Animal Poems for Two or More Voices
Written by Georgia Heard, Illustrated by Aaron DeWitt
This playful collection of poems–peppered with an astounding variety of animal sounds–is meant to be read aloud together.
These poems for two or more voices explore the myriad sounds animals make–from a frog’s jug-o-rum to a fish’s boom! to an elephant’s bark. Laced with humor, the poems are a delight to read aloud and cover all major classes of animals: mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians, insects, even a crustacean! Readers will learn how to estimate the temperature by counting a cricket’s chirps and see how creatures make sounds at specific pitches and frequencies, so that theyfun way can be heard despite other noise around them. Extensive end notes provide more information on the animals and how and why they make the sounds they do.
— From the publisher
This book is a lot of fun. Kids love animal books and this book adds the sounds they make in a fun format. Great for read aloud or partner reading.
Reviewed by Vanessa Eyre, Librarian, Robert Frost Elementary
Review shared in August 2019
Rating: ★★★★✩ (4 stars)
Interest Level: PreK-4
Boom! Bellow! Bleat!: Animal Poems for Two or More Voices
Written by Georgia Heard, Illustrated by Aaron DeWitt
Wordsong, an imprint of Highlights
32 pages
Release Date: March 12, 2019
ISBN: 9781620915202 (hardcover) / 9781662660160 (paperback)
A review copy was provided by the publisher.
