Under the Moon & Over the Sea: A Collection of Caribbean Poems

Agard, John

ISBN 10: 0763618616 / ISBN 13: 9780763618612

Published by Candlewick, 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Under the Moon & Over the Sea: A Collection of Caribbean Poems
• Publisher: Candlewick
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0763618616
• ISBN 13: 9780763618612
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: acceptable

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Synopsis

Collects more than fifty stunningly illustrated poems about the wind, the sea, the people, and the animals of the Caribbean by more than thirty poets.

Reviews

Grade 3 Up-A collection of more than 50 poems guaranteed to chase away any winter blahs. Each of the book's five sections begins with a piece of Caribbean folklore and is illustrated by a different contemporary artist-Cathie Felstead, Jane Ray, Christopher Corr, Satoshi Kitamura, and Sara Fanelli. Within each section, vibrant words and evocative artwork bring the sights, sounds, and smells of the islands to life-from powerful storms in Alan Smith's "Emily Hurricane" ("She had silver hair/but it was kind of wild,/electricity for eyes/and a crackling laugh") to dazzling markets in Agnes Maxwell-Hall's "Jamaica Market" ("Honey, pepper, leaf-green limes,/Pagan fruit whose names are rhymes"). Agard and Nichols, who collaborated on No Hickory No Dickory No Dock: Caribbean Nursery Rhymes (Candlewick, 1995; o.p.), have once again created an exuberant tribute to one of the world's enchanted places.
Kathleen Whalin, York Public Library, ME
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