This collection of animal poetry is arranged in five zoological classifications: insects, sea creatures, reptiles and amphibians, birds, and mammals. Each section begins with a poem written specifically for the book by Prelutsky, himself. Over one hundred authors are included in the book. There is a contents page that lays out the sections of the book, an index of titles that is helpful if a reader wants to quickly locate a specific animal, an index of authors, and acknowledgements of the s More...

Beautiful watercolor and ink illustrations by Meilo So combine effortlessly with animal-related poems for readers in the upper elementary grades in The Beauty of the Beast: Poems from the Animal Kingdom. An Association of Library Service to Children Notable Book, this poetry collection by Jack Prelutsky features various types of poems from numerous authors to showcase animals through verse.

This book is organized into five sections, each featuring poems about a different element of More...

Incredible collection of poetry about animals accompanied by gorgeous illustrations. I read a few poems from this book every morning to my kids at summer camp.

This is a collection of poetry about animals. The animals are sorted by mammals, reptiles, ect. The poems are by many different famous authors, and the collection has all sorts of poems. One of the best things about this book is the beautiful watercolor illustrations.

I used this book very successfully during my grad school practicum. I had my tutees choose their favorite animals and we read those poems. We discussed how the poets added the factual details about the animals as w More...

Poems about animals, varying formats and length, from a wide variety of authors. Bonus points for including a Kerouac haiku. Accompanied by watercolor illustrations.