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Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant
by Jack Prelutsky

Jack Prelutsky was honored in 2006 by being named as the first poet laureate for children. His combined works have sold over a million copies and been translated into many languages.

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Jack Prelutsky

Greenwillow Books

Hardcover

9 1/2 x 11 5/8 inches

40 0-06054317-5

2006

8 - 12

1 $16.95

$11.38

Recognitions:

Jack Prelutsky is the inaugural winner of the Children’s Poet Laureate award from the Poetry Foundation (Sept., 2006.)

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Why You Will Enjoy Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant

If you enjoy poetry, especially humorous poetry, you will particularly get a kick out of Jack Prelutsky's Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant. The verses may encourage you to try writing some limericks or haiku yourself. If you are not a fan of poetry, you will still enjoy Mr. Prelutsky's wit and the humorous illustrations that accompany the poems.

Synopsis

Jack Prelutsky has created a humorous collection of verses about an elephant whose trunk sports an umbrella, about armadillos whose tails are alarm clocks, and of ballpoint penguins. It is a book filled with clever rhyme and delightful pictures.

Description

This verse collection for young readers contains seventeen poems about mythical part animal, part inanimate object-creatures. Discover the Pop-up Toadster, Clocktopus, the limber bulboa, the circular sawtoise, and more. Illustrator, Carin Berger used collages to prepare the clever, full-color art.

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Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant by Jack Prelutsky