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Mixed media artwork and inventive poetry evoke familiar and unfamiliar places throughout the United States, including Kentucky's famed Derby, Florida's Everglades, New Hampshire's Mount Washington, and the Oregon vortex.
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About the Author:
Diane Siebert is the author of Train Song, Truck Song, Motorcycle Song, Heartland, Sierra, and several other books of poetry for children. She lives in Culver, Oregon, with her husband. Stephen I Johnson has also illustrated My Little Red Toolbox, My Little Blue Robot, Hoops, Love as Strong as Ginger, City by Numbers, and the Caldecott Honor- winning Alphabet City.
Review:
This stunning tour of America highlights 26 of the poet's favorite sights, which are as varied as the nation itself. Siebert's striking word choices and images reflect the essence of each subject, from the electric excitement of "The El"-(Chicago)"look! right up there!/up in the air!"-to the desolate landscape of the Badlands (South Dakota), "cracked by frost and baked by sun/sliced and scarred where waters run." The collection features many surprises: the Aurora Borealis (Alaska) that "flames/and/drapes/when solar winds are blowing" and Bristlecone Pines (Nevada) where "The slopes will still hold roots of trees/Whose gnarled limbs, bleached white as bones,/Attest to all the centuries/That shape the ancient bristlecones." A double-page map at the beginning of the book alerts readers to the exciting destinations they will experience, and a smaller map and inset box of additional information for each sight increase the educational value. Johnson masterfully varies his medium and art style to reflect the mood of each locale. There are quiet watercolors ("American Town") and dynamic collages ("The El") as well as pastels, oils, acrylics, and photos. An impressive "List of Art and Mediums" appears at the end of the book. This distinguished offering blends poetry, geography, art, and history. -School Library Journal, starred review
"The accessible words, open design, and appealing geographic approach make the book ideal for classrooms. Johnson's impressively varied, sophisticated images of towns and landscapes may expand the book's audience to older art students." -Booklist
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- PublisherSeastar Books
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 1587172607
- ISBN 13 9781587172601
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages64
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