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Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature
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2011
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8 editions
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Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors
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2009
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10 editions
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Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night
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2010
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7 editions
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Before Morning
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2015
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3 editions
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Winter Bees & Other Poems of the Cold
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2014
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3 editions
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Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems
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2005
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This Is Just to Say: Poems of Apology and Forgiveness
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2007
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5 editions
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The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science
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2018
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3 editions
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Ubiquitous: Celebrating Nature's Survivors
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2010
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4 editions
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Round
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2017
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3 editions
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“What Do the Trees Know?
What do the trees know?
To bend when all the wild winds blow.
Roots are deep and time is slow.
All we grasp we must let go.
What do the trees know?
Buds can weather ice and snow.
Dark gives way to sunlight's glow.
Strength and stillness help us grow.”
― Winter Bees & Other Poems of the Cold
What do the trees know?
To bend when all the wild winds blow.
Roots are deep and time is slow.
All we grasp we must let go.
What do the trees know?
Buds can weather ice and snow.
Dark gives way to sunlight's glow.
Strength and stillness help us grow.”
― Winter Bees & Other Poems of the Cold
“Dream of the Tundra Swan
Dusk fell
and the cold came creeping,
cam prickling into our hearts.
As we tucked beaks
into feathers and settled for sleep,
our wings knew.
That night, we dreamed the journey:
ice-blue sky and the yodel of flight,
the sun's pale wafer,
the crisp drink of clouds.
We dreamed ourselves so far aloft
that the earth curved beneath us
and nothing sang but
a whistling vee of light.
When we woke, we were covered with snow.
We rose in a billow of white.”
― Winter Bees & Other Poems of the Cold
Dusk fell
and the cold came creeping,
cam prickling into our hearts.
As we tucked beaks
into feathers and settled for sleep,
our wings knew.
That night, we dreamed the journey:
ice-blue sky and the yodel of flight,
the sun's pale wafer,
the crisp drink of clouds.
We dreamed ourselves so far aloft
that the earth curved beneath us
and nothing sang but
a whistling vee of light.
When we woke, we were covered with snow.
We rose in a billow of white.”
― Winter Bees & Other Poems of the Cold
“Snake's Lullaby
Brother, sister, flick your tongue
and taste the flakes of autumn sun.
Use these last few hours of gold
to travel, travel toward the cold.
Before your coils grow stiff and dull,
your heartbeat slows to winter's lull,
seek the sink of sheltered stones
that safely cradle sleeping bones.
Brother, sister, find the ways
back to the deep and tranquil bays,
and 'round each other twist and fold
to weave a heavy cloak of cold.”
― Winter Bees & Other Poems of the Cold
Brother, sister, flick your tongue
and taste the flakes of autumn sun.
Use these last few hours of gold
to travel, travel toward the cold.
Before your coils grow stiff and dull,
your heartbeat slows to winter's lull,
seek the sink of sheltered stones
that safely cradle sleeping bones.
Brother, sister, find the ways
back to the deep and tranquil bays,
and 'round each other twist and fold
to weave a heavy cloak of cold.”
― Winter Bees & Other Poems of the Cold
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Otis by Loren Long
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| Mock Caldecott 2020: * Results | 17 | 130 | Jan 28, 2010 07:32AM | |
| Mock Newbery 2020: ALA Newbery Medal Winners 2011 | 48 | 194 | Mar 28, 2011 04:32AM | |
| Nothing But Readi...: Level 4 of the Serious Readers Challenge for 2011 | 39 | 178 | Jan 03, 2012 05:14PM | |
| Children's Books: Quality Nonfiction? | 24 | 113 | Feb 09, 2014 08:01AM | |
| Parents of Tweens...: Newbery Honor Books | 9 | 47 | Feb 16, 2014 09:22PM | |
| Children's Books: Newbery Honor 2011: Dark Emperor | 49 | 64 | Feb 17, 2014 05:52PM |
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