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Clarion Books, 2013-26-03

Forest Has a Song: Poems

Forest Has a Song: Poems

Amy Ludwig Vanderwater, Author

Robbin Gourley, Illustrator

Hardcover

9780618843497

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Twenty-six short, lighthearted poems about the forest and its animals, plants, and seasonal changes, beautifully and accurately illustrated in watercolor.
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Each poem in Forest Has a Song invites readers to pause and listen—to the whisper of lichens, the rhythm of a woodpecker’s tapping, the hush of snowflakes. VanDerwater’s lyrical verses and Gourley’s delicate illustrations create a symphony of the natural world, encouraging young readers to find poetry in everyday moments.

Keywords and Themes: Beauty • Curiosity • Figurative Language • General • Imagination • Juvenile Nonfiction • Nature • Observation • Poetry • Rhythm • Science & Nature • Seasons • Storytelling • Trees & Forests • Wonder

Readability • 1.7

Age Range • 6-9

Pages • 40

Subjects • Forests and forestry

Categories • Juvenile Nonfiction | Poetry | General • Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Trees & Forests

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.
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