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Synopsis
Presents an illustrated version of the poem about how the beauties of nature inspire the heart with gratitude.
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About the Author
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), the essayist and poet, is widely considered one of the most important thinkers of nineteenth-century America. Mark Graham has illustrated many books for children, including Where's the Baby? by folksinger Tom Paxton and Come Meet Muffin by Joyce Carol Oates, and his paintings are exhibited in various art galleries and museums around the world. He lives in Port Washington, New York.
Reviews
Grade 3-8-The joys of nature vividly come across in Graham's vibrant impressionistic paintings. They validate the passion for the vast beauty and sanctity of nature that Emerson expresses in this poem that celebrates his transcendental philosophy. For him, all of nature was a place of worship. Through realistic paintings of a family camping trip, readers are shown such varied moods as tranquility, surprise, discovery, and awe. The illustrations pull the audience in and give life to the words. Because of this excellent blend of art forms, this picture book should be considered for most poetry collections. It is similar in tone and feeling to Barbara Juster Esbensen's Echoes for the Eye (HarperCollins, 1996) and J. Patrick Lewis's Earth Verses and Water Rhymes (Atheneum, 1991).
Renee Steinberg, Fieldstone Middle School, Montvale, NJ
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Ages 3-8. Emerson's passionate regard for nature and his advocacy of environmentalism are his legacy to us and one that young readers will experience in this beautiful book based on his classic poem. Emerson's philosophy is expressed in his thankfulness to the Father for the flowers, the tender grass, the bird songs, the streams and sky, the breezes, and the blooming trees. Graham's lovely impressionistic oil paintings are a resonant accompaniment to the words. They sing with brilliant cool shades of blue and green, bright flashes of yellow, hot red, or orange. The deeply spiritual aspects of the poem are made accessible with scenes of a family hiking together, discovering mountain vistas, and apple trees in bloom. A brother and sister leap and run, watch an owl in flight, and roast marshmallows--sweet images set against the quiet five-syllable refrain, "Father, we thank you." REVWR
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