Why Do Dogs Sniff Bottoms?
Why Do Dogs Sniff Bottoms?

Author: Dawn McMillan

Publisher: Breakwater Books

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 38

ISBN-13: 9781894377232

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The answer to one of life's mysteries is now revealed - why exactly do dogs sniff bottoms? This delightfully funny account is brought to life through witty verse and hilarious illustrations which perfectly capture the rhythm of the verse.Winner of the Children's Choice Award at the New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards in 2003.

How the Kiwi Lost Its Wings
How the Kiwi Lost Its Wings

Author: Alwyn Owen

Publisher: Raupo

Published: 2002-03-11

Total Pages: 30

ISBN-13: 9781869487157

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"Long ago when the world was new the kiwi lived in the treetops with the other birds and played and sang all day long. But when a plague of insects threatens to destroy the forest mighty Tane calls upon the birds to save the precious trees. Who of all the birds will answer Tane's plea and what sacrifices will need to be made?"--Back cover. Suggested level: junior, primary.

Imagery of Colour & Shining in Catullus, Propertius & Horace
Imagery of Colour & Shining in Catullus, Propertius & Horace

Author: Jacqueline Clarke

Publisher: Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13:

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In recent years there has been growing interest in the concepts of pictorial vividness («enargeia») and pictorial description («ekphrasis») in the works of ancient writers. Colour imagery can play a significant part in such pictorial effects. This book explores the visual and stylistic contributions that words for colour and shining make to the poetry of Catullus, Propertius, and Horace. First, the instances of colour usage by the three poets are analyzed and compared with the colour imagery of other ancient poets and artists. «Colour readings» of selected poems follow, illustrating how colours are employed by these poets to heighten the visual impact of their poems and influence the reader's emotional responses. This book fills a gap in the scholarship on colour in ancient poetry and provides fresh perspectives on the work of three important poets.

Baa Baa Smart Sheep
Baa Baa Smart Sheep

Author: Mark Sommerset

Publisher: Candlewick Press

Published: 2016-02-23

Total Pages: 28

ISBN-13: 0763680664

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Kids who love wicked humor will gobble up this tale of a trickster sheep and a comically gullible turkey. Ewww! Little Baa Baa is bored. So when Quirky Turkey comes along, the opportunity to make mischief is too good to resist. “What’s that?” asks Turkey, pointing at a suspicious something on the ground. “What’s what?” “That there.” “This here?” “Yes, that there.” “Oh, it’s just a pile of . . . smarty tablets.” “Ohhh. . .” After a well-sustained buildup evoking hilarity and disbelief, this kid-pleasing trickster tale will have readers both groaning and laughing out loud at the payoff.

An Erromangan (Sye) Grammar
An Erromangan (Sye) Grammar

Author: Terry Crowley

Publisher: University of Hawaii Press

Published: 1998-03-01

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 9780824819354

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The languages of southern Vanuatu are structurally different from other Oceanic languages. Sye has an unusually complex morphological system and it offers a number of typological surprises for Oceanic linguists. It differs syntactically from many other Oceanic languages of Melanesia in that it does not have widespread verb serialization, though it, along with the other languages of southern Vanuatu, has developed what can be referred to as a system of "echo verbs." This volume describes Sye's phonology and morphosyntax in terms that are intended to be accessible to followers of a variety of linguistic theories, with considerable exemplification of points to allow linguists to reanalyze data according to their own theoretical interests.

Pēhea Te Āhua Nei O Te Taniwha Rā?
Pēhea Te Āhua Nei O Te Taniwha Rā?

Author: Mike Johnson

Publisher: Beansprout Press

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 30

ISBN-13: 9780994101556

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The Taniwha is New Zealand's best known and most loved mythological creature... But what do they look like? Poet Mike Johnson and artist Jenn Rackham come together to explore this great mystery. To be read aloud for pleasure, or used as an early reader, Taniwha will delight both young and old.