Hundreds of animal species provide the cast of characters for these newly composed
bio-limericks arranged into 17 chapters by taxonomic group (such as Birds Fishes Insects) or
biological subject (such as Ecology Genetics and Anthropology). Sometimes multiple verses on
one organism or topic provide an extended story-line across successive poems. In addition
several stylistic vignettes recur throughout the book such as: (a) On the Farm which ranges
from barnyards to fish farms to oyster farms and (b) Let's Play Jeopardy where the reader
guesses an animal from poetic clues the author provides. Each little jingle can be read as a
stand-alone offering a quick chuckle or biological insight. But watch out-these poetic tidbits
can be as addictive as popcorn such that some readers will feel compelled to consume each
chapter and indeed the entire book at one sitting! Covering nearly every creature that any
amateur or professional biologist has ever heard of these pun-filled limericks provide
humorous insight into each critter or its peculiar habits in a sharply witty and cutely
informative way.
