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Slickety Quick: Poems About Sharks
Slickety Quick: Poems About Sharks
Reviewed by: Jill O'Connor - North Yarmouth Academy, Yarmouth, Southern Maine Library District
Review Date: December 14, 2016
Review
Brown's poems about 14 different sharks are excellent. Playing with forms and using playful language, she captures the essence of each shark subject. And the shark facts on each page are a nice addition, providing the shark-lover not just with a fun poem about a shark, but with interesting tidbits. Kolar's images are well-rendered, but the digital format is not my favorite when dealing with sharks. Most shark-enthusiasts want photographs and that would have been pretty amazing here, but it also might have been difficult since a few of the sharks included are pretty elusive creatures (goblin shark, megamouth shark). But hand-drawn illustrations with more detail would have enhanced this book making it an essential purchase. As it stands, it is a fantastic poetry book that can be appreciated by upper elementary students, but with so-so pictures that may not stick with the casual K-5 reader.
Overall Book Score: very good
About the Book
Author:
Brown, Skila
Illustrator: Kolar, Bob
Illustration Quality: fair
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Book Type: picture book fiction
Genre: fiction in verse / poetry
Audience: grades k-3,grades 4-6
Binding Type: reinforced trade binding
Binding Quality: very good
ISBN: 9780763665432
Price: 16.99