Earth & Us Continuous: Nature's Past & Future (Sharing Nature With Children Book) - Softcover

Lewis, J. Patrick; Canyon, Christopher

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1584690232 ISBN 13: 9781584690238

Publisher: Dawn Pubns, 2001

Synopsis

Describes the changes the earth has experienced through the years and provides insight into the importance of global awareness and the connection with our environment.

About this title

About the Author:

For 30 years J. Patrick Lewis was a college professor, teaching economics. Now he plays with words and hangs out with kids at elementary schools. He is out to prove that "poetry is ear candy," and to inspire a simpatico connection with the natural wonders that surround us. "If there is a better way to spend a lifetime," he says, "I can't imagine what it would be." Mr. Lewis is also the author of the highly acclaimed Earth & You - A Closer View: Nature's Features. AUTHORBIO (Illustrator): Christopher Canyon is irrepressibly playful as well as passionate about illustrating children's picture books. He teaches illustration at the Columbus College of Art & Design in Columbus Ohio, is a frequent speaker at professional events, and his illustrations have been displayed in several national exhibitions. But his favorite audience is children and he makes a point of visiting schools often. Two of his previous books for Dawn Publications, The Tree in the Ancient Forest and Stickeen: John Muir and the Brave Little Dog, won the Benjamin Franklin Award as best illustrated children's books of the year. He is also the illustrator of Wonderful Nature, Wonderful You, and the highly acclaimed Earth & You - A Closer View: Nature's Features.

From Booklist:

Ages 5-8. In this first title in a proposed series of three, poet J. Patrick Lewis introduces young readers to the major land formations and ecosystems that make up our planet. Written in sweeping language and poetic metaphors, the stylized poetry is sentimental, cliched, and sometimes obscure ("Creatures of every species depend upon the careless ribbons of sky that blow the breath of life," for example), and a few sections end with charges to care for the earth that jar rather than inspire. But Lewis blends plenty of fact into each section, and Canyon's large, vibrantly colored paintings show Earth's diversity in attractive, dynamic spreads that will capture children's interest. Not a first purchase, but teachers looking for environmental material for young children may find this useful. Gillian Engberg
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About this edition

• Publisher: Dawn Pubns
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1584690232
• ISBN 13: 9781584690238
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 36
• Illustrator: Canyon Christopher