zoo's who

“zoo’s who,” by Douglas Florian is a collective books of poetry. Each poem in the book describes a particular animal in a small series of rhymes. Each poem is also accompanied by an illustration of that animal using a variety of materials such as watercolors, colored pencils, and collages of tin foil, candy wrappers, shredded papers, etc. The poems cover many well known animals, such as a lizard or ant, but also a lot of different kinds of animals like a bushbaby or terns. The poems are short but would be fun for the intended reader.

I think that the poems in this book are great for young children because they describe certain animals in a fun and interesting way through the poetry. It also introduces young children to new kinds of show more animals, which will ensure to be an attention grabber. The poems have fun rhymes that will enchant and entertain young readers. The illustrations in the book will keep an older reader occupied. The variety of materials used really make them interesting and keep you examining every aspect of the each picture. I found them extremely neat and was my favorite part of the book.

After reading this in the class, I could have children choose their favorite animal and write a short rhyming poem about it. They could even do a little research on the animal to help them describe it if that was necessary. This book could also be read to introduce a new art project in the classroom. Children could collect trash like candy wrappers or old lunch bags, things from outside, like leaves and sticks, and other items to create a recyclable collage together, similar to the illustrations that were used in this book. show less

Zoo’s Who tells the reader about the different animals in a zoo through a collection of short poems. Florian's poems about zoo animals include facts and tidbits about the animal is describing. The rhyming poetry helps to keep the collection funny and entertaining instead of dry and boring.

I am so glad that I chose this book at random at my local library. It was a pleasure to read, and I want to read all of his poetry collections now, for the funny poems and the fabulous illustrations!

This book has 22 short (2-8 lines) poems, each about a different animal-- ranging from ant to manta ray to owl to wallaby. The poems are fun, and often silly, very rhythmic, and appropriate for children of any age. The illustrations are gorgeous mixed media collages depicting each animal, tied in to the poem.

Amusing little poems about animals. The book contains examples of a number of different poetic styles.

This book gives information about a variety of animals in a zoo in a creative way. Their is rhyming and repetition to make it easier for the kids to follow along to the book. The illustrations are beautiful. This an informative book on animals and a great learning tool for young kids.

This book contains short verses that describe in an artistic poetic way all sorts of animals. This book could be used to teach rhyming couplets combined with other poetic elements such as alliteration, assonance, consonance, using meter within rhyme, and beats. This book makes plenty of use of onomatopoeias, and similes. I definitely could see this being used to teach different styles and poetic terms.