How now, Brown Cow?

A visit from the California Dairy Council's cow Electron
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National Poetry Month
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Ms. Claire's personal mission to revitalize forgotten and neglected poetry books
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some surprising finds in the 811s!

Here's what we're reading this week in the library!


How Now, Brown Cow? by Alice Schertle


My rating: 4 of 5 stars
What better to pair with a visit from a real live cow than some poetry! The illustrations here go nicely with the short poems, generally illustrating the puns or wordplay where they might otherwise pass over students' heads. If you're looking for a nice collection of cow poems, this may be a good match for you.

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The Birds and the Beasts Were There by William Cole


My rating: 4 of 5 stars
One of those big, wordy, un-illustrated old-fashioned collections of poetry for children: it's hard to get this one to circ, but with some love and judicious read-alouds I think we can change that. One of those books with a lot for a good reader to discover; this is a book to spend real time with. A good one to pair with more contemporary, accessible books of animal poetry, from Douglas Florian to Jack Prelutsky.

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