A Zooful Of Animals
| A Zooful Of Animals | |
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| Author | William R. Cole |
| Illustrator | Lynn Munsinger |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Company |
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A Zooful of Animals is a collection of animal poems selected by William R. Cole. The illustrations were created by Lynn Munsinger and the book itself was published by the Boston branch of the Houghton Mifflin Company. Many authors are credited with the creation of the poems in the book with William Cole being credited for two poems in the book. Moreover, while all of the poems involve animals not all of them include a "zoo" theme.
Contents
Page 16 | Poem: The Tiger :: Written by Eddie Lucie-Smith
A tiger learns a lesson about chewing his food when he meets an old man.
Page 38| Poem: Crocodile or Aligator? :: Written by: Collin West
Auntie Norah, the tropical explorer, gets eaten on one of her expeditions by either a croc or gator. No one can tell which got her but the author and illustration hints which did it.
Page 52| Poem: Four Furry Seals, Four Funny Fat Seals :: Written by: Jack Prelutsky
The four seals perform stunts for their meals and are shown stuffed while eating.
Page 52| Poem: Old Hogan's Goat :: Written by: Unknown-American Folk Rhyme
In the rhyme, a goat eats a bunch of red shirts off a clothesline. In the poem, the goat is shown slightly stuffed after eating the shirts (and clothesline).
