| ID | 026642 |
| Call Number | 811.6/SIN |
| Title Proper | Wild in the streets |
| Other Title Information | 20 poems of city animals |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Singer, Marilyn ; Wright, Gordy (ill.) |
| Publication | London, Words and pictures, 2019. |
| Description | 48p Cream spine |
| Note | Humans may have built towns and cities, but we aren't the only ones who live in them. Given the smallest chance - a park, a garden, a window box, a basement, a subway tunnel, a bridge - wildlife manages to survive in the city. Among colourful illustrated pages buzzing with city life and animal activity, you'll discover the host of wild animals who live among humans: butterflies, bats, spiders, honeybees, coyotes, and more. Each animal's story is told through a short poem accompanied by an informational paragraph. Some poems are comical, some poignant, and all make the reader see the world in a different way. After a rousing exploration of animal life, find definitions of the various types of poetry forms used in the book: haiku, cinquain, sonnet, terza rima, villanelle, triolet, reverso, acrostic, and free verse. Look around, you may discover you're in an urban jungle! |
| Note | p. 4 Where Life's No Longer Wild (introductory poem) p. 6 Introduction p. 8 Coyotes: Chicago, Illinois, USA p. 10 Mosquitos and Mexican Free-tailed Bats: Austin, Texas, USA p. 12 White Storks: Munster, France p. 14 Bush-tailed possums: Sydney, Australia p. 16 Reticulated Pythons: Singapore p. 18 Huntsman Spiders: Cape Town, South Africa p. 20 Rhesus Monkeys: New Delhi, India p. 22 Water Monitors: Bangkok, Thailand p. 24 Brazilian Agoutis: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil p. 26 River Crabs: Rome, Italy p. 28 Honeybee: Vancouver, Canada p. 30 Monarch Butterflies: Pacific Grove, California p. 32 Wild Boars: Berlin, Germany p. 34 Hyenas: Harar, Ethiopia p. 36 Mientien Tree Frogs: Taipei, Taiwan p. 38 Badgers: Swindon, England p. 40 Sika Deer: Nara, Tokyo p. 42 Peregrine Falcons: New York City, New York, USA p. 44 Pigeons: Everywhere p. 46 Poetry forms p. 48 Glossary and further resources |
| Standard Number | 9780711241695 |
| Price. Qualification | £12.99(Hb) |
| Classification Number | 811.6 |
| Key Words | Poetry - Collections ; Poetry ; Urban animals ; UOI - Cities ; American poetry - Collections ; UOI - Animals/Living things ; Urban animals - Poetry ; Lexile NC1000L |