Serengeti: Plains of Grass (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781682631911)

Award-winning science poetry master Leslie Bulion presents a lyrical salute to Africa's Serengeti Plain, one of the most spectacular and productive ecosystems on Earth.

Leslie Bulion, a virtuoso science poet, has created a portrait of the rainy season on East Africa's southern Serengeti Plain, offering young readers a compelling look at an ecosystem in motion. Using a series of interconnected verses inspired by an East African Swahili poem form--the utendi--Bulion's cadences and rhythmic lines mimic the web of life in the Serengeti, following the great migration of wildebeest, zebras, and other animals into and then out of the vast short-grass plain.

Lush, evocative gouache illustrations by Becca Stadtlander showcase the grandeur of this immense and complex ecosystem and provide close-up details of its wildlife inhabitants. Scientific notes on each spread and comprehensive back matter material offer more specifics. This, paired with Bulion's brilliant poetic form, makes the book ideal for cross-curricular learning.

A Booklist Editors' Choice Selection

Author: Leslie Bulion
ISBN-10: 1682631915
ISBN-13: 9781682631911
Publisher: Peachtree Publishers
Language: English
Published: 03/01/2022
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 9.70h x 11.10w x 0.50d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 01/17/2022
School Library Journal 03/01/2022 pg. 119
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2022
Booklist 04/15/2022 pg. 38