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Description

Written to be read aloud by two voices--sometimes alternating, sometimes simultaneous--here is a collection of irresistible poems that celebrate the insect world, from the short life of the mayfly to the love song of the book louse. Funny, sad, loud, and quiet, each of these poems resounds... read more

Memorable Quotes

  • “Light is the ink we use. Night is our parchment. We're fireflies.”
  • “"Keep back," they say. I can't! "Don't touch," they say. I must! Porch light! Porch light!”
  • “I will never see my children, they will never gaze on me. I'll have died when they're emerging next July.”

First Sentence

Sap's rising

Authors & Contributors

  1. Paul Fleischman (Author)
 

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