{"product_id":"dear-wandering-wildebeest-and-other-poems-from-the-water-hole-9781467712323","title":"Dear Wandering Wildebeest: And Other Poems from the Water Hole","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelcome wildebeest \/ and beetle, \/ Oxpecker and lion. \/ This water hole is yours. \/ It offers you oasis \/ beside its shrinking shores. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Spend a day at a water hole on the African grasslands. From dawn to nightfall, animals come and go. Giraffes gulp, wildebeest graze, impalas leap, vultures squabble, and elephants wallow. Fact sidebars support the poems about the animals and their environment. Imaginative illustrations from Anna Wadham complete this delightful collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLatham, Irene:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eIrene Latham \u003c\/strong\u003eis the author of more than a dozen current and forthcoming works of poetry, fiction, and picture books, including Charlotte Huck Honor Book \u003cem\u003eCan I Touch Your Hair? Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship\u003c\/em\u003e (co-written with Charles Waters) and the Caldecott Honor Book \u003cem\u003eThe Cat Man of Aleppo\u003c\/em\u003e(co-written by Karim Shamsi-Basha). Winner of the 2016 ILA Lee Bennett Hopkins Promising Poet Award, she became obsessed with octopuses after reading \u003cem\u003eThe Soul of an Octopus \u003c\/em\u003eby Sy Montgomery. Just like Agnes, she enjoys sending--and receiving--postcards. Visit her at www.irenelatham.com.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWadham, Anna:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eAnna Wadham \u003c\/strong\u003eis the illustrator of several picture books and has an MA in children's book illustration. She lives in Norwich, England, where she enjoys the rooftop views from her flat and the city cafes.","brand":"Millbrook Press (Tm)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50524507996434,"sku":"9781467712323","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0c32c1a5-b94c-41d8-9235-4f4d6c5a953d.jpg?v=1731181523","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/dear-wandering-wildebeest-and-other-poems-from-the-water-hole-9781467712323","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}