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Synopsis
This poetic tale captures the diverse beauty and great power of this massive river, enhanced with detailed, full-color illustration.
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About the Author
Diane Siebert is the author of Mojave, a 1988 Booklist Children’s Editors’ Choice, a 1988 Notable Children’s Trade Book in Social Studies, and a 1989 Teachers Choice, and Heartland , a 1989 Booklist Children’s Editors’ Choice, a 1989 Notable Children’s Trade Book in Social Studies, and a 1990 Notable Children’s Book in the Language Arts.Ms. Siebert lives at Crooked River Ranch, Oregon.
From Publishers Weekly
Breathtaking illustrations by debut artist Harlin are the main attraction here. As in her Sierra and Mojave, Siebert offers a poetic evocation of one of America's natural wonders. "I am the river,/ Deep and strong,/ I sing an old, enduring song/ With rhythms wild and rhythms tame,/ And Mississippi is my name." The poem initially traces the river historically from the clear "melting glacial waters" to the muddy water that now "hides/ The garbage, sludge, and pesticides/ That kill fish and fowl to find/ Their lethal way back to mankind." The last half of the book traces the river's path from Lake Itasca "in the north" to the Gulf of Mexico. The cadences of the poem mimic the wide river's flow, yet the messages grow cumbersome: "What followed was a nation's quest/ To grow, expand, and `tame' the West." The paintings, on the other hand, seem both lifelike and transcendent. The river shimmers with light, workers lean wearily against sandbags blocking the cresting river, a white heron is reflected in the waters of a southern bayou. Classroom teachers leading a study of the mighty river will like this book as will travelers who frequent souvenir shops along the Mississippi's banks. All ages.
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- PublisherHarpercollins Childrens Books
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 0688164455
- ISBN 13 9780688164454
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages40
- IllustratorHarlin Greg
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