Traveling the Blue Road: Poems of the Sea, Hardcover
de: Lee Bennett Hopkins
Publicat de: Seagrass Press
Anunta-ma cand revine pe stoc!Read never-before-published poetry about the magic, beauty, and promise of sea voyages, compiled by award-winning poet Lee Bennett Hopkins.
Gorgeous illustrations surround a collection of poetry written for children about the courage, beauty, and promise of sea voyages. Compiled and edited by award-winning poet Lee Bennett Hopkins, the poems describe how the sea has historically shone as a metaphor for hope and despair and served as a pathway for people searching for new life, including poems about the pilgrims coming to the New World, the Mariel boatlift, the Vietnamese boat people, a Dutch slave ship, the current migration situation in the Mediterranean, and the voyage of the St. Louis .
Contributing poets include Rebecca Kai Dotlich, Paul B. Janeczko, J. Patrick Lewis, Allan Wolf, Marilyn Nelson, Denver Butson, Georgia Heard, Jane Yolen, Naomi Shihab Nye, and G. Neri, and Margarita Engle, the recently named Young People's Poet Laureate.
General | |
Anul | 2017 |
Autor | Lee Bennett Hopkins |
Cod de bare | 9781633222762 |
Editura | Seagrass Press |
Dimensiuni | 281 x 226 x 7.6 |
ISBN | 1633222764 |
Limba | Engleza |
Pagini | 32 |
Format | Cartonata |