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World Rat Day: Poems About Real Holidays You've Never Heard Of
By LEWIS, J. Patrick
- ISBN
- 978-0-7636-5402-3
- Publisher
- Candlewick
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on February 1, 2013 | Preschool to Grade 4
K-Gr 3—Funny from start to finish, these superbly crafted poems and inventive illustrations celebrate the extraordinary, odd, and seldom heard of holidays that the elementary-school crowd will love. Raff's intelligent artwork adds to the lighthearted play with many surprises. On "Worm Day" (March 15th), a troupe of worm scouts sporting their uniform scarves listens attentively while the scout master points toward a map of key locations next to an anatomical diagram of thei...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on March 1, 2013
You may not have been aware that April 10 is Firefly Day, but now that you are, you can celebrate by reading "A Thousand Baby Stars": "How could I ever catch them all / As they were getting ready / To fire up a festival? / ELECTRIFIED CONFETTI." Twenty-one additional obscure but entertaining holidays get their own poem, each one funny, playful, a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
