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PreS-Gr 2—A sprightly introduction to orangutans through nimble wordplay and attractive book design. Kurilla's pen-and-ink illustrations frame Engle's tanka verses, which relate a simple story of an orangutan family in an animal sanctuary in Borneo. Massive papa, whose "great weight makes/low branches waltz slowly" and mama, baby, inquisitive big sister, and watchful grandma live an idyllic existence amid the tall trees. Child-friendly ver...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

The antics of a family of orangutans are limned in a series of connected Japanese-style tanka poems (five-line verses). The vivid, easy-to-read poet...Log In or Sign Up to Read More