Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night
by:
Rick Allen (author)
Joyce Sidman (author)
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780547768663 (0547768664)
Publish date: September 6th 2010
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages no: 32
Edition language: English
Category:
Childrens,
Non Fiction,
Academic,
School,
Science,
Juvenile,
Middle Grade,
Environment,
Nature,
Poetry,
Picture Books,
Animals
A very nice collection of poetry combined with beautiful illustrations and facts (all about nocturnal life).
These topical nature poems are accompanied by informational text on the opposite page. The design makes this parallel text not distracting. Rick Allen's lino-cut illustrations are remarkable, mostly because of the description of his three-block process. This is painstaking work. I appreciate all the...
It's hard to review poetry collections the way I review novels, so let me just say that every poem in this book was like a perfect spiderweb, or as beautiful as a full moon, or some other poetic image. Admittedly, it's probably impossible for me to dislike a book named for and featuring a poem about...
A stunningly illustrated, excellent collection of poems about creatures of the night
11 years ago
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