# A Place to Start a Family: Poems about Creatures That Build - Hardcover

by **David L. Harrison** (Author), **Giles Laroche** (Illustrator)

**A poetry collection introducing animal architects that build remarkable structures in order to attract a mate and have babies.**

Many animals build something--a nest, tunnel, or web--in order to pair up, lay eggs, give birth, and otherwise perpetuate their species. Organized based on where creatures live--underground, in the water, on land, or in the air--twelve poems bring fish, insects, reptiles, mammals, and birds to life. Back matter includes more information about each animal.

**"A fine synthesis of poetry and science" -- _Kirkus Reviews_**

"An inviting introduction to a dozen industrious creatures" -- _Publishers Weekly_

  
**_"_A natural for classroom use, with eye-catching art that will lure little ones in" -- _Booklist_**  
  
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### Author Biography

**David L. Harrison** has published more than eighty books, has been a keynote speaker or presenter at 265 state, regional, and national conferences in 30 states and has an elementary school named after him. David's first book for children, _The Boy with a Drum_ (Golden Press), was released in 1969 and has sold two million copies.

**Giles Laroche** has illustrated many children's books and both wrote and illustrated _If You Lived Here: Houses of the World_ (Houghton Mifflin). Every illustration he makes involves drawing, cutting, painting, and gluing--and often has seven or eight layers. www.gileslaroche.com

**Number of Pages:** 32

**Dimensions:** 0.4 x 10 x 10.4 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** January 16, 2018

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Place to Start a Family: Poems about Creatures That Build

**Interest Level:** Lower Grades, K-3

**Reading Level:** 4.2

**Point Value:** 0.5

## Details

- **Price:** 17.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
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