If This Bird Had Pockets: A Poem in Your Pocket Day Celebration

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If This Bird Had Pockets: A Poem in Your Pocket Day Celebration

Written by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater

Illustrated by Emma J. Virján

Published by Wordsong/Astra Books for Young Readers

ISBN: 978-1635923865

Synopsis:

In honor of Poem in Your Pocket Day, a child imagines the poems animals might carry in their pockets, if they had pockets. What would a hummingbird write? A fox? A sea otter? These poems capture the essences of animals furry, feathery and finny, exploring what makes each unique. Ruby-Throated Hummingbird sings with its wings, Red Fox’s poem is a fiery tail flashing in the dark, and Sea Otter’s poem is its secret pocket. Which poem will capture the heart of the child narrator? A poem about loving animals, of course!

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