Ogres and ghosts, birds, beasts and creeping things, and places near and far are the focus of this bright and personal volume of verses. Winner of many awards for his Science Fiction and Fantasy stories, Mr. deCamp has been writing since the late 1930's, and is equally well known as a "professional popularizer of science".<P>This collection of 100 verses is divided into six sections, all of which call upon and point up the author's many interests and generate a particular pleasure for the reader.