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The best poetry books for children

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Do you know how animals sleep? 
 
Beautiful poems about sleeping animals are interspersed with fascinating facts and beautiful illustrations - in this perfect book for bedtime! 
 
Otters fall asleep while holding hands; zebra finches practise their songs while dreaming; dolphins keep one half of their brain awake . . .

A Songbird Dreams of Singing

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