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Busy in the Garden
By Shannon, George
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-06000-464-4 978-0-06000-465-1
- Publisher
- Greenwillow
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on February 1, 2006
PreS-Gr 3 Twenty-four snappy poems revolve around the growing season. All are short; most are no more than four lines. Some are -punny - - -Would You Carrot All to Dance? - Others are riddles, such as -A Riddle Picnic. - -Papa ate the root/and tossed the leaves./Mama ate the leaves/and said '"Mine -s" best! -/Brother ate the stem/and found no seeds./Sister ate t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on March 1, 2006
In this poetry picture book that celebrates things that grow, Shannon accomplishes the nifty trick of writing poems that preschoolers can understand and enjoy without limiting the audience to only the youngest. The wit and wordplay will work well for older kids, too: "Zucchini / meeny / miney / moe....Log In or Sign Up to Read More
