A collection of poems about whales, by such authors as Jane Yolen, Theodore Roethke, and John Ciardi.
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Grade 3-5-- This collection of 17 poems by different writers is a whale of a disappointment. Sadly, the only two fair poems are ``Sea Canary'' by Jane Yolen and ``The Whale Ghost'' by Lilian Moore--hardly enough to keep the book afloat. The realistic tempera paintings of the whales are ponderous, static, and lifeless. They seem to be an afterthought, detached from the dense blue-green ocean that appears dull and solid in most of the illustrations. In ``Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor'' there is an error; a ``knot'' is a unit of speed (one nautical mile per hour), so it is incorrect to say ``ninety knots an hour.'' Whales are much grander, more awesome, and awaken more poignant feelings in us than these poems begin to convey. --Barbara Peklo Abrahams, Oneida City Schools, Manlius, NY
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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