A Snowflake Fell: Poems About Winter - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1841480339 ISBN 13: 9781841480336

Publisher: Barefoot Books, 2003

Synopsis

Breathtaking illustrations of snow scenes, animals, and people perfectly complement each poem--by such authors as Jane Yolen, Nikki Giovanni, and Douglas Florian--that shares the beauty of winter and how miraculous the forces of nature can be.

About this title

From School Library Journal:

PreSchool-Grade 3-Hori's delicate, ethereal pastel-and-watercolor illustrations will draw children into this magical book. Two dozen poets explore aspects of the season, from James Whitcomb Riley in "Winter Fancies" to Douglas Florian in "The Winter Tree." The Native American Taos people's story of winter as an old man appears in Nancy Wood's "Old Man Winter," and several poems are told from an animal's perspective, as in Marilyn Singer's energetic "Deer Mouse" ("-get busy/get done/get get get get/get out of here/run"). From cozy to dangerous, serious to humorous, the poems evoke the emotions and senses of the season, and will delight listeners and readers.
Lee Bock, Glenbrook Elementary School, Pulaski, WI
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review:

..". My whistling wings pull me up and up The snow becomes faraway stars on my toes When I jump toward the light I close my eyes tight and let the stars tickle my nose"

About this edition

• Publisher: Barefoot Books
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1841480339
• ISBN 13: 9781841480336
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 40
• Illustrator: Hori Hatsuki