Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night / comments by Tori S.

This book goes from evening to dawn, exploring different creatures from racoons to mushrooms, Each creature has its own poem, picture, and a short factual note. First they talk about a raccoon welcoming you into the night. Then a snail at moonrise comes to guide you - a long comes the Primrose Moth then the Dark Emperor (an owl) who silently watches the sky. The trees tell you their story, and the night spider gives you some advice. The porcupette comes next to tell you about itself. The crickets speak, and chirp while the mushrooms come to tell their story. Elf's drift in water and walk on land, while the bats sleep because it's dawn. The moon descends and that's the end (read the facts beside each picture to help you understand each creature better).

The Dark Emperor is an owl which can watch the forest through the night and each creature has its own poem in the night and that is why it is titled such.

3 stars

by Tori S., 5th grade, 2011-2012