Forest Has a Song: Poems

Forest Has a Song: PoemsA 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,

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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 03/26/2013
ISBN: 9780618843497
Pages: 40
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 10.90h x 8.20w x 0.40d
Award: Keystone to Reading Book Award - Nominee
Award: Golden Kite - Honor Book
Award: Cybils - Winner

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 01/07/2013 pg. 58
Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2013
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2013 pg. 396
Booklist 04/15/2013 pg. 52
School Library Journal 06/01/2013 pg. 108
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2013 pg. 187 - Recommended, Satisfactory