[PW] ? mammal alphabet book ID--long shot

[Borg, Matthew]

I've trawled the usual suspects, and can't find any reference to the poem.  Maybe it is original?

Anyway, as an aside...

I'm trying to figure out what the line preceeding "X is for blank..." would be.

Surely, it has to be 

"W is for Wombat - they answer tough reference enquiries
X is for [blank]--no mammals that begin with this letter you see  

Any advances?

Matt


-----Original Message-----
From: project-wombat-bounces at lists.project-wombat.org [mailto:project-wombat-bounces at lists.project-wombat.org] On Behalf Of Hilary Caws-Elwitt
Sent: 06 March 2007 21:10
To: list at project-wombat.org
Subject: [PW] ? mammal alphabet book ID--long shot

Hi Wombats,

I'm starting here because I'm not subscribed to any kidlit lists; feel free to
pass on if any of you are.

We do a picture book contest for kids, and naturally have to deal with
plagiarism issues once in a while. We have an entry entitled "Mammals A to Z" by
which seems suspiciously advanced for a 7-year-old. (The illustrations are 
clearly original and adorable; it's the text we are worried about). Some of the 
couplets/animals also ring a faint bell. I can't find any matching book in our 
collection or by searching the usual places.

Below are some representative letters. Does this seem familiar to anyone else? 
Thanks for taking a look!

A is for ape that is big and brown
B is for bat that hangs upside down
...
M is for mouse that likes to eat cheese
N is for narwhal that lives in the seas
...
Q is for quagga, no longer around
...
X is for [blank]--no mammals that begin with this letter you see
Y is for yak, of horns it has two
Z is for zebra, and now we are through
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Hilary Caws-Elwitt, Systems & Public Services Librarian
Community Information Network Administrator/Programmer
Susquehanna County Library, 2 Monument Sq, Montrose PA 18801
Phone 570-278-1881 -- Fax 570-278-9336
info at susqcolibrary.org -- http://www.susqcolibrary.org
info at susquehannaCIN.net -- http://www.susquehannaCIN.net


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