On the Wing

Reviewed by: Carla McAllister - New Gloucester Public Library, New Gloucester, Maine, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: November 20, 2014

Review

This book celebrates a myriad of winged things, from hummingbirds and woodpeckers to albatross and crow. The illustrations on these one and two page spreads are detailed and exceptional. The succinct poems about each species are sometimes amusing, sometimes thought-provoking. The very last poem about the bald eagle, differs from all the others in that it continues onto a third page, which this reader found unsettling. All in all, an outstanding poetic offering with text and illustrations equally stellar.

Overall Book Score: very good

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About the Book

Author:

Elliott, David

Illustrator: Stadtlander, Becca

Illustration Quality: very good

Publisher: Candlewick Press

Book Type: picture book fiction

Genre: fiction in verse / poetry

Audience: preschool, grades k-3

Binding Type: reinforced trade binding

Binding Quality: good

ISBN: 9780763653248

Price: 16.99