Humorous rhymes and both realistic and fanciful illustrations illuminate the lives and careers of little-known animals. There s a loris in your chorus? He s quite a singer! Care to play bingo with a dingo? Watch out, he s a sharp one. A babirusa in your bathtub? Better leave him there he loves water! A variety of witty, lively poems makes learning about these unsung animals fun and fun to imitate by writing similar poems aboutwell-known animals. Teachers and parents will appreciate the series of exercises in the back of the book that focus on the basics of reading: fluency, phonics, phonemic awareness, comprehension and vocabulary. Maxine Rose Schur, of the San Francisco Bay area, is a travel essayist and the author of several children s books. Artist Michael S. Maydak, of Cool,California, is passionate about illustrating nature.

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