Have you ever wondered whether caterpillars dream of flying? Whether frogs miss their tails? Whether birds worry about childcare?
From adventurous moles to anxious tadpoles, philosophical snails to fluttering butterflies, discover the secret lives amongst the leaves with these seven nature poems from children’s author Julia Rawlinson.
Includes the poems The Wisdom of the Snail, The Seven Ages of a Leaf, The Tadpole's Tail, Beetle, Waiting for my Eggs to Hatch, If a Mole... and Does a Caterpillar Dream?
"As a caterpillar crunches
All those lovely leafy lunches,
Does it raise its little eyes
To the butterfly-filled skies?
Does it watch them as they dance?
Does it wish for just one chance
To escape its leafy place,
And fly free in light and space..."
Language
English
Pages
13
Format
Kindle Edition
Release
April 23, 2015
One Week of Nature Poems (One Week of Poems Book 3)
Have you ever wondered whether caterpillars dream of flying? Whether frogs miss their tails? Whether birds worry about childcare?
From adventurous moles to anxious tadpoles, philosophical snails to fluttering butterflies, discover the secret lives amongst the leaves with these seven nature poems from children’s author Julia Rawlinson.
Includes the poems The Wisdom of the Snail, The Seven Ages of a Leaf, The Tadpole's Tail, Beetle, Waiting for my Eggs to Hatch, If a Mole... and Does a Caterpillar Dream?
"As a caterpillar crunches
All those lovely leafy lunches,
Does it raise its little eyes
To the butterfly-filled skies?
Does it watch them as they dance?
Does it wish for just one chance
To escape its leafy place,
And fly free in light and space..."