Winter Poems (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) - Hardcover
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. The illustrations of a Caldecott Medalist are combined with a seasonal selection of poems by 25 celebrated writers including William Shakespeare, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Robert Frost, Richard Wright, and Edgar Allen Poe.
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Gr. 3-6, younger for reading aloud. Beautifully designed and illustrated in a picture book format, this short anthology of poetry celebrates winter itself, not the holidays that fall within the season. The selection is eclectic, ranging from ancient Japanese verse through Shakespeare to Wallace Stevens, Richard Wright, Ogden Nash, and David Kherdian. While much of the poetry was not originally written for children and some of it is excerpted from longer works, the clarity of concrete images and the sounds of the words make the verse accessible to young people, particularly when it is read aloud. The background of each double-page spread is the same country road, fields, and farm seen in a variety of weathers and times of day and night. A white box is centered on each page, and within these boxes appear the poems and illustrations related to individual poems. Hyman's evocative line-and-watercolor artwork depicts the quiet beauty of winter landscapes and interior scenes as well as the child's experience of winter. Carolyn Phelan
From Publishers Weekly:
This seasonal collection includes work by Rachel Field, Robert Frost, Carl Sandburg and Emily Dickinson. "Like sun glinting on snow, this volume is dazzling," said PW in a starred review. Ages 7-11. (Nov.)
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Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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- PublisherScholastic, Inc.
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 078571197X
- ISBN 13 9780785711971
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages40
- IllustratorHyman Trina Schart
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