Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant: And Other Poems

Jack Prelutsky has written a series of truly inventive and entertaining poems that are perfectly paired with Carin Berger's witty collage pieces. It's a beautiful picture book with a look and feel unlike any of Prelutsky's prior work.

So put on your pith helmet and prepare to explore a wilderness of puns and rhymes where birds, beasts, vegetables, and flowers have been mysteriously scrambled together to create creatures you've never seen before--and are unlikely to meet again

Your guides--Jack Prelutsky, poet laureate of the elementary school set, and award-winning illustrator Carin Berger--invite you to join them on an adventure you will never forget

Author: Jack Prelutsky
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Published: 09/26/2006
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 9.44h x 11.56w x 0.36d
ISBN: 9780060543174
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.4
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 109549 / Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant: And Other Poems


Award: Washington State Book Award - Winner


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 08/28/2006 pg. 52
Kirkus Review - Children 09/15/2006 pg. 964
School Library Journal 10/01/2006 pg. 142
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2006 pg. 141 - Recommended
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2006 pg. 730
Christian Home & School 04/01/2007 pg. 27
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2007 pg. 168 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
Prelutsky, Jack: -

Jack Prelutsky is the best-selling author of more than fifty books of poetry, including The New Kid on the Block, illustrated by James Stevenson, and Stardines Swim High Across the Sky, illustrated by Carin Berger. Jack Prelutsky lives in Washington State.

Berger, Carin: -

Carin Berger is an award-winning designer and illustrator. Her cut-paper collages are made using ephemera, such as catalogues, old books, receipts, letters, and ticket stubs. In a starred review, Kirkus said of her Forever Friends, "Sophisticated, sensitive, and accessible, this picture book will offer new insights and pleasures with each season." The Little Yellow Leaf was a 2008 New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books selection, and in starred reviews, Publishers Weekly called her A Perfect Day "lovely" and her Finding Spring "exceptional." She is also the illustrator of the acclaimed Stardines Swim High Across the Sky and Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant, both by Jack Prelutsky, among other books. She lives with her family in New York City. www.carinberger.com

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