Jeff Moss is the childrens poet laureate ( New York Newsday ), a Sesame Street cocreator, and the inspired author of The Butterfly Jar . Now he presents a brandnew collection of prehistoric whimsy and rhyme. Bone Poems is a joyous collection for every kid who loves dinosaurs, plays on words, and the delightful incongruities of science and nature. Theres Gotta Find a Footprint, A (Mostly) Dinosaur Alphabet, and Im Going to Ask a Stegosaur to Dinner. Theres a dinosaur math quiz, free verse about a basketballsize dinosaur egg, one of the worlds shortest poems with one of the worlds longest titles. And, showing the kind of imagination that is completely in touch with kids, a poem about how scientists measure the intelligence of early primates by filling the skull with uncooked rice. Yucch! Illustrated by Tom Leigh 42,000 copies in print.
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10,272 words96 pagesLexile NP
Published 19979780761108849
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