Amazing places : poems / selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins ; ilustrations by Chris Soentpiet and Christy Hale.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York : Lee & Low Books, [2015]Copyright date: ©2015Edition: First editionDescription: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color map ; 26 x 29 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781600606533 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- 1600606539 (hardcover : alk. paper)
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 811.008 A489 | Available | 33111008073450 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
In this collection of original poems, acclaimed anthologist Lee Bennett Hopkins brings together fourteen selections that celebrate through poetic imagery some of the amazingly diverse places in our nation. These include Denali National Park, the Oneida Nation Museum, San Francisco's Chinatown, the Grand Canyon, the Ringling Circus Museum, Harlem, the Liberty Bell, Fenway Park, and more. The poems as a whole take readers on an exciting multiethnic travelogue around the United States and encourage a positive appreciation of our country's historical, environmental, and cultural heritage.
The inspiring and insightful poems were created by some of the best--known authors writing for children, including Alma Flor Ada, Jaime Adoff, Joseph Bruchac, Rebecca Kai Dotlich, Nikki Grimes, J. Patrick Lewis, Jane Medina, and Linda Sue Park. Captivating illustrations by award--winning illustrators Chris Soentpiet and Christy Hale feature well--researched settings that infuse the poems with vibrant life and atmosphere. Readers of all ages will want to visit each amazing place again and again.
Includes bibliographical references.
"Poems focusing on unique places of historical, environmental, and/or cultural interest in the United States by poets from diverse backgrounds, including Alma Flor Ada, Joseph Bruchac, Nikki Grimes, Lee Bennett Hopkins, Linda Sue Park, and many others. Includes additional information about each place, and sources"-- Provided by publisher.