Our Big Home: An Earth Poem Contributor(s): Glaser, Linda (Author), Kleven, Elisa (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0761317767 ISBN-13: 9780761317760 Publisher: Millbrook Press OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2002 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Science & Nature - Environment |
Dewey: E |
Series: Reading Rainbow Books |
Physical Information: 0.1" H x 8.6" W x 8.8" (0.25 lbs) 32 pages |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 48743 Reading Level: 2.8 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Young children usually think of their home as the structure in which they live. In Our Big Home, the author and illustrator present a much larger vision of home as the planet Earth. Linda Glaser's beautiful poem is a wonderful way to gently lead children toward the all-important understanding of caring for our environment. In her lyrical, child-oriented style, she presents the idea that our big home is shared not only with all people but with all plants and animals as well. She shows that we share the air, the water, the soil, and other elements that affect and sustain all of us who live on Earth. Elisa Kleven's vibrant art enhances the concept as she takes young readers to an African plain, a Caribbean island, a South American mountain, and around the world to see people and animals reveling in the beauty and abundance of our shared home. |