The Pet Project
Cute and Cuddly Vicious Verses
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- $14.99
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
Embark on a methodical, meticulous, and hilarious quest for the perfect pet in this wickedly witty cautionary collection of pet poems.
If you’re the type that oohs and aahs
at furry faces, precious paws,
the words ahead may be alarming:
Animals aren’t always charming.
If you think you’d like a cute and cuddly pet, you may need to do some research. Formulate a query. Devise a scientific plan. And be sure to write down every observation of the animals you encounter. Join one budding young scientist as she catalogs the pros and pitfalls of potential pet ownership in this assortment of zany and relatable poems that will change the way you look at cuddly animals—and give you the giggles.
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When a bespectacled girl with pigtails asks her parents for a pet, they suggest she take a scientific approach, researching potential animals. The girl's investigations take her to the farm, zoo, woods, and more, but the results are not encouraging. A monkey's "fur is full of bugs and lice/ He flings his poo His aim's precise." Rabbits are "Steadfast fur soldiers,/ armed to the teeth... conquering cabbages row upon row." And cats are downright bipolar: "Pitter-patter pampered paws,/ ripping razor cutting claws." OHora's chunky acrylic caricatures are well suited to Wheeler's lightly wicked humor (a pony is shown in a beauty salon chair, mane in curlers, kicking at the girl). The poems may not make children rethink their pet dreams, but they'll certainly laugh at the worst-case scenarios. Ages 4 8.
