Author: Jack Prelutsky
Illustrator: Petra Mathers
Publisher: Greenwillow Books-Harper Collins Publishers
Genre: Nonfiction, poetry, picture book
Age Range: 1-3
Summary: In Aunt Giraffe's Green Garden, there are over 25 poems that are involving animals, the outdoors, children, seasons, and certain big cities. A few of my favorite poems are The Snow Fell In Billings, In Aunt Giraffes Green Garden, and This is What Happened. This is What Happened is about a duck and a donkey playing on a hot summer day. The Snow Fell in Billings is about snow in May, in the mountains, and children come out to play. In Aunt Giraffes Green Garden is about the giraffe being just as tall as the flowers and the bugs rest on the flowers being careful and trying not to fall. All of the poems are interesting and show a variety of different themes in each of them.
Response: I never really like poetry and I have thoroughly enjoyed this book. The poems describe nature, animals, seasons, etc. All of the themes are important for children to learn as they mature throughout their school ages. These poems would be great for elementary education students because of the easy reading and interesting ideas provided in them. I would have this book on my classroom shelf because it is not just a typical literature book, but it involves poetry and interesting themes that children at young ages love.
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