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Pedro Mañas new collection of illustrated children's poetry. The Sea is king of all that is deep, at its deepest parts and of all its surface. It rides atop of whales, it jumps on the waves, it knows where all the treasures are hidden, and when it goes to sleep, it s cradled by the lighthouse s flashing light. This is an essential collection for little ones to start reading poetry.

"Would you help a tiny fragile snake? Fifteen poems explore close encounters with animals ... and choosing to respond tenderly. Whether it's helping a hummingbird escape, respecting a bear's habitat, admiring a heron's beauty, or giving way to ants at a picnic, the human response in these poems is to do no harm, and to help whenever possible. The poems follow a seasonal progression, ending with a final poem that imagines where each animal might be...

"Poetry is a child's first introduction to the joy of language and to the enchanted world of books. Poetry's lilting rhythms and rhymes, and its short, simple sentences and clever repetition of key words and phrases start children's eyes, minds, and hearts dancing along the rhythmical lines of poetry and into a lifelong love of lyrical language. It is the joyous power of poetry that turns listeners into reader and readers into writers. With each turn...