Omnibeasts: Animal Poems and Paintingsby Douglas Florian
Harcourt, 2004
A. It wouldn't be National Poetry Month without Douglas Florian.
B. It's time to get ready for Poem in Your Pocket Day.
C. OMNIBEASTS has 44 short animal poems, each one perfect for carrying in your pocket.
My classroom copy of this book has no less than 6 sticky notes flagging student favorites. Here's one of my favorites, which, coincidentally, features a pocket:
The Kangaroo
The kangaroo loves to leap,
Into the air it zooms,
While baby's fast asleep
Inside its kangaroom.
Oh, he does it again, doesn't he?
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