Boxing Rabbits, Bellowing Alligators

by Stephen R. Swinburne

Depicts how the male in various species will call attention to himself in order to attract a mate.

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

Steve was born in London, England. He holds a BA degree in Biology and English from Castleton State College in Vermont. He has worked as a ranger in a number of national parks and is the author of over 30 children's books. His extensive travels to faraway lands such as Africa and treks through Yellowstone have all influenced his book projects. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt published Steve’s book Sea Turtle Scientist in 2014. His most recent title is from Scholastic and entitled Safe in a Storm, a comforting read-aloud story, where all the animals find cozy places to keep them safe and warm. Steve visits nearly a hundred schools a year across the United States as well as many international schools. He lives in Vermont with his wife Heather, two dogs named Scout and Jem, and a cat named Skittles.

Reviews

[Matthew · Rating 4 out of 5]

The way that animals find mates isn't typical children's book fodder, but this is pretty good book of poetry about just that. The recurring scaffold that all the poems follow is simple and easy to pick up on, but also not distracting from the text. The whole book was very well done.

[Brittney · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Boxing Rabbits, Bellowing Alligators" is an exciting poem book for children. It contains animals from a bowerbird, to a rabbit, to a whooping crane. This would be a great book for young children to read. In a classroom this book could be used in a science lesson or as a special poem book.