| Forest Has a Song: Poems Contributor(s): Vanderwater, Amy Ludwig (Author), Gourley, Robbin (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0618843493 ISBN-13: 9780618843497 Publisher: Clarion Books OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Poetry - General - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Trees & Forests |
| Dewey: 811.6 |
| LCCN: 2011052433 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 8.2" W x 10.9" (0.80 lbs) 40 pages |
| Themes: - Holiday - Earth Day |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A spider is a "never-tangling dangling spinner / knitting angles, trapping dinner." A tree frog proposes, "Marry me. Please marry me... / Pick me now. / Make me your choice. / I'm one great frog / with one strong voice." VanDerwater lets the denizens of the forest speak for themselves in twenty-six lighthearted, easy-to-read poems. As she observes, "Silence in Forest / never lasts long. / Melody / is everywhere / mixing in / with piney air. / Forest has a song." The graceful, appealing watercolor illustrations perfectly suit these charming poems that invite young readers into the woodland world at every season. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gourley, Robbin: - Robbin Gourley is an artist and art director as well as an author and illustrator of cookbooks and picture books. She divides her time between rural Pennsylvania and Brooklyn, New York.Vanderwater, Amy Ludwig: - Amy Ludwig VanDerwater is a poet whose work has appeared in magazines and children's anthologies as well as picture books. She earned her MA degree in Curriculum and Teaching from Teachers College, Columbia University, and teaches writing in schools nationwide and at her blog, The Poem Farm. Amy lives in Holland, New York, with her family, animals, and books. Visit her online at amyludwigvanderwater.com, on Twitter @amylvpoemfarm, and on Instagram @amyludwigvanderwater. |