A Strange Place to Call Home: The World's Most Dangerous Habitats & the Animals That Call Them Home by Marilyn Singer

 Singer, Marilyn. A Strange Place to Call Home: The World's Most Dangerous Habitats & the Animals That Call Them Home. San Francisco: Chrionicle Books, 2012. 37p. 

Poet Marilyn Singer and illustrator Ed Young team up to create this exciting look at fourteen animals that live in strange and dangerous habitats.  Each unusual animal has its own spread that includes a poem and an accompanying textured paper collage illustration.  Endnotes give more information on each fascinating animal.  The "About Poetry Forms" highlights types of poems featured in the book.  A website link is also helpful for using this and other forms of poetry in your classroom.