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    Last Laughs: Animal Epitaphs

    Author J. Patrick Lewis, Jane Yolen
    Illustrated by Jeffrey Stewart Timmins
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    Hardcover
    $16.95 US
    Charlesbridge
    10.88"W x 9.79"H x 0.37"D   | 17 oz | 30 per carton
    On sale Jul 01, 2012 | 32 Pages | 9781580892605
    Age 7-10 years | Grades 2-5
    Reading Level: Lexile 650L | Fountas & Pinnell R
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    Children’s Poet Laureate J. Patrick Lewis and the inimitable Jane Yolen team up in this ironic and witty take on the last moments in the lives of a variety of animals.

    Each satirical poem in this darkly humorous collection is an epitaph of a different animal. Grouped by animal type, these posthumous poems are full of clever wordplay and macabre humor that will appeal to kids (and adults) of all ages. From the humble chicken to the great blue whale, this laugh-out-loud poetry collection is sure to be a hit at storytimes and around Halloween.
    J. Patrick Lewis View titles by J. Patrick Lewis
    Jane Yolen is the award-winning author of over three hundred children's books including Last Laughs: Prehistoric Epitaphs and Last Laughs: Animal Epitaphs, Bad Girls (with Heidi E. Y. Stemple); Owl Moon, a Caldecott Medal Winner; the How Do Dinosaurs . . . ? series, and Sea Queens. She has been called the Hans Christian Andersen of the Americas. Jane lives in Western Massachusetts and Scotland. View titles by Jane Yolen
    Jeffrey Stewart Timmins View titles by Jeffrey Stewart Timmins
    Ciao, Cow. 

    This grave is peaceful, 
    the tombstone shaded, 
    but I'm not here—
    I've been cream-ated.
    Copyright © 2012 by J. Patrick Lewis (Author); Jane Yolen (Author); Jeffrey Stewart Timmins (Illustrator). All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.

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    Children’s Poet Laureate J. Patrick Lewis and the inimitable Jane Yolen team up in this ironic and witty take on the last moments in the lives of a variety of animals.

    Each satirical poem in this darkly humorous collection is an epitaph of a different animal. Grouped by animal type, these posthumous poems are full of clever wordplay and macabre humor that will appeal to kids (and adults) of all ages. From the humble chicken to the great blue whale, this laugh-out-loud poetry collection is sure to be a hit at storytimes and around Halloween.

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    J. Patrick Lewis View titles by J. Patrick Lewis
    Jane Yolen is the award-winning author of over three hundred children's books including Last Laughs: Prehistoric Epitaphs and Last Laughs: Animal Epitaphs, Bad Girls (with Heidi E. Y. Stemple); Owl Moon, a Caldecott Medal Winner; the How Do Dinosaurs . . . ? series, and Sea Queens. She has been called the Hans Christian Andersen of the Americas. Jane lives in Western Massachusetts and Scotland. View titles by Jane Yolen
    Jeffrey Stewart Timmins View titles by Jeffrey Stewart Timmins

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    Ciao, Cow. 

    This grave is peaceful, 
    the tombstone shaded, 
    but I'm not here—
    I've been cream-ated.
    Copyright © 2012 by J. Patrick Lewis (Author); Jane Yolen (Author); Jeffrey Stewart Timmins (Illustrator). All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.

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