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Lithgow, John

I'm a Manatee

32 pp. | Simon | September, 2003 | Trade ISBN 0-689-85427-7 $$17.95
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Ard Hoyt. A little boy dreams that he's a manatee, escaping the confines of his bedroom to cavort under the sea. The text humorously plays off words that almost rhyme with "manatee": "I'm every bit as wrinkled as my grann-atee / No difference between my face and fann-atee." Unfortunately, the loose color images culminate in a final joke that doesn't quite work. The musical score and a CD featuring the song are provided.
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

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