A Year Full of Poems - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0192760971 ISBN 13: 9780192760975

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1991

Synopsis

Now children may
Go out of doors,
Without their coats,
To candy stores.
The apple branches
And the pear
May float their blossoms
Through the air,
And Daddy may
Get out his hoe
To plant tomatoes
In a row,
And, afterwards,
May lazily
Look at some baseball
On TV.
--from "May" by John Updike
From January to December, Michael Harrison and Christopher Stuart-Clark trace all the months of the year in this rich collection of poems for children. Eight to twelve poems are chosen for each month to capture the essence of a particular time and season. Narrative poems, very short poems, funny poems, sad poems--each month offers quite a variety, chosen especially for children aged 9 to 14.
February boasts poems by Sara Teasdale and Walter de la Mare. April offers Langston Hughes and Tennyson. John Updike is a contributor to May and August. And the other months are made particularly memorable with poems from Emily Bronte, Longfellow, D. H. Lawrence, Rupert Brook, Emily Dickinson, and many others. The poems are illustrated by a variety of artists in an open and easy-to-read format that that blends the poetry with the artwork. Included are an index of authors and artists, and of titles and first lines.
The lavish design and the thoughtful, diverse selection of poems make this an ideal resource for classroom and library, a special gift for a young poet, or the perfect choice for beginning or adding to a child's first personal library.

About this title

About the Author:

About the Editors:
Michael Harrison and Christopher Stuart-Clark have collaborated on several books for Oxford, including The Oxford Book of Story Poems and Peace and War: A Collection of Poems.

Review:

"If there is one book you add to your poetry collection this year, make sure you get this one from Oxford." --Library Materials Guide

"A collection of funny and famous poetry for all seasons and occasions with accompanying illustrations as diverse and colorful as the seasons themselves. A delightful melange of poems, bridging the generation gap, A Year Full of Poems will allow parents and teachers to keep their young readers interested in poetry the year round."--Children's Bookwatch

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0192760971
• ISBN 13: 9780192760975
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 142
• Editor: Harrison Michael, Stuart-Clark Christopher