The ostrich eyes with eager glint
a stone-his after-dinner mint.
It is a snack that he must swallow
so indigestion does not follow.
A Classic about animals' favorite treats-
republished with all new illustrations
We all know that animals never eat at tables, and they don't eat the same treats as we do, but where and what do animals eat? Well, tick birds eat on the backs of rhinos. And platypuses?
Do you know what porcupines eat? Find out that and more in Betsy Lewin's whimsical account of the eating habits of some exotic creatures.
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Caldecott Honor winner Betsy Lewin has illustrated more than fifty books for children, many of which she has authored as well. She is the author/illustrator of Cat Count and the illustrator of Dumpy La Rue, written by Elizabeth Winthrop; A Houseful of Christmas, by Barbara Joosse; and Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type, by Doreen Cronin. She and her husband, artist Ted Lewin, collaborate on books like Gorilla Walk based on their real-life adventures in exotic locations.
PreSchool-Grade 3–In this reworking of her 1980 poetry collection of the same name (Dodd, Mead; o.p.), Lewin presents the eating habits of gorillas, ostriches, koalas, tickbirds, and sea otters, among others. On each spread, four lines of verse face a watercolor in her signature style of a dining creature. These poems, which are largely rhymed couplets, range from the delightfully clever ("The ostrich eyes with eager glint/a stone–his after-dinner mint") to the pedantically ordinary ("Tickbirds ride the rhino's back,/looking for a tasty snack"). While Lewin does not demonstrate the same playful use of language as Douglas Florian does in his animal verse, her poems have a greater simplicity, making them more accessible to a younger audience. Whereas Lewin's original bread-dough illustrations wryly fit the theme and title of the text, the new art offers clearer and more naturalistic images of the snacking creatures. Collections that have the earlier edition may want to purchase this version as well because of its radically different feel. It will be especially useful as a tie-in for science lessons. An "Animal Facts" section is included.–Rachel G. Payne, Brooklyn Public Library, NY
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