Alligator Tales

By Miles Smeeton

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"A crackerjack of a book "
--Daniel Pinkwater, National Public Radio's "Weekend Edition"

What if alligators were less ferocious and more like curious children exploring their surroundings? That is exactly the image that Miles Smeeton portrays in Pelican's new book of alligator poems. Smeeton, along with illustrator Eric Grantvedt, shows alligators in many different situations. They are taking a bath and leaving a mess in "Bathroom Alligator," flying and staffing a plane in "Alligator Air Crew," and singing in "Siren Alligator." Smeeton's rhymes and Grantvedt's images depict an easygoing and comic side of an animal that many people consider to be a ferocious beast, making the book ideal for children and adults alike.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1565548477
• ISBN13: 9781565548473
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 3.4" x 5.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Great read aloud for all ages

I was turned on tothis book after hearing portions read on the radio show Chin-Wag-theater (national public radio). You don't have to be a professional storyteller to get your kids to listen. They are fun, light poems about a subject that is already interesting to them, alligators and crocodiles. There are also a few sly jokes for the grown ups too. As a teacher I think that this is a very accessable way for kids to get into poetry.