Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors
With original and spot-on perceptions, Joyce Sidman brings the colors of the seasons to life in a fresh light, combining the senses of sight, sound, smell and taste. Illustrator Pam Zagarenski's interpretations go byeond the concrete, allowing us to not just see color, but feel it.
With original and spot-on perceptions, Joyce Sidman brings the colors of the seasons to life in a fresh light, combining the senses of sight, sound, smell and taste. Illustrator Pam Zagarenski's interpretations go byeond the concrete, allowing us to not just see color, but feel it.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780547014944 (0547014945)
ASIN: 547014945
Publish date: April 6th 2009
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages no: 32
Edition language: English
Category:
Childrens,
Realistic Fiction,
Juvenile,
Environment,
Nature,
Art,
Kids,
Poetry,
Picture Books,
Animals,
Storytime
Zagarinski's style seems much better suited to poems than narratives, because of how each illustration is filled with details that make you want to sit and look at the page longer--like I want to with a good poem. I enjoyed Sidman's subtlety and restraint. The illustrations too often were representa...
I like it. It’s pretty. The words are lovely. But, hey, did anyone ask the kids what they think?