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Come and explore the quiet, NOISY woods, and follow two wolf pups finding their way back to their pack in this adorable read-aloud picture book-full of boisterous animal noises and artwork that will inspire kids to get out into nature.
Squirrels chit-chitter -chatter, foxes s woosh-whoosh -rush, a deer stomp-stomp -stamps, and a hawk scree-scree- screeches. Into these quiet, NOISY woods, readers follow two frisky wolf pups yip-yap- yowling and grr-ruff-ruff- racing as they find their way back to their pack. Children will love calling out the interesting animal sounds throughout this enchanting, fast-paced chase through a lush forest.
And young readers will come to know more about forest creatures and their interconnected lives, in this creative story by poet and naturalist Michael J. Rosen, who was inspired by the one-hundred-acre wood where he lives. The two final pages of the book include facts about each of the animals featured in this caper.
Annie Won's signature luminous artwork lights the way, showcasing the animals and their habitat with glowing warmth.
"The rhythmic, lyrical text builds cumulatively from page to page. . . . Lovely realistic paintings in earthy hues of greens, browns, and yellows evoke hectic daytime woodland activity before eventually settling down to a soothing nighttime conclusion."- Kirkus
"Highly recommended as a title to introduce children to the wonder of nature, well supported with beautiful illustrations."- School Library Journal
Author Notes
Michael J. Rosen was born on Septembr 20, 1954 in Ohio. After getting his MFA in poetry, Rosen started work as a design consultant for the Jefferson Center for Learning and the Arts in 1982. In 1983, he became the literary director of the Thurber House in Columbus, Ohio. During his near-twenty-year stay as literary director, Rosen was the editor for several compilations of James Thurber's writings; he also was involved in the creation of the Thurber Prize for American Humor. Rosen has also "taught in the Ohio Art Council Poetry-in-the-Schools Program and Greater Columbus Arts Council Artist-in-the-Schools Program, and has conducted over 500 young authors' conferences, in-service days, writing workshops, guest author days, and residencies (for elementary, middle school, and high school students and teachers). He has acted as editor for Mirth of a Nation and 101 Damnations: The Humorists' Tour of Personal Hells, and his poetry has been featured in The Best American Poetry 1995.
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Reviews (2)
School Library Journal Review
PreS-A pair of wolf pups learn the woods are not very quiet. In fact, they discover the woods are teeming with many different critters who make all kinds of sounds. Rich vocabulary works well with the story while keeping it at the right level for children. For example, text reads, "A turkey nestled atop her clutch of eggs, suddenly, fwap-fwap-flaps her wings when the chickadee's chick-a-dee, chic-a-dee-de-dee and the squirrels' chit-chitter-chatter tell her about the yip-yap-yowling, grr-ruff-fuff-racing pups playing wolf tag in their quiet, noisy woods." Gorgeous illustrations capture nature's beauty. A section at the end ("Get to Know These Quiet, Noisy Creatures") offers information about the wolf, squirrel, chickadee, wild turkey, fox, deer, mourning dove, and hawk that were featured in the story. -VERDICT Highly recommended as a title to introduce children to the wonder of nature, well supported with beautiful illustrations.-Robin Sofge, Prince William Public Library System, VA © Copyright 2019. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
Sibling wolf pups leave their pack to explore the forest amid the raucous sounds of its various creatures.The quiet woods can be a noisy place if you stop to listen to the myriad voices calling out. The constant "chorus of chirps and clicks and chits that peep and repeat" is a conversation of sorts. "Who's there? / Over here, over here. / Stay away! / You there? / Feed me! Feed me! / That's mine! / All's well." Frisky wolf pups bound through the forest playing and chasing each other, adding their "yip-yap-yowls" to the "chit-chitter-chattering" of squirrels, the "stomp-stomp-stamps" of a buck, and the "scree-scree-screeches" of a hawk. The rhythmic, lyrical text builds cumulatively from page to page, adding the onomatopoeic vocalizations as each new animal is introduced, at times presenting a tongue-twisting challenge. It all continues until a long, loud howl from the pups' father elicits the pups' "yip-yip-yippeeeeee! grr-row-row! row-row!" response, signaling a joyful reunion of the wolf family against a crescendo of boisterous banter. Lovely realistic paintings in earthy hues of greens, browns, and yellows evoke hectic daytime woodland activity before eventually settling down to a soothing nighttime conclusion. Pups snuggle with their mother, and "All's well."A visually attractive rendition with an intensifying, onomatopoeic text that repays the practice it requires for reading aloud. (Picture book. 5-7) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.