Last Laughs: Prehistoric Epitaphs

By Jane Yolen, J. Patrick Lewis & Jeffrey Stewart Timmins

Last Laughs: Prehistoric Epitaphs - Jane Yolen, J. Patrick Lewis & Jeffrey Stewart Timmins
  • Release Date: 2017-10-10
  • Genre: Poetry for Kids

Description

Poems framed as epitaphs for extinct prehistoric animals hit the proverbial (coffin) nail on the head in this darkly humorous collection from expert poets Jane Yolen and J. Patrick Lewis.

Macabre, ironic, and witty epitaphs share how prehistoric creatures like the terror bird, the woolly mammoth, and the T-rex met their demise.  The ever-entertaining J. Patrick Lewis and the inimitable Jane Yolen offer a collection organized by era, with posthumous poems paired with short secondary text providing additional, factual information about each creature.