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Usher in spring with poems about spiders, nested poems, and a poem carried off by the wind. For more related books, click any of the subject tags below. Book Bundles are short weekly lists of recommended new books for a variety of age levels. Browse more Book Bundles in our Booklists Archive.
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4-6
Illustrated by
Robert Meganck.
Thirty-six poems in a variety of forms, paragraphs of information (in smaller-size type), and friendly (realistic but with hints of humor) digital illustrations together provide an effective cross-curricular introduction to spiders' appearance, behaviors, physiology, diet, and defenses. The poems' observations are sometimes lighthearted, sometimes thoughtful, and always enhance details in the accompanying text. Observation tips ("Spider hunt!"), suggested books and websites, notes on poetic forms, identification of species featured in the illustrations, size comparisons, and a glossary are appended.
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K-3
Illustrated by
Johanna Wright.
Latham uses a poem of her own as the source for her "'nestlings'--the name I've given the small poems nesting inside the big poem." This book features 161 of those small poems, organized into seven themed sections, including "Time," "Only Human," and "Places Seen and Unseen." Showcasing brevity's effectiveness, the poems' moods range from whimsical to contemplative. Playful digital drawings with gray-tone ink washes introduce each section and appear sporadically throughout the pages. Tips on "How to find nestlings" and an index of poem titles conclude this lesson in playing with language.
24 pp.
| Kids Can
| June, 2021
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TradeISBN 978-1-5253-0145-2$16.99
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EbookISBN 978-1-5253-0783-6$9.99
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K-3
Illustrated by
Josée Bisaillon.
Words from a young person's poem are "mixed-up" in the wind and "whipped about / and mingled in midair." Digital illustrations with collage-like touches play a key role in this adventure: the art shows the poet's words and letters blown around in what looks like a Central American town, rearranging to create nonsense words and silly wordplay. The main character tries to reconstruct the original poem, but wind and rain carry off the pieces again. "The seeds of thoughts were planted," however, and what sprouts is aptly punny. Rhyming pairs on three spreads and mixed-up words on one spread are identified at book's end.