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By: Sheena Knowles

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Edward the emu was sick of the zoo,
There was nowhere to go, there was nothing to do,
And compared to the seals that lived right next door,
Well being an emu was frankly a bore.

Tired of his life as an emu, Edward decides to try being something else for a change. He tries swimming with the seals. He spends a day lounging with the lions. He even does a stint slithering with the snakes.

But Edward soon discovers that being an emu may be the best thing after all. And so he returns to his pen, only to find a big surprise awaiting him. . . .

Edward is tired of being an emu, so he decides to try being something else for a change.First he spends some time swimming with the seals. Next, he lounges with the lions. He even slithers with the snakes. But Edward soon discovers that being an emu may not be so bad after all. So he heads back to his pen, only to find a big surprise awaiting him . . .Sheena Knowles' upbeat, rhyming text and Rod Clement's deliciously droll illustrations are sure to make readers laugh out loud in this whimsical picture book by the creators of Edwina the Emu."If you buy one book...for sheer fun, there's no question it should be this one." San Diego Union Tribune

PRODUCT DETAILS

Publisher: HarperCollins
Pub. Date: 4th April 1998
Catalog: Book
Media: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 32
Ean: 9780064434997
Isbn: 0064434990

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A favorite for reading aloud!
~ Written on Nov 5, 2009. out of users found this review helpful.

"Edward the Emu was sick of the zoo..." The rhyming, the cadence, the images, the story, the drawings all make this one of my all-time favorites. I love to read it aloud to my girls, and it's one of the first books I loan to a teacher on "sharing day." And how many other books about emus have you ever read? Edward is a dissatisfied emu, always thinking that he's missing out on something better just over in the next zoo enclosure. Eventually, of course, he learns that being what he is is the best thing for him. The up-close style of the drawings brings every feather, every hair, every expression right into your lap. A wonderful book with a wonderful message: be yourself!

Edward the Emu
~ Written on Jul 20, 2009. out of users found this review helpful.

I previously had a copy of this book and the children loved it so much that it eventually needed to be replaced. It is a great book and well worth adding to your collection

Absolutely Fantastic
~ Written on Jul 7, 2008. out of users found this review helpful.

book! The pictures are wonderful, and the story itself is sweet and simple with lovely rhyming. My son loves it! He is now 3. If I could just give a 1/4 star less I would. I still believe this is a book worth adding to your children's home library. The only problem I found is the illustrator decided to draw a lioness instead of a lion. His roaring lion has no mane. The story indicates a lion in 'his den.'

Fabulous for little kids
~ Written on May 11, 2008. out of users found this review helpful.

My kids and i loved this book. The illustrations are great, the rhyming is fun, and the story is adorable. You'll love it.

A Good Story Made Great By Sensational Illustrations
~ Written on Sep 21, 2007. out of users found this review helpful.

A bored emu named Edward in a zoo envies his seal neighbours and decides life would be a lot more exciting as one of them. He hops the fences of both enclosures in this poorly designed zoo and lives life as a seal. The customers and staff at the zoo aren't the brightest and don't notice any difference between him or the other animals let alone return him to his own enclosure so he's all set being a seal. Only he overhears a member of the public say that his favourite animal is a lion so Edward decides to hop the fence again. Hanging out with the lions (who don't eat him for some reason) someone else mentions snakes are their favourite so he decides to become a snake. Is it really a desire to be different Edward is after or is it something else. Read this book and find out!

The illustrations are very well done with minute attention to detail resulting in very realistic colour sketches. My only criticism is that it would be nice if Edward had visited a few more animals but that's the only bad thing I have to say about this book.

There's also a sequel available called Edwina the Emu.

Edward the Emu

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