Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Bugs: Poems about creeping things, by David L. Harrison

Illus. by Rob Shepperson

Most of the insects and spiders in this collection of poems are familiar to young readers. A variety of poetic forms are featured including several poems for two voices. The black and white illustrations and design is used effectively with some pages using white on black. For poetry and insect units.

1 comment:

Karen Gavigan said...

Second. This small book has 40 clever poems about bugs - no-see-ums, fireflies, chiggers, ladybugs and more. The illustrations do a good job of complimenting the poems. Children will enjoy hearing / reading them in the media center or science classroom.