Imaginary Animals: Poetry and Art for Young People - Hardcover

Sullivan, Charles

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0810934701 ISBN 13: 9780810934702

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, 1996

Synopsis

Poems by Lewis Carroll, William Blake, Ogden Nash, and Marianne Moore are complemented by paintings, photographs, sculpture, and drawings of both real and imaginary animals, such as the Sphinx, the Crackbeak, and dancing bears, in a fresh, richly illustrated anthology for children.

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Review:

There's something about poetry and pictures that brings imaginary animals vividly to life. Who among us has never thought seriously about a purple cow, or feared the Jabberwock? Charles Sullivan's delightful anthology combines serious art and serious poetry in a way that calls to younger readers. (Age 5 and older)

From Publishers Weekly:

the poetry shelf Two new poetry anthologies present poetry as a key to unlocking the imagination. Charles Sullivan collects over 80 poems for Imaginary Animals: Poetry and Art for Young People. A companion to Imaginary Architecture, the entertaining volume encompasses poems on such subjects as the Loch Ness monster and talking to cats; featured poets include William Blake, Galway Kinnell, Sylvia Plath and Ogden Nash. The illustrations are unusually varied, ranging from paintings by Berthe Morisot and Winslow Homer to photographs of a Trojan Horse vase from ancient Greece, Henry Moore's sculpture Sheep Piece, Salvador Dali's Lobster Telephone, the gargoyles of Notre Dame and Bigfoot. Half of the 80 illustrations are in color. A more conventional compilation, The Children's Classic Poetry Collection by Nicola Baxter, illus. by Cathie Shuttleworth, puts nursery rhymes side by side with well-known poems by Tennyson and Byron, among others. The selections, divided into such categories as "Dreams and Wonders" and "Bright and Beautiful," represent a wide range of reading levels. The 50 color illustrations veer toward the precious; e.g., freckled girls with big bonnets, striped stockings and puffy skirts.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0810934701
• ISBN 13: 9780810934702
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 112