Sea Stars - Hardcover

Harley, Avis

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1590784294 ISBN 13: 9781590784297

Publisher: Wordsong, 2006

Synopsis

Graceful use of traditional poetic forms like haiku and tanka provides inspiration for young readers to create their own writing. Is a crab just an underwater toe-pincher? What advice do sea otters give to cure insomnia? Who is the seamstress of the sea? Avis Harley's poems invite readers to explore these and other mysteries of our great oceans. Full-color photographs capture the critters in question, and a Looking Deeper section offers exciting facts that keep kids reading.

About this title

About the Author:

Avis Harley has been involved in education for many years, having taught in schools in Canada and England. She lives with her husband in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Margaret Butschler has developed outreach conservation programs at the Vancouver Aquarium during her twenty-eight years on staff. Her photography is featured in exhibits, textbooks, magazines, and brochures. She lives with her husband in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 1-5–Each of these 27 offerings was inspired by a photograph of a sea creature, and Harley employs a variety of poetic forms–including rhyming couplets, haiku, a list poem, and an acrostic–to capture the mood of the images. The poems are short; most are four or five lines. On the whole, they are well crafted and accessible to young readers, but clever enough to hold the interest of older children. Butschler's photographs are interesting and expressive and have rich, clear colors. They generally feature one or two animals in close-up and are set against backdrops of biomorphic shapes that match their colors and lines. Quality poems and attractive graphic design make this title a solid addition to most collections.–Donna Cardon, Provo City Library, UT
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About this edition

• Publisher: Wordsong
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1590784294
• ISBN 13: 9781590784297
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32