In this remarkable volume of poetry for two voices, a companion to "I Am
Pheonix," Paul Fleischman verbally re-creates the "Booming / boisterous
/ joyful noise" of insects. The poems resound with the pulse of the
cicada and the drone of the honeybee. Eric Beddow's vibrant drawings
send each insect soaring, spinning, or creeping off the page in its own
unique way.
Paul Fleischman has created not only a clear and fascinating guide to
the insect world - from chrysalid butterflies to whirligig beetles - but
and exultant celebration of life.