  | Full Text Reviews: School Library Journal - 01/01/2017 PreS-Gr 1—New life abounds in the animal kingdom—"Wake up," says the sun, and look at all that there is to discover! Gorgeous full-page photographs of animals in their natural habitat accompany Frost's rhyming poem. Young children will love identifying the creatures that they see on the pages and guessing at the riddlelike stanzas of the poem. There are insects, birds, amphibians, and mammals in stunning, detailed close-ups. Adding to the allure of this book is a wonderful photo index at the back with a caption naming the various flora and fauna and providing a snippet of information regarding the setting of each photo. This title could easily be used in classrooms for language arts and science activities galore. The photos are so gorgeous that this volume could double as a "cocoa table book." VERDICT A delightful combination of fine poetry and photography, this is a seasonal treat that should be shared widely.—Amy Shepherd, St. Anne's Episcopal School, Middleton, DE - Copyright 2017 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission. Booklist - 01/01/2017 The collaboration of poet Frost and photographer Lieder continues in this handsome volume celebrating new life emerging in the natural world. Whether capturing jewel-like slug eggs glowing in diffuse light, dandelion seeds floating through the air, or recently hatched spiders walking on a curved blade of grass, the color photos (sometimes highly magnified) are riveting. In addition to insects and other small creatures, the animals featured include birds and mammals, such as baby robins, newborn lambs, and a white-tailed deer fawn. A companion book to Frost and Lieder’s Step Gently Out (2012), Sweep Up the Sun (2015), and Among a Thousand Fireflies (2016), this volume has a simply written, poetic text that invites viewers to take notice of the new life all around them. It concludes with the lines, “So many new creatures / with so much to do— / the world is / wide awake. / Are you?” An inherently joyful celebration of new life, this picture book is a natural for spring read-aloud sessions. - Copyright 2017 Booklist. Loading...
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