Last Laughs: Animal Epitaphs Auto Gwen. Wallace With colorful illustrations and a

With colorful illustrations and a timeline

With imagination and humor

lyrical picture book with gorgeous illustrations that explores the ways the wild makes itself known to us and how much closer it is than we think

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Last Laughs: Animal Epitaphs Auto Gwen. Wallace With colorful illustrations and aChildrens Poet Laureate J. Patrick Lewis and the inimitable Jane Yolen team up in this ironic and witty take on the last moments in the lives of a variety of animals. Each satirical poem in this darkly humorous collection is an epitaph of a different animal. Grouped by animal type, these posthumous poems are full of clever wordplay and macabre humor that will appeal to kids (and adults) of all ages. From the humble chicken to the great blue whale,