Publisher's Synopsis
In this collection of poems for children, Mark Daniel covers all the facinating creatures from dogs and cats, the snail, goldfish and caterpillars to the tiger, the elephant and the camel. There are verses comical and lyrical, familiar and unseen for hundreds of years, epitaphs for beloved animals, and the richness of the subject is reflected in the wide selection of paintings which accompany the verses.;Mark Daniel has written many novels for children including "Under Orders" and has compiled "A Child's Treasury of Nursery Verse" and "A Golden Christmas Treasury".
