I just got this from my library, it looks great! Evaluation: This book is not to be missed, even if you don’t think you are an aficionado of poetry. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. The medium of the pictures is a combination of watercolor, gouache (which is a sort of opaque watercolor), and mixed media. Navigate the . It is so gorgeous that I created a special Spring display just for Firefly July. And all with short, non-overwhelming, yet amazing poems. [As I was reading the first poem I thought "oh, these poems remind me of that awful red wheelbarrow poem." I’ve only heard good things. I like how the author describes mud as a marriage between dust and rain. Goodreads Summary: Celebrated poet and anthologist Paul B. Janeczko pairs with Caldecott Honoree Melissa Sweet for a collection of short poems to sample and savor.

Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. They are fun short poems that are enjoyable to all. Firefly July (Hardcover) A Year of Very Short Poems. CHILDREN'S POETRY, by Once again I rate a book which gets an extra star thanks to the fabulous illustrations that accompanied the text.

Readers won't soon forget the poetry or the lovely images. Children's Books About Science And Nature, The Proper Way to Meet a Hedgehog and Other How-To Poems, Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World, Girls Think of Everything: Stories of Ingenious Inventions by Women, A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams, A Poke in the I: A Collection of Concrete Poems, aeronautics, astronautics and space science, ABC for Me: ABC What Can She Be? The illustrations are very detailed to help represent the season the poems are about. Not a bad introduction to poetry by famous poets for a child. My 10-year-old and 7-year-old daughters both loved it but so did my husband, mother, and I. I would definitely use this book to teach a writing lesson on adjectives. The use of descriptive language allows for the reader to imagine what is going on without even looking at the illustrations. A Lee Bennett Hopkins honor book, Firefly July is a collection of approachable poems that highlight the different seasons through various short, well crafted poems by famous poets. If you were picturing something, t. This book had a great selection of poems that are short but provoke a lot of emotion. ; How do you picture ______?

This book is very informational and written is short poems so I think it would be pretty interesting on it's own.
Janeczko's selections were also amazing and as expected Sweet's illustrations made this anthology so rich and beautiful. The illustrations are very detailed to help represent the season the poems are about. I really need to read this. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. My one criticism is that I stumbled upon the full length Firefly July poem online (there's only one additional short verse) and wish it could have been added, especially since that poem's title named the whole compilation. I hope you enjoy it! If you were picturing something, then the illustration was of that image. About Firefly July: A Year of Very Short Poems “Sweet’s pictures are, in a word, gorgeous.

I am really looking forward to reading this one. Paul B. Janeczko

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She lives with her family in Rockport, Maine. RELEASE DATE: Aug. 7, 2018. What I really liked was the array of authors featured in the anthology they range from Emily Dikinson, Robert Frost, and Carl Sandburg, spanning from the late 19th century to today. illustrated by .

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