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The Swamps of Sleethe
Poems from Beyond the Solar System
By Prelutsky, Jack
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-37584-674-8 978-0-37594-674-5
- Publisher
- Knopf
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on March 1, 2009
Gr 3-6 Nineteen poems with jaunty rhythms lure readers to some very menacing planets. Almost all tell of the horrors to be found in worlds beyond our solar system: "The cooks of Gazook/Will reduce you to powder, /And use you to flavor/Their savory chowder." The bugs of Gum simply eat visitors alive. Planet Swole en...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on May 1, 2009
From the poet who brought you "forty performing bananas" and "a pizza the size of the sun" come "abhorrent things that need not breathe, / And yet are quite alive." This time, Prelutsky takes readers to planets they've never heard of and probably wouldn't want to visit. There's Swole, where you can't sto...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2009
Prelutsky takes readers to planets they've never heard of--and wouldn't want to visit (e.g., Swole, where you can't stop crying; Skreber, where y...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
