Twelve playful villanelles reflect a westerner's interpretation of the venerable Chinese Zodiac characters. "Zodiac Zoo" is guaranteed to expand your child's vocabulary and quite possibly your own The lyrical quality of this poetry style enhances read-aloud comfort levels. "WHERE TIGERS BLOOM Tigers bloom where there's oodles of room. It survives and thrives by pawky prowl. A caged enrage is a fandango fume. A Tiger can't be swept back with a broom or run off by a mongrel's hollow howl. Tigers bloom where there's oodles of room. Sultry swamps or snowstorms won't entomb the volume of a Tiger's lusty yowl. A caged enrage is a fandango fume. Don't presume tiger rugs beat broadloom; its toothsome maw is a grimace sans growl. Tigers bloom where there's oodles of room. A Tiger's stripes aren't a con's costume nor does it mask a scrappy scowl. A caged enrage is a fandango fume. Tiger eyes garner glints in the gloom and it will pounce on fair game or foul. Tigers bloom where there's oodles of room. A caged enrage is a fandango fume."