Champion Chompers, Super Stinkers & Other Poems by Extraordinary Animals
Written by Linda Ashman, Illustrated by Aparna Varma
Kids Can Press, June 2023. ISBN: 978-1525303500
HONORS & REVIEWS
California Reading Association 2023 Eureka! Gold Award
★ “Poetry meets nonfiction in a skillfully designed and fun-to-read compendium. An opening call to animal contestants moves right into a guessing game for readers, featuring 19 familiar and lesser-known air, land, and water animals. . . . Put this multifaceted package on the science shelves, and use it often and variously.” Starred review, School Library Journal
★ “A brimming compendium that inventively mixes facts, poetry, and humor.” Starred review, Kirkus
Themes: animals & animal superlatives • STEAM • poetry • writing mask poems • biodiversity • nonfiction
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Illustrations copyright 2023 by Aparna Varma. Kids Can Press.