| Red Sings from Treetops: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner Contributor(s): Sidman, Joyce (Author), Zagarenski, Pamela (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0547014945 ISBN-13: 9780547014944 Publisher: Clarion Books OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2009 Annotation: In spring, Red sings from tree-tops: cheer-cheer-cheer, each note dropping like a cherry into my ear With original and spot-on perceptions, Joyce Sidman brings the colors of the seasons to life in a fresh light, combining the senses of sight, sound, smell and taste. Illustrator Pam Zagarenski's interpretations go byeond the concrete, allowing us to not just see color, but feel it. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Concepts - Colors - Juvenile Fiction | Concepts - Seasons - Juvenile Fiction | Concepts - Senses & Sensation |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2008035947 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 10.3" W x 10.1" (0.95 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Seasonal - Spring - Seasonal - Summer - Seasonal - Fall - Seasonal - Winter |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 129255 Reading Level: 3.2 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: With original and spot-on perceptions, Joyce Sidman's poetry brings the colors of the seasons to life in a fresh light, combining the senses of sight, sound, smell and taste. In this Caldecott Honor book, illustrator Pam Zagarenski's interpretations go beyond the concrete, allowing us to not just see color, but feel it. |
Contributor Bio(s): Sidman, Joyce: - The Newbery Honor winner Joyce Sidman is today's foremost nature poet for children. Accolades for her books include two Caldecott Honors, a Lee Bennet Hopkins Award, winner of the Claudia Lews Award, and many stars and best of lists. For her award-winning body of work, she won the Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children. She lives in Wayzata, Minnesota. Visit www.joycesidman.comZagarenski, Pamela: - Pamela Zagarenski is the winner of two Caldecott Honors. The books she has illustrated have also been Booklist Editor's Choices, Horn Book Fanfare and Bulletin Blue Ribbon books, winners of Bank Street's Claudia Lewis Award, and translated into many languages. As well as illustrating picture books, she creates paintings and has a gift card line. She lives in Connecticut. Visit her online at pzagarenski.com, on Instagram @sacredbee, and Twitter @sacredbeez. |