Friday, May 7, 2010

A Whiff of Pine, a Hint of Skunk A forest of poems by Deborah Ruddell


This lighthearted poetry book takes the reader through the seasons in the forest. Using animals like a beaver, snail, and squirrel the reader feels like they are being sucked inside this magical forest. The poems are fun and great for anyone who is an animal lover. The rhymes fit perfectly in the poem and do not feel forced like some poems do. The perfect mix of poetry and illustrations to create a lovely poetry book for kids.

The book has a nice collection of poems about animals during the different seasons. A book I would consider using in my classroom library. It could be beneficial during a lesson on poetry, a just a fun book to include for the kids to free read. The rhyming words and the pace of the poems could also be helpful for kids working on their fluency skills. When kids are learning to read, using short poems like these could be helpful.

This book should be used with students in 2nd and 3rd grade because some of the words are a little more difficult to read for beginning readers. A fun book that has light beautiful art work that really compliment the poems. For animal and poetry lovers, this book will for a sure winner.

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