This beautiful, over-sized poetry book is a love letter to the Earth. There are poems about volcanoes, earthquakes, continental drift, the moon, jungles, mountains, deserts, ocean currents, rainbows, and more. The stunning paintings were created with watercolor and acrylic. They are packed with incredible detail. Included are six pages of additional information about all the topics covered in the poems, resources about climate change, ways kids can help, science projects, and a list of books for further reading. mjw |
| Title: Hello Earth! Poems To Our Planet Author: Joyce Sidman Illustrator: Miren Asiain Lora Publisher: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers Copyright: 2021 Original Language: Spanish Original Title: Versos de la Tierra Original Publisher: Ediciones SM, Madrid Original Copyright: 2016 ISBN: 978-0802855282 Hardcover pages: 68 Age range: 5-9 Genre: Picture Book, Poetry Author’s ethnicity: U.S. Author’s residence: Minnesota, U.S.A. Illustrator’s ethnicity: Spanish Illustrator’s residence: Spain Awards: Author has won the American Library Association Newbery Medal Subjects: Earth, Earth Science, Ecology, Ecosystems, Human impact, Jungles, Oceans, Plate tectonics, Water cycles |
Hello Earth! Poems To Our Planet
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Two young children and their parents go for a summer nighttime walk through the darkness. The world is quiet and shadowy. They walk out of their village and through the forest until they come to a lake where they stop to play with the moon. They lie down in the grass to watch the glittering sky. Finally, they climb a hillside just in time to see the dawn of a new day. The rich illustrations were hand-drawn using graphite pencils and watercolors and finished digitally. The only lights in the evocative darkness are lamps, porch lights, lights in windows, a flashlight, and the moon, until the sun rises on a double-page spread of the sun and its bright yellow light. mjw
When Susanne, who lives in the city, visits her grandmother, she discovers a special tree in the forest. She observes unique things about her tree, such as a family of owls, the rough bark of the tree, the fruit growing on the tree, hundreds of insects, and more. She brings her friend Max to visit her tree. She won’t see her tree much in the winter, but she knows that her tree hibernates and that it will be there when she visits next year. Integrated into the text are facts about trees and activities that will encourage readers to learn more about trees. The warm illustrations will teach children to appreciate and respect nature
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