This book was a collection of poems that explored the
animals of the forests and the seasons. These entertaining poems would
certainly be a delight for any students. In this collection of poems, the
animals come off as being very quirky and talk about things they think or dream
about.
I definitely think this book would be a hit with
students of all ages. Poetry is a big part of school now, so I feel that either
reading this book to students or keeping it in a classroom library is a great
option. Younger elementary students would love to have been read this book. It would
give them an opportunity for their imagination to soar. Older elementary
students could analyze these poems and look at their features. Students can look
at the rhyming scheme, the stanzas, verses, etc. Upper elementary students will
even be able to appreciate the poems more because they will understand some of
the jokes that the animals make throughout the poems. They will see one of the
purposes of poems which is to entertain. Students will love this book and it
will be a good poetry book to have in my future classroom.
A Whiff of Pine, a Hint of Skunk
Author: Deborah Ruddell
Illustrator: Joan Rankin
Year Published: 2009
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