num_pages: 112
description: The Beauty of the Beast : Poems from the Animal Kingdom is a stunning collection of poems celebrating "the beauty and wonder of the animal kingdom." Poet and anthologist Jack Prelutsky has chosen 200 works by 123 poets from Carl Sandburg to Seamus Heaney, with a tip of the hat to his own "The Multilingual Mynah Bird." Not surprising for someone who grew up near the Bronx Zoo, Prelutsky has arranged the poems into five zoological classifications. The vibrant watercolor illustrations for this book were created by Meilo So, a brilliant Hong Kong-born artist. A welcome anthology for poetry lovers, watercolor enthusiasts, and children's book collectors alike. (Ages 8 and older)
language: English
title: The Beauty of the Beast: Poems from the Animal Kingdom
titlecomplete: The Beauty of the Beast: Poems from the Animal Kingdom
genres: Anthologies, Picture Books, Childrens, Animals, Poetry, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 77
publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers