Wild in the Streets

Marilyn Singer is a multi-award-winning children’s author who has written many books, spanning poetry, picture books, fiction and non-fiction. Her awards include the 2015 NCTE Award for Excellence in poetry, the Cybil Award for Poetry 2011, and several Children’s Choice and Parents’ Choice Awards, among others. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.  Gordy Wright is an illustrator and printmaker. He creates textured artwork using a variety of traditional techniques, throughout which he likes to evoke a sense of nature and weave a narrative. He lives and works in Bristol, UK. 

p. 4 Where Life's No Longer Wild (introductory poem)
p. 6 Introduction 
p. 8 Coyotes: Chicago, Illinois, USA 
p. 10 Mosquitos and Mexican Free-tailed Bats: Austin, Texas, USA
p. 12 White Storks: Munster, France 
p. 14 Bush-tailed possums: Sydney, Australia 
p. 16 Reticulated Pythons: Singapore 
p. 18 Huntsman Spiders: Cape Town, South Africa 
p. 20 Rhesus Monkeys: New Delhi, India 
p. 22 Water Monitors: Bangkok, Thailand 
p. 24 Brazilian Agoutis: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
p. 26 River Crabs: Rome, Italy
p. 28 Honeybee: Vancouver, Canada 
p. 30 Monarch Butterflies: Pacific Grove, California 
p. 32 Wild Boars: Berlin, Germany 
p. 34 Hyenas: Harar, Ethiopia 
p. 36 Mientien Tree Frogs: Taipei, Taiwan
p. 38 Badgers: Swindon, England 
p. 40 Sika Deer: Nara, Tokyo 
p. 42 Peregrine Falcons: New York City, New York, USA
p. 44 Pigeons: Everywhere  
p. 46 Poetry forms 
p. 48 Glossary and further resources