Now You See Them, Now You Don't: Poems About Creatures that Hide

Find me

if you can. . .

for if you

don't,

I'll be here

tomorrow . . .

you

won't.

Animals and insects use camouflage to hide from hunters or to ambush prey. Stealth is a very useful technique when it comes to survival. In this fun and informative collection of poems, we meet animals such as the polar bear and the octopus; the ghost crab and the copperhead snake; and many more that use camouflage to hunt or to hide.

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Giles Laroche's intricate cut-paper illustrations are beautiful and life-like. Readers will have to look carefully or run the risk of a hunter sneaking up on them.

Back matter offers additional information about each of the nineteen animals.

Audience
childrenspicture books
Length
short · 32 pages

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