A Crow Doesn't Need a Shadow: A Guide to Writing Poetry From Nature - Softcover

Ferra, Lorraine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0879056002 ISBN 13: 9780879056001

Publisher: Gibbs Smith Publisher, 2009

Synopsis

"Each generation of young people, it seems, is further removed from nature, from the wind that 'rubs its chin on the trees' and the ducks that 'slip through the quiet pond like raindrops.' With the grace and wisdom of a true teacher, Lorraine Ferra shows us all the way back." --Don Stap, author of A Parrot Without a Name and Letter at the End of Winter.

"These writing experiences give children (and adults) safe allowance to become quiet and tap into their inner wealth of being. I have seen miracles blossom from kids I least expected to respond. In a world of growing disquiet and alienation, this book offers us a welcomed calm and focused energy." --Judy Friesem, environmental educator, Olympic Park Institure, Port Angeles, Washington

"In a spirit of exploration, A Crow Doesn't Need a Shadow contains a series of invitations for readers to look out upon their own landscapes and to write the important themes of their lives." --Richard Harmston, Utah State Office of Education; Co-director, Utah Writing Project

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

Contents Open the Door: An Invitation to Readers Poetry Field Trips Wildflowers Weather Birds and Other Animals Building a Nature Wordscape Keeping a Nature Journal Other Explorations Wandering, Noticing, and Writing Finding a Companion in Nature Creating a Landscape Become Your Surroundings Colors in the Natural World Dreaming Up a Place Nature in Your Hand Rhythms in the World and in Words Growing a Poem Naturally Anthology A Note to Educators Acknowledgments

About the Author:

Lorraine is teacher with an unusual ability to stimulate young writers.

About this edition

• Publisher: Gibbs Smith Publisher
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0879056002
• ISBN 13: 9780879056001
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 128
• Illustrator: Boardman Diane