Last Laughs: Animal Epitaphs

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Hardcover
$16.95 US
10.88"W x 9.79"H x 0.37"D  
On sale Jul 01, 2012 | 32 Pages | 9781580892605
| Grades 2-5
Reading Level: Lexile 650L | Fountas & Pinnell R
Children’s Poet Laureate J. Patrick Lewis and the inimitable Jane Yolen team up in this ironic and witty take on the last moments in the lives of a variety of animals.

Each satirical poem in this darkly humorous collection is an epitaph of a different animal. Grouped by animal type, these posthumous poems are full of clever wordplay and macabre humor that will appeal to kids (and adults) of all ages. From the humble chicken to the great blue whale, this laugh-out-loud poetry collection is sure to be a hit at storytimes and around Halloween.
Jane Yolen is the award-winning author of over three hundred children's books including Last Laughs: Prehistoric Epitaphs and Last Laughs: Animal Epitaphs, Bad Girls (with Heidi E. Y. Stemple); Owl Moon, a Caldecott Medal Winner; the How Do Dinosaurs . . . ? series, and Sea Queens. She has been called the Hans Christian Andersen of the Americas. Jane lives in Western Massachusetts and Scotland. View titles by Jane Yolen
Jeffrey Stewart Timmins View titles by Jeffrey Stewart Timmins
Ciao, Cow. 

This grave is peaceful, 
the tombstone shaded, 
but I'm not here—
I've been cream-ated.

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Children’s Poet Laureate J. Patrick Lewis and the inimitable Jane Yolen team up in this ironic and witty take on the last moments in the lives of a variety of animals.

Each satirical poem in this darkly humorous collection is an epitaph of a different animal. Grouped by animal type, these posthumous poems are full of clever wordplay and macabre humor that will appeal to kids (and adults) of all ages. From the humble chicken to the great blue whale, this laugh-out-loud poetry collection is sure to be a hit at storytimes and around Halloween.

Author

Jane Yolen is the award-winning author of over three hundred children's books including Last Laughs: Prehistoric Epitaphs and Last Laughs: Animal Epitaphs, Bad Girls (with Heidi E. Y. Stemple); Owl Moon, a Caldecott Medal Winner; the How Do Dinosaurs . . . ? series, and Sea Queens. She has been called the Hans Christian Andersen of the Americas. Jane lives in Western Massachusetts and Scotland. View titles by Jane Yolen
Jeffrey Stewart Timmins View titles by Jeffrey Stewart Timmins

Excerpt

Ciao, Cow. 

This grave is peaceful, 
the tombstone shaded, 
but I'm not here—
I've been cream-ated.

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