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Sharing the Seasons: A Book of Poems
Combining a diverse selection of classic quotations and forty-eight poems, twelve for each of the four seasons, with the energetic and colorful paintings of a Caldecott Medal winning illustratror, this is the definitive collection of poems about the seasons for children and adults. Spring births a polliwog that becomes a "full frog"; in summer, wildflowers choreograph an e...more
Hardcover, 96 pages
Published
March 9th 2010
by Margaret K. McElderry Books
(first published 2010)
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1. Genre: Poetry
2. This poetry book consists of 48 poems, 12 poems for each season. Illustrated with incredible images, this book describes the landscapes, weather and holidays that take place in each season.
3. a) Area for Comment: Illustrations
b) The illustrations in this poetry book are unique in the fact that they bring a sense of the technological world into the beautiful words. Each image represents or illustrates the adjacent poem, however when one looks closely one can see the computer en...more
2. This poetry book consists of 48 poems, 12 poems for each season. Illustrated with incredible images, this book describes the landscapes, weather and holidays that take place in each season.
3. a) Area for Comment: Illustrations
b) The illustrations in this poetry book are unique in the fact that they bring a sense of the technological world into the beautiful words. Each image represents or illustrates the adjacent poem, however when one looks closely one can see the computer en...more
Yesterday I was frustrated. Very very frustrated. I'm a children's librarian. Patrons tell me what they desire and I find just the right book for the right occasion. Yesterday a fellow walked into my children's room with a simple request. He was going to read to a group of preschoolers and he wanted easy books on the seasons. This is one of those seemingly simple requests that can make your mind go blank faster than anything. After gaping like a fish for approximately a minute my brain started c...more
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Genre: Poetry
Summary: A collection of poems and quotations from a variety of writers about each of the four seasons.
A. Area for comment: Subject matter
B. The collection of poems all regarding the came subject matter, (the seasons), enables readers to understand the text to a greater degree because the focus of it is narrowed to this particular theme. This specificity keeps the reader more engaged and allows deeper thinking to transpire. The subject matter also allows readers to use background kn...more
Summary: A collection of poems and quotations from a variety of writers about each of the four seasons.
A. Area for comment: Subject matter
B. The collection of poems all regarding the came subject matter, (the seasons), enables readers to understand the text to a greater degree because the focus of it is narrowed to this particular theme. This specificity keeps the reader more engaged and allows deeper thinking to transpire. The subject matter also allows readers to use background kn...more
Sharing the Seasons, a Book of Poems, by Lee Bennett Hopkins. Simon and Schuster, 2010. P.83
Junior book: poetry
Summary: This book is as the title suggests a compilation of poems about the seasons. They are arranged by season beginning with spring.
There are poems by many people including some whom most adults would know. It would be an introduction to poems by these famous writers and poems for most students who read it.
a) literary devices.
b) there are so many literary devices used in these poems...more
Junior book: poetry
Summary: This book is as the title suggests a compilation of poems about the seasons. They are arranged by season beginning with spring.
There are poems by many people including some whom most adults would know. It would be an introduction to poems by these famous writers and poems for most students who read it.
a) literary devices.
b) there are so many literary devices used in these poems...more
The bold drawings and bright colors are so eye-catching! There are twelve poems for each of the four seasons and they are all very different. Some of the poems are about the changes and weather and playing outside in the different landscapes. Some of the poems are about the holidays associated with each season like Christmas. I found the pictures really pretty, but I think they may be a bit much for children. Children like bright and simple, this may be a bit too abstract. I thought that these w...more
Another reliable work from Hopkins backed by Diaz' brilliant, bold but always evocatively beautiful artistry. Simple poems organized by each of the four seasons, Diaz' illustrations infuse the poems with effervescence and joy, pulling the reader into a sense of reminiscence and daydream making the book a wonderful read for all ages. Personally, I am drawn to the Summer collection, being an August baby, as well as the color palette chosen by Diaz for this season is vibrant. However, of particular...more
This is a fun and whimsical book of poetry about the seasons. Some poems rhyme, some do not, but they are short and entertaining and convey the different atmosphere and feeling of each season of the year. This is good for us, since we just moved to the East Coast from Hawaii, where there's really only a rainy season and a dry season. With twelve easy to read poems per season, this is an easy poetry book to read together with children, whether you read one poem or one season at a time.
Sharing the Seasons by Lee Bennett Hopkins is such a marvelous book filled with vivid poetry about each of the different seaosons. The book has many poems on each season such as spring, fall, summer, and winter. It also gives the students factual information about the seasons in the poems. I would use this book in the Engage portion of a science lesson on seasons. This book would be great for students in K-3rd grade.
Jun 20, 2010
Bonnie
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
poetry lovers, nature lovers
Recommended to Bonnie by:
me!
Wonderful book of poetry on the seasons. Lovely compilation. Fun, pastoral, folksy art.
One poem that I especially loved that I wanted to use in a little camp booklet is called Wildflowers. I wrote the author asking for permission to use it and lo and behold she wrote back granting me permission and pointing me to her blog!
What great fun! For all poetry lovers out there.
One poem that I especially loved that I wanted to use in a little camp booklet is called Wildflowers. I wrote the author asking for permission to use it and lo and behold she wrote back granting me permission and pointing me to her blog!
What great fun! For all poetry lovers out there.
Beautifully illustrated collection of poems representing the seasons. I love the fact that the season is not included in each poem---there is more reach than that--like the "Scarecrow Prince" for autumn and "Budding Scholars" for spring. Would be nice as a gift and poems could easily be shared in library programs ranging from preschool through school-age audiences.
Love this book! This book can be used for lessons on seasons in K-3 grade classrooms. This book provides factual information on the four seasons and why they occur. This book can also be used to teach students about poetry. this book contains several poems on each of the four seasons. This book has wonderful illustrations for each poem!
Hopkins collects poems to celebrate each and every season. From the lap on which a warm contented cat sits to the sheer joy of a parade on a summer day, each of these poets invoke a different seasonal splendor. Art by David Diaz perfectly complements these poems. A joy to read and a true classic. - B
This book is ideal for grades 3-5, however, I would read this book aloud to Kindergarten - 2nd Grade. I would use this book to in the Engage portion of a 5E lesson plan to teach students about Seasons. This book would be great to give students a sense of imagery about each season as I am reading or as they are reading on their own.
Grade: k-2
Topic: Seasons
This poetry book contains several poems for each season. They all illustrate what happens during each season. This would be a perfect way to encourage students to write their oen poems about their favorite season.
Topic: Seasons
This poetry book contains several poems for each season. They all illustrate what happens during each season. This would be a perfect way to encourage students to write their oen poems about their favorite season.
Author: Lee Bennett Hopkins
Grade Level K-5
Content: Seasons
From the start the illustrations are very colorful and inviting. Book is divided up based on the 4 seasons. Also includes a table of contents. Within the Seasons, poems are used to describe what is happening during each particular season.
This book would be ideal for upper grades, such as 4-5. Maybe could use at the beginning of each season, to set the tone for what will be happening within nature. Also could integrate this book to have s...more
Grade Level K-5
Content: Seasons
From the start the illustrations are very colorful and inviting. Book is divided up based on the 4 seasons. Also includes a table of contents. Within the Seasons, poems are used to describe what is happening during each particular season.
This book would be ideal for upper grades, such as 4-5. Maybe could use at the beginning of each season, to set the tone for what will be happening within nature. Also could integrate this book to have s...more
Great book for teaching poetry. Every type of poem is included, and it goes through each season. Poems for all ages. This would be a great tool for a Literacy Center.
Collection of poems organized by season, beginning with Spring. Colorful illustrations cover the pages. Includes index of titles, authors and first lines.
A colorful book about the four seasons. A dozen rhymes for each. I would use this in kindergarten when teaching about weather and seasons.
I was unimpressed with the majority of the poems selected--I feel children will get bored. . .even older kids and middle school students.
The selection of poems is great, and David Diaz's illustrations are beautiful, with perfect color selections for each season.
May 03, 2010
Arapahoe Library District
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Shelves:
children-s-books,
picture-books
A nice selection of poems about all aspects of the seasons. David Diaz's vibrant illustrations are terrific!
Gorgeous anthology of seasonal poems! I have a new favorite to pair with Barbara Juster Esbensen's Swing Around the Sun.
Good for learning characteristics of seasons, rhyming.
At 4 and 7, kids thought these poems were so-so.
Some I really liked, others not so much.
Outstanding poems, stunning illustrations.
Lots of Lee Bennett Hopkins poems - beautiful illustrations. Useful.
Jul 21, 2010
Toby Speed
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Elegant, eminently readable poems organized by season, with luscious illustrations by David Diaz.
Beginning with spring and moving deftly through the seasons, this book hits on all the nuances of the seasons. The illustrations are beautiful mixed media designs. This would be a fun book to share in a classroom where you could read the poems during the seasons to which they correspond.
This beautiful collection of quotes and poems--12 for each season-- pair classic and contemporary works and David Diaz' mixed media illustrations to create a treasure.
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