Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant: And Other Poems, (Hardcover)

from kmetca1

 I really liked this book. The first reason I liked this book was because I thought the idea of it was really charming. Each poem was a different object that was also part animal. Some of the poems that were used were about, ballpoint penguins, pop-up toadsters, panthermometers, and solitary spat...

from AbigailAdams26

Jack Prelutsky - whose many collections of poetry for young people include A Pizza the Size of the Sun and The New Kid on the Block - delivers seventeen new poems in this lovely picture-book, each one featuring a very unusual creature. Whether it is the titular umbrellaphant - a pachyderm with an...

from eecnelsen

This is a fun book of poems. That takes normal things and combines them with animals making a fun world of make believe.

from Sara.rivera

Summary:The poet has created fantastic creatures that are part animal and part object. Each creature has characteristics that are described in rhyming poetry, and bold illustrations show what that "alarmadillo" or clocktopus" looks like. From the very first "umbrellaphant", with an umbrella for a...

from JaclynPoe

This book contains many poems, each about a different animal that is part animal and part inanimate object. This is a great book to introduce a new imaginative way to look at the world around you. I would use this in teaching children to see things using their immagination. I would suggest this b...