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beths0103's review against another edition
4.0
Short rhyming poems about different types of birds paired with lovely illustrations make this a great book to share with students when you study poetry or any students who love reading about birds.
crystal_reading's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this collection of poems about various birds. I'll likely encourage students to use some of the poetry for poem in your pocket day. I liked the variety of the poems and detailed illustrations.
cacia's review against another edition
3.0
The illustrations are wonderful, but I was underwhelmed by the poems that accompanied each bird. Most of them are only little rhymes or wordplay, and some of them (cough pelican and puffin cough) felt like the author was scraping around for ideas; but several are decent, and one I genuinely liked: "The Wandering Albatross" employed rhythm, assonance, and structure to paint a concise and vivid verbal picture. That is what poetry should be.
missprint_'s review against another edition
4.0
The text and illustrations are very well integrated here. A lovely introduction to poetry and birds for readers of all ages.
readingthroughtheages's review against another edition
4.0
Really enjoyed these quick poems about different birds. Passing this book along to our kindergarten who does an entire bird unit!
backonthealex's review against another edition
4.0
I keep returning to David Elliott's books about nature over and over again. From On the Farm, In the Wild, and In the Sea, my young readers learned about nature and poetry together. Now they can do the same with On the Wing. In this collection of 16 poems, Elliot celebrates a wide variety of birds. The poems range from playful to serious, but all catch the essence of each individual birds. Pair this with Elliott's other books to give young readers a nice rounded poetic picture of nature and its beauty in our world. Stadtlander's beautiful realistic gouache illustrations place each bird in to natural habitat, and extend the poetic mood. With only two exceptions, each bird/poem pairing is spread over a double page. Kids are sure to develop a beginning appreciation for the avian world after reading On the Wing.
absentminded_reader's review against another edition
2.0
This book didn’t hit me right. The art and text weren’t bad, but they didn’t soar either. It’s probably not the book’s fault at all. I was in the mood for something whimsical, and this book was simply not, though the prose did have a merry lilt to it. This would be a great book for an early grade schooler to do a book report on. So many birds!
thompson3's review against another edition
3.0
"On the Wing" is a beautifully illustrated book of poetry about birds of all sorts. From simple poems such as Macaw, "Who spilled the paint?" to longer poems -- The Wandering Albatross, " ...guiding the untethered souls of lost sailors home through the winds of the measureless sky," the lyrical language flows throughout the pages of this beautiful book of poetry. Housed in the Dewey 811s this book may be difficult to find. However, it is well worth the finding, reading, and sharing.