About the Book
This book of poetry was written and illustrated by 7th grade students at New-Albany Middle School. The poems are called acrostic poems. They are created by taking each letter of the animals name and using it as the beginning of a line that tells about the animal.
The illustrations are a combination of watercolor paintings and pen and ink drawings. Students drew their animals and then used different watercolor techniques to paint them. Then, they created textures in the painted areas to show different areas of value. A stamped border was added at the end.
This book uses Universal Design for Learning (UDL) support. Be sure to click on the coaches to see how they support the content on each page. Pedro help's students think about the text. Halli gives hints about Pedro's questions. Finally, Monty shares model responses.
We hope you enjoy reading the book as much as we did making it. It is dedicated to all who hold animals near and dear to their hearts!
Orange face and belly
Really small and bright
Insects are its favorite food
Orioles are many sports teams
Lays up to six eggs
Eats fruit, too.
Dark colors all over the body
On the land it works
Driven to extinction long ago
Over in Africa it used to be
Sharp and hard teeth allow them to eat prey
Hard body that allows them to get food
Awsome head that is very hard
Really big teeth in that mouth
Knock around other fish because they are dominant
Leaping from tree to tree
Eating its hunted prey
Observing the ground below
Predator to many things
Are very stealthy when hunting
Reaching out to grab it's prey
Dragging its meal into the treetops
Slithers silently across the field
Not a very peaceful reptile
Alert, even while sleeping
King Cobra is among their type
Eats those poor little rodents!
Giraffe's have small "horns" or knobs on top of their heads
Interesting spotted patterns
Really long neck
Are one of the world's tallest mammals
Females weigh between 1,600-2,600 pounds; males weigh between 2,400-3,000 pounds
Females grow to be 16 ft. tall; males grow to be 19 ft. tall
Eats leaves off of tall trees
Zebra's aren't colorful
Enemy of the lion is the Zebra
Brownish shadow stripes are what some Zebras have
Rounded ears are what the Grevy's Zebra has
A close relative to the Zebra is a horse
Big eyes are always watching you
Unlucky to be only three feet high
Swinging over the forest floor
Hiding from the poachers
By finding food I will survive
Always come out at night
Blue is nowhere on its fur
Yellow and brown fur is all over me
Parrots are found in pet shops
Across the world parrots are illegally kept as pets
Rainforrests are home to many parrots
Rescuing parrots is necessary
Often parrots are killed for their feathers
Today some parrots are endangered
Predator to some animals
Always carries bright colors
Never evil
Dislikes bears and foxes
Afraid of jaguars
Pandas eat bamboo leaves
Among the outline of Asia
Not very colorful
Don't live older than 35
Always are black and white
Frantically hopping around
Really jumpy alot of the time
Opens it's mouth and sticks out it's tongue
Goes all around the treetops jumping
Raccoons are nocturnal
Are active at night because they are nocturnal
Colors are dark on a raccoon
Clean their food before they eat
Obtain their quickness for climbing trees
Only eat plants because they are herbivores
Nightly hunting for food is what they do
Longing for a mate
About one year it lives
Distributed almost world-wide
Yellow is sometimes its color
Bright colors warn intruders
Usually bright shades of orange or red
Grazing away on aphids
Leaping out of trees
Exciting all who witness his grace
Observing the scenes below the canopy
Pouncing on anything in motion
Always chasing his next meal
Rival to human hunters
Dashing back to his jungle palace