

0439587557

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A fun, fresh animal journey!

Pack your bags and put on your travelin' shoes! There's an animal adventure waiting for you! Awake with the HOWLER MONKEYS, twist into a pretzel like a QUETZAL, hang with a SLOTH, be will-nilly like a CHINCHILLA. Squawk with an AUK, bump your rump like a CAMEL, be silly with a BILBY, and drift off to sleep in the deep of the OUTBACK. Fun-filled and fact-packed, AROUND THE WORLD ON EIGHTY LEGS is the ticket for an unforgettable adventure!

YAK The yakkity yakkity yakkity yak- Why is it the yak never answers you back? To a yak, nothing's worse Than to have to converse- The yakkity yakkity yak.

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1 review

Mixed Bag of Animal Poems

February 18, 2011

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3.0

Writing Style

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Travel from the Arctic to Asia to Australia and visit awhile with the vast variety of creatures found within their borders. Around the World on Eighty Legs by Amy Gibson features poems reflecting the diversity, wonder and humor of the animal kingdom.

This book is a mixed bag. Some poems are delightful (see Australian Desert Frog or Warthog) while others are forced (see Dingo or Caribou). As a concept, the books around-the-world glimpse of animals through the medium of poetry captivated this reviewer. Sadly, the poetic execution was mediocre at best.

The illustrations fit the zany tone of the book with animal caricatures in water color and colored pencil. An index of animal facts at the books end provides additional information for interested readers.

Animal lovers will enjoy this book, but poetry purists will struggle with it.