on the wing

From the familiar roadrunner and common crow to the exotic quetzal and Andean cock-of-the-rock, this unusual aviary of twenty-one colorful creatures soars with feathery frivolity.

About the author

DOUGLAS FLORIAN is the creator of many acclaimed poetry picture books, including lizards, frogs, and polliwogs, a Child Magazine Best Book of the Year; mammalabilia, an ABA's Pick of the Lists; and insectlopedia, a New York Times bestseller, ALA Notable Children's Book, and Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year. He lives with his family in New York City.DOUGLAS FLORIAN is the creator of many acclaimed poetry picture books, including lizards, frogs, and polliwogs, a Child Magazine Best Book of the Year; mammalabilia, an ABA's Pick of the Lists; and insectlopedia, a New York Times bestseller, ALA Notable Children's Book, and Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year. He lives with his family in New York City.

Summary

From the familiar roadrunner and common crow to the exotic quetzal and Andean cock-of-the-rock, this unusual aviary of twenty-one colorful creatures soars with feathery frivolity.

Additional text

"[A] festive collection of 21 whimsical rhymes and elegant watercolors celebrating familiar and exotic feathery flyers.—Parenting
"A fine encore to Florian's Beast Feast....A sturdy foundation from which to explore the playfulness of language."—Kirkus Reviews
"For anyone who admires birds or gentle, light-hearted verse."—San Diego Parent

Product details

• Authors: Douglas Florian
• Assisted by: Douglas Florian (Illustration)
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 28.02.2000
• Subject: Education and learning > Schoolbooks, general education schools; Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Animals, plants, nature, the environment
• EAN: 9780152023669
• ISBN: 978-0-15-202366-9
• Pages: 48
• Age Recommendation: ages 6 to 9
• Dimensions (packing): 24.8 x 24.8 x 0.5 cm
• Weight (packing): 218 g
• Subjects: Drama, Baby, Puppy, pets, Literature, Toddler, Earth, Animal, Birding, Dog, bird, Young, picture, preschool, Toy, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Wildlife and habitats, Children’s / Teenage: Poetry, Relating to Latin / Hispanic American people, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Pets and pet care, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Ecosystems, Early years: nature and animals, Early years: colours, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Mammals, Political poetry, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Poetry / General, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Animals / Jungle Animals, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Animals / Endangered, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Animals / Animal Welfare, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Animals / Dogs, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Animals / Birds, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Animals / Baby Animals, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Animals / Pets, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Animals / Mammals, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Animals / Nocturnal, bedtime stories, poetry collection, Poetry Anthology, Nature Poetry, Educational: First / native language: Readers and reading schemes, mary oliver, poetry books, Relating to people of the Latin American diasporas / heritage, love poetry books, poem books, poetry books best sellers, halsey poetry book, phonics through poetry, classic poetry collections, leonard cohen poetry, ancient love poetry, jim morrison poetry book, poem journal, rita dove poetry, ada limon poetry, dean young poetry, poetry journal, jane hirshfield poetry, emily dickenson poetry, alok poetry, tupac poetry book, robert frost poems, sappho poetry, charles bukowski poetry, keats poetry, amanda gorman poetry book, sad poetry books, haiku poetry ebooks