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    A Zoo Full of Rhymes
    A Zoo Full of Rhymes
    A Zoo Full of Rhymes
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    A Zoo Full of Rhymes

    By Katharine Stanley-Brown Abbott

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    A Zoo Full of Rhymes is a collection of whimsical rhymes about creatures, familiar and unusual. When you come to this zoo, you will find exuberant, playful animals, birds, fish, and insects. You’ll meet an agile agouti, learn where the dugong lives and discover how a dik-dik stays cool on a hot African day. You’ll find out what the paca wishes he could eat. In all, there are 38 rhymes to enjoy.

    This book is for all ages. Read it to younger ones and watch older readers giggle at the shrike’s antics. You can even leave it in the guestroom for Aunt Adelaide. (She’ll thank you politely, just like the wild boar.) Best of all, visit the zoo yourself and fall under the spell of these lovable and humorous creatures.

    “...The verses, appropriate for young and old, feature wordplay and introduce readers to the real and imagined woes, wishes, habitats and activities of her creatures ... the book’s storytelling isn’t poetry, but rather a playful, informal rhymes that teach and entertain.... It seems right that a small charming book like this one should be purchased at a small charming independent local book shop....”

    —The Manchester Critic, Editorial Staff, November 20, 2020

    "Ninety-two-year old Manchester, Mass., resident Katharine Stanley-Brown Abbott made her grandchildren laugh with her rhymes about all kinds of creatures, and she decided to share the laughs with a wider audience of kids. 'A Zoo Full of Rhymes' (SDP) is a whole big bestiary of a book—a pheasant, a toucan, a dugong, a lynx; a cheetah a white hen, a quetzal, a spitz—with 38 different animals and their various whimsies and woes. Lively illustrations by Kristin Richland complement the frisky wordplay and bring the whole zoo’s worth of creatures alive. 'Centipedes have a hundred legs. The number seems quite shocking. Do you suppose, when they get cold, they wear one hundred stockings?' This is Abbott’s second rhyme-based children’s book..."
    -Reviewed by Nina MacLaughlin, Globe Correspondent, Boston Globe, November 19, 2020

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSDP Publishing
    Release dateOct 5, 2020
    ISBN9781735697321
    A Zoo Full of Rhymes
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    Katharine Stanley-Brown Abbott

    Katharine Stanley-Brown Abbott is an editor for newspapers, and newsletters, as well as the writer of two memoirs, three cookbooks, a commemorative book for a women’s social club, and recently, a book of rhymes about Nantucket Island, where she is a third-generation summer resident.She considers herself a generalist. Her eclectic interests include needlepoint, knitting, cooking, travel, reading, tennis, and life-long volunteerism. She is also an accomplished collage artist whose work has been exhibited and sold in juried shows, art festivals, and open studios.Abbott is a graduate of Vassar College, the mother of four adult children, and grandmother to five grandchildren. She is widowed and a resident of Manchester, Massachusetts. Find out more at her website:glassheadbooks.com.

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      A Zoo Full of Rhymes - Katharine Stanley-Brown Abbott

      Dedication

      This book is lovingly dedicated to my children and grandchildren.

      Acknowledgments

      This book is a family affair. My first rhyme brought giggles from my ten-year old granddaughter and that inspired me to create a zoo of rhymes full of whimsy and wordplay. Thank you Eleanor. I am gratefully indebted to my children, Christopher Abbott, Katrina Abbott, Victoria Abbott Riccardi and Alexandra Abbott for their meticulous proofreading, insight and suggestions for rewrites and revisions. Most of all, my deepest thanks to Alexandra, my collaborator, liaison with all phases of production and voice of reason, encouragement and comfort every day. This is her book as well as mine. I am very grateful to Lisa Akoury-Ross and her team at SDP Publishing for their understanding, patience and profes- sional guidance. And, to artist Kristin Richland, thanks are hardly adequate. Her beautifully rendered illustrations and her playful interpretation of personality and mood for all the zoo inhabitants has brought the rhymes to life. Thank you to everyone for making my vision a reality.

      Table of Contents

      Dedication

      Acknowledgments

      Come Visit My Zoo

      The Adder

      The Agouti

      The Auk

      The Bear

      The Beaver

      The Black Widow Spider

      The Bluefish

      The Bongo

      The Bumblebee

      Butterflies

      The Caribou

      The Cassowary

      The Centipede

      The Cheetah

      Confusion

      The Dik-Dik

      The Dugong

      E Z Spelling

      The Ewe

      Fly and Flea

      The Gnu

      The Llama

      The Lynx

      The Nene

      The Paca

      The Pheasant

      The Platypus

      Plurality

      The Quetzal

      The Shrike

      Sick Bay

      Skink or Skunk

      The Sole

      The Spitz

      The Toucan

      The White Hen

      The Wild Boar

      The Yak

      Fun Facts for Curious Readers

      About the Author

      About the Illustrator

      Come Visit My Zoo

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