Poetry for Young People: Emily Dickinson - Hardcover

Dickinson, Emily

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0806906359 ISBN 13: 9780806906355

Publisher: Union Square Kids, 1994

Synopsis

Features more than 35 of Dickinson's best loved poems, including "I'm nobody, who are you?" and "I started early, took my dog." "The choice of...Emily Dickinson is a good one....Chi Chung's illustrations...are precise and sometimes whimsical....Attractive and inviting....will give young readers something special."--Quill & Quire. "Bolin's four-page introduction describes and explains Emily Dickinson's odd life style and creative productivity....prettily colored watercolors."--LJ. "...footnotes glossing antiquated diction are well-handled and the precis on Dickinson's church-hymnal metric is a model of its kind."--Washington Post. ". . . shot through with magical charm and graceful beauty . . ."--Buzz Weekly. 48 pages (all in color), 8 1/2 x 10.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

at Poets series--exquisite small-format collections of classic poetry enhanced by full-color reproductions of period art, and readable, scholarly introductions. 12 full-color illustrations.

About the Author:

Frances Schoonmaker is a professor in the Department of Curriculum and Teaching at Teacher’s College, Columbia University. She has taught and lectured in China, Japan, Mexico, England, and India, and served as the head of the teacher education initiative for the Teachers College/UNICEF Afghanistan Project.

Chi Chung’s illustrations have been published in numerous children’s books, including Goldilocks and the Three Bears (1992), The Treasure Hunt (1992), The Hottest Day of the Year (1988), and Sam Learns to Cook (1988). Chi Chung lives in New York City.

About this edition

• Publisher: Union Square Kids
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0806906359
• ISBN 13: 9780806906355
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 48
• Editor: Bolin Frances Schoonmaker
• Illustrator: Chung Chi