Imaginary Animals: Poetry and Art for Young People - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0810934701 ISBN 13: 9780810934702

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1996

Synopsis

Poems by Lewis Carroll, William Blake, Ogden Nash, and Marianne Moore are complemented by paintings, photographs, sculpture, and drawings of both real and imaginary animals, such as the Sphinx, the Crackbeak, and dancing bears, in a fresh, richly illustrated anthology for children.

About this title

From the Author:

ARE YOU SURE YOU NEVER SAW A PURPLE COW?
This book takes the young (or not-so-young) reader into the world of animals as depicted by poets and artists. Some examples, such as the Loch Ness monster and St. George's dragon, may be entirely imaginary. Others are ordinary animals seen in extraordinary ways--for example, a possum photographed in the dead of night, a cat glimpsed on a windowsill, or the purple cow of Gelett Burgess, which we actually can see as soon as we read the words, such are the powers of imagination. I had lot of fun completing this book, and hope that readers will have fun too and give me some feedback about it.

Synopsis:

Introduces poetry and art through the themes of animals and beasts in this selection of over eighty poems juxtaposed with illustrations.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0810934701
• ISBN 13: 9780810934702
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 112
• Editor: Sullivan Charles