Illustrator: Barney Saltzberg
There's a Zoo in Room 22 is a book of poems about animals that each begin with a different letter of the alphabet. Room 22's teacher promises her students that they may make a "pet alphabet," so they create a poetry book about Amanda Anaconda, Boring Beetle Bill, Claude the Cat, and others. This is a great way to introduce young children to poetry, especially with the alphabet being the guiding force behind the poems. Not only do children reinforce their knowledge about the alphabet; they learn rhythm, rhyme, and detail. I thought this was a neat book of poems, and I would highly recommend it to other teachers.
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