paperback
found at Ellsworth Library
2005, Blue Lobster Press, Eastbrook, Maine
64 pgs.
wonderful "pencil" drawings
Goodreads rating: 3.67 - 3 ratings
My rating: 5/Loved it!
My comments: The poetr, Robert Pottle, was born in Eastport and now lives in Eastbrook (or at least he did when this book was published.)
Loved the poems and line drawings. There's also information on each page. Many are song to familiar tunes:
"There's a Racoon in the Trash Can" (Battle Humn of the Republic)
"Have You Ever Seen a Puffin?" (The More We Get Together)
"I'm a Little Lobster " Part I - catching; Part II - cooking; Part III - eating
"Itsy Bitsy Black Flies" (Itsy Bitsy Spider, of course!)
"Nine Painted Turtles " (One little, two little, three little ...)
"Busy Beaver's Song" (I've Been Working on the Railroad)
Loons
Whether hauntingly howling one night on a lake
or laughing one morning in June,
they’re known for the numerous sounds they can make;
a primitive bird is the loon.
The common loon’s plumage is all black and whte,
The newborns are brownish and black.
If you’re lucky you may see a marvelous sight;
a loon with a chick on its back.
At diving and swimming, they cannot be beat.
At aquatics, they’re simply the best,
but it takes them an hour of flapping their feet
to get from the short to their nest.
or laughing one morning in June,
they’re known for the numerous sounds they can make;
a primitive bird is the loon.
The newborns are brownish and black.
If you’re lucky you may see a marvelous sight;
a loon with a chick on its back.
At aquatics, they’re simply the best,
but it takes them an hour of flapping their feet
to get from the short to their nest.
Goodreads: Funny poems, and songs set to familiar tunes, about Maine's abundant wildlife. Interesting animal facts about all of the animals covered are included.
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