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Hoofbeats, Claws and Rippled Fins
Creature Poems
By Hopkins, Lee Bennett
- ISBN
- 978-0-68817-942-7 978-0-68817-943-4
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on April 1, 2002
Gr 2-5 Featuring new work by such favorites as Karla Kuskin, Ralph Fletcher, Janet S. Wong, and Alice Schertle, this collection forms a unique whole. Most of the 14 poems are free verse. From Rebecca Kai Dotlich's "Porcupine" ("Bedazzled by bristles, /bewhiskered with points") to Tony Johnston's "Iguana" ("humble as a glaze of mud") to Lillian Fisher's "Camel" ("He feasts upo...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on March 1, 2002
These fourteen animal poems accent the creatures' physicality, inspired by Stephen Alcorn's impressive, bold woodblock prints. On each double-page spread, a decorative frame encases the animal, barely containing its aliveness. The book design features changing typography whose font size and shape further dramatize these beings....Log In or Sign Up to Read More
