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Author:

Singer, Marilyn, author.

Title:

Wild in the streets / Marilyn Singer ; [illustrated by] Gordy Wright.

Publisher:

words & picturesan imprint of The Quarto Group,

Copyright Date:

2019

Description:

48 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm.

Subject:

Urban animals--Juvenile poetry.
Animals--Juvenile poetry.
Children's poetry, American--Juvenile literature.
American poetry--21st century.
Poetry.
Picture books.

Other Authors:

Wright, Gordy, illustrator.

Other Titles:

Poems. Selections.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 48).

Contents:

Introduction -- Poetry forms. Mosquitoes and Mexican free-tailed bats -- White storks -- Brushtail possums -- Reticulated pythons -- Huntsman spiders -- Rhesus monkeys -- Water monitors -- River crabs -- Brazilian agoutis -- Honeybees -- Monarch butterflies -- Wild boars -- Hyenas -- Mien-tien tree frogs -- Badgers -- Sika deer -- Peregrine falcons -- Pigeons -- Poetry forms.

Summary:

Humans may have built towns and cities, but we aren't the only ones who live in them. Given the smallest chance--a park, a garden, a window box; a basement, a subway tunnel, a bridge--wildlife manages to survive in the city. Among colorful illustrated pages buzzing with city life and animal activity, you'll discover the host of wild animals who live among humans: butterflies, bats, spiders, honeybees, coyotes, and more. Each animal's story is told through a short poem accompanied by an informational paragraph. Some poems are comical, some poignant, and all make the reader see the world in a different way. After a rousing exploration of animal life, find definitions of the various types of poetry forms used in the book: haiku, cinquain, sonnet, terza rima, villanelle, triolet, reverso, acrostic, and free verse. Look around--you may discover you're in an urban jungle!-- Amazon.

ISBN:

0711241708
9780711241701

Locations:

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)