The Grasshoppers is one of the many poems in this book of animal poems selected by William Cole. This collection of poems is age appropriate for pre-k to 1st grade. The illustrations are black and white and not too challenging. The poems in this collection are straight forward with minimal levels of schema. The poem selected was The Grasshopper. This poem illustrates a parent child dynamic/ relating more to the human side than the insect world. This book could be used to engage children to create a vivid image and transfer it into a drawing. The drawings could be shared with the class. Read the poem and ask the class to close their eyes to see if their vivid image has changed.