Nature's Rhyming Riddles
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The mysteries are over, the guesswork is done,
Learning about animals I think, is quite fun.
A ___ may rattle your garbage can at night,
While a slithering _____ may give you a fright.
A line of swimming _____ may demonstrate how to fish,
And a ______will teach you how to say "ish"!
A green ______ may hop on your toe,
And after reading this book, think how your knowledge will grow!
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About the Book
Nature's Rhyming Riddles introduces five mystery animals with clues that rhyme. The first two lines of the book are, "Hints we will give you in these lines that rhyme, about creatures with hair, scales or a covering of slime." As the book is read aloud challenge the listeners to raise their hands when they think they know what each mystery animal is. The final verse for each mystery animal will rhyme with that mystery animal's name. So, the result of hearing the book read to the children will allow the children to gain knowledge about each of the five mystery animals. How many children discovered the correct answer?
About the Author
Michael J. Larson’s first seven books have been written in the prose form. Over the years he has produced a lot of rhymes in the form of birthday greetings, graduation cards and Facebook posts however this is his first attempt at producing a published work in rhymes. The author spent forty-two years educating students about God’s beautiful world as a biology teacher. He and his wife, Kathie, have three children and eight grandchildren. They live on a small acreage in western Minnesota, where the author blogs, gardens, plays golf, reads and enjoys the peace and quiet of the outdoors. He can be contacted by email at mklarson@frontiernet.net.