Poetry for Young People: Carl Sandburg

by Carl Sandburg, Steven Arcella (Illustrator), Frances Schoonmaker Bolin (Editor)

Overview

"The surrealistic illustrations, which appear to be rendered in pastels, are appealing; the soft edges and warm tones work well with Sandburg's imaginery."--SLJ. "The full-color illustrations are nothing short of breathtaking."--Parents. "...displays the range of everyday topics in which Sandburg found beauty, humor, or pathos....Unfamiliar words are helpfully defined in footnotes...and an introductory biographical essay establishes a context for the poems. Arcella makes a grand debut; his intensely colored sculptural forms, carved from dramatic shadows, have a distinctly '30s look to them...."--Kirkus Reviews. 48 pages (all in color), 8 1/2 x 10.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780806908182
Publisher:	Sterling
Publication date:	06/28/1995
Series:	Poetry for Young People Series
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	8.84(w) x 10.26(h) x 0.47(d)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Frances Schoonmaker is a professor in the Department of Curriculum and Teaching at Teacher’s College, Columbia University. She has taught and lectured in China, Japan, Mexico, England, and India, and served as the head of the teacher education initiative for the Teachers College/UNICEF Afghanistan Project.

Steven Arcella received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Cooper Union in 1989. He currently lives and works in Nyack, New York.

Editorial Reviews

The surrealistic illustrations…are appealing; the soft edges and warm tones work well with Sandburg’s imagery.”—School Library Journal

“Displays the range of everyday topics in which Sandburg found beauty, humor, or pathos.”—Kirkus Reviews

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