LITERATURE
Lear, Edward

The Pelican Chorus and Other Nonsense

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Fred Marcellino. Three great nonsense rhymes by the inimitable Edward Lear--"The New Vestments," "The Owl and the Pussycat," and "The Pelican Chorus"--are accompanied by wildly comic illustrations, uniquely suited to the poems' content and era. The title poem is especially well done, with the pelicans as stuffy Victorian parents giving a coming-out ball for their daughter on the banks of the Nile. For lovers of Lear, a great treat.

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