Michael (ILT) Hight

Following the great success of AUP's contemporary art book for children, "Welcome to the South Seas", comes "Flamingo Bendalingo", another book relating to an AUP strength. In "Flamingo Bendalingo", all the animals of the zoo, from sea lions to giraffes, from meerkats to elephants, come to life in poems written by 50 children and experienced AUP poet Paula Green. The animals roar, they squeal, they lope and lie, they splash and munch. The lines of the poems capture in words, their funny shapes and their bright colours. Energetic rhythms and sparkling images make you laugh and make you think. In three parts, with Paula's poems making up one part, the poems by the children making up another, and an extensive glossary of definitions and examples, this brilliant book of zoo poems makes writing poetry easy and reading it fun. This book is stunningly illustrated on every page, with whimsical, beautifully coloured pictures by Michael Hight.