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Gr 1-4 From the breathless experience of watching the birth of a foal ("Wake up! Wake up! It's almost time!") to the gentle greeting of an old horse who "Lumbers, lumbers/To the fence./With noisy, flapping lips, /He fumbles for carrots/Frommy waiting, /Outstretched hand," this collection is packed with poems for horselovers. Through Alonzo's 21 fresh and lively offerings, youngsters will encounter a "Winter Horse" ("Shaggy/Furry/Rugged"), a show horse (...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Alonzo's twenty-one poems about everything equine display a range of rhythm and rhyme, including formal rhyme schemes and fr...Log In or Sign Up to Read More