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Handsprings
Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 66 Ratings and 21 Reviews

Book Description
Twenty-nine poems about spring are illustrated with Douglas Florian's distinctive and buoyant watercolours and extol the many virtues of the season-from those muddy puddles and emerging bulbs to rain showers and rainbows and that first day without mittens. Concrete poems, humour, ingenious wordplay, and audience appeal make this a consummate companion to the acclaimed poet's first three seasonal c... More
Book Information
PublisherGreenwillow Books
BindingHardcover (2 editions)
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of Pages48
ISBN-100060092807
ISBN-13978-0060092801
Publication Date02/28/2006
The Creators
About Douglas Florian (Author, Illustrator) : Douglas Florian is a published author and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Douglas Florian include Bing Bang Boing, Laugh-eteria, Comets, Stars, the Moon, and Mars:... more
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Reader Comments
4/16/2010 Janet Squires said: A fun combination of rhyme for young children to pantomime plus puns and sophisticated wordplay for older students.
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