Winter Bees & Other Poems of the Cold Contributor(s): Sidman, Joyce (Author), Allen, Rick (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0547906501 ISBN-13: 9780547906508 Publisher: Clarion Books OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Poetry - General - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - Insects, Spiders, Etc. - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Environmental Science & Ecosystems |
Dewey: 811.54 |
LCCN: 2013039007 |
Series: Junior Library Guild Selection |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 9.5" W x 11.1" (0.95 lbs) 32 pages |
Themes: - Seasonal - Winter - Topical - Inspiration - Seasonal - Spring - Event - Winter - Event - Spring |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 169523 Reading Level: 6.1 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In this outstanding picture book collection of poems by Newbery Honor-winning poet, Joyce Sidman (Song of the Water Boatman, Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night), discover how animals stay alive in the wintertime and learn about their secret lives happening under the snow. Paired with stunning linoleum print illustrations by Rick Allen, that celebrate nature's beauty and power. |
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.comAllen, Rick: - On the tip of Lake Superior at the Kenspeckle Letterpress in Duluth, Minnesota, Rick Allen creates stunning prints, pressing original linoleum cuts, curious wood engravings, eccentric broadsheets, and other printed ephemera in collaboration with his wife and creative partner, Marian Lansky, and their assistant, Janelle Miller. Visit www.kenspeckleletterpress.com. |