Beaver, Bear, and Snowshoe Hare — Cheryl Dannenbring

A delightful combination of sonnets and squirrels, hoary bats and haiku, facts and fantasy, this book is destined to be the one kids beg for at bedtime. 22 different northern mammals are presented in a variety of poetry forms along with complex and colorful illustrations. Each poem is accompanied by a brief set of facts about the animal. Poems range from silly to serious. One page about taxonomy and one page about poetry forms provide educators and parents with a clear and helpful resource for introducing these topics. Mammals include: arctic shrew, wolverine, pine marten, woodland caribou, bobcat, thinhorn sheep, moose, gray wolf, star-nosed mole, jumping mouse, porcupine, hoary bat, black bear, Kodiak bear, white-tailed deer, northern flying squirrel, otter, and you. Poetry forms described and used include haiku, sonnet, limerick, cumulative verse, pantoum, villanelle, syllabic verse, free verse, lyrics and lullabies.