The Carnival of the Animals (Book & CD)

A collection of short poems about the different animals in the classical piece of the same name by Camille Saint-Saëns. There is an Introduction, The Lion, Rooster and Hens, The Donkeys of the Wild, The Tortoise, Elephants, Kangaroos, Aquarium, Personages with Long Ears, The Cuckoo, Birds,

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Pianists, Fossils, The Swan, and The Finale.

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The collection of short poems with different animals in a carnival. The CD brings the book to life with the classical music and the great illustrations.

I liked this book for several reasons. I feel this way mainly because of the language, and illustrations seen throughout the story. Each poem in the book emphasizes a different animal. With each animal, the poem uses very descriptive language, in explaining the characteristics that pertain to that

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specific animal. For example, in the poem titled, “Elephants”, the author states, “when elephants gather, the ground starts to tremble”, and “his footfalls are often mistaken for thunder”. The descriptive language used in these two lines, indicate to readers that elephants are in fact massive. The illustrations drawn for each animal create a beautiful visual for the reader. Not only do the pictures enhance the story, but they also correlate with the text perfectly. In the poem titled, “Elephants”, the text suggests that they are very large animals, so in the illustration drawn for them, the elephant is depicted as the largest animal on the page, overlooking the other animals in the wild.

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