Tolkien. R. R. Poems from greats like Langston Hughes, Lewis Carroll, and Rudyard Kipling share space with historic playwrights such as William Shakespeare and epic novelists like J. The poetry isn't just poetry; it is literature in its purest form.
The collection of poems, 95 in all, captures the diversity of humanity, cultures, and inner thoughts and feelings. Each illustration captures the feel and wonderment of the poems bound in Poetry Speaks to Children. These names may not mean much to most readers, but after viewing the images of imagination coming to life in full color on the pages of this book, it may give you pause enough to file these illustrators' names to memory. The first thing I noticed about the book was the amazing illustrations by Judy Love, Wendy Rasmussen, and Paula Zinngrabe Wendland.
Even the famed Robert Frost's voice makes an appearance to read his well known "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening." Each poem of the book with a matching track on the CD is marked with the track number, making listening to your favorites quite easy. Poetry Speaks to Children is a collection of poems and is accompanied by an audio CD containing many poems from the book, with most being read by the author . From the moment I cracked open the spine, I realized it delivers more than I had hoped it would. From the moment the shiny new book arrived at my doorstep, I was excited to see what this incredible creation had in store for my son and for me.
The collection of poems, 95 in all, captures the diversity of humanity, cultures, and inner thoughts and feelings. Each illustration captures the feel and wonderment of the poems bound in Poetry Speaks to Children. These names may not mean much to most readers, but after viewing the images of imagination coming to life in full color on the pages of this book, it may give you pause enough to file these illustrators' names to memory. The first thing I noticed about the book was the amazing illustrations by Judy Love, Wendy Rasmussen, and Paula Zinngrabe Wendland.
Even the famed Robert Frost's voice makes an appearance to read his well known "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening." Each poem of the book with a matching track on the CD is marked with the track number, making listening to your favorites quite easy. Poetry Speaks to Children is a collection of poems and is accompanied by an audio CD containing many poems from the book, with most being read by the author . From the moment I cracked open the spine, I realized it delivers more than I had hoped it would. From the moment the shiny new book arrived at my doorstep, I was excited to see what this incredible creation had in store for my son and for me.
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