This Is a Tiny Fragile Snake - Nicholas Ruddock

\nWould you help a tiny fragile snake? \n \nFifteen poems explore close encounters with animals ... and choosing to respond tenderly. Whether it's helping a hummingbird escape, respecting a bear's habitat, admiring a heron's beauty, or giving way to ants at a picnic, the human response in these poems is to do no harm, and to help whenever possible. The poems follow a seasonal progression, ending with a final poem that imagines where each animal might be on a winter night.\n \nInspired by personal experiences, Nicholas Ruddock's poems are simply written, with a pleasing rhyme, and fun to read aloud. In the spirit of the text, Ashley Barron's cut-paper collage illustrations portray each creature with respectful realism, in environments ranging from rural and wild to urban and suburban.\n \nA delightful dip into poetry for young animal lovers!\n \n \n \nKey Text Features\n \nillustrations\n \npoems\n \n \n \nCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: \n \nCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.4\n \nAsk and answer questions about unknown words in a text.\n \nCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.6\n \nWith prompting and support, name the author and illustrator of a story and define the role of each in telling the story.\n \nCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.4\n \nIdentify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.\n