A Poem as Big as New York City: Little Kids Write About the Big Apple
Edited by Teachers Writers Collaborative, Illustrated by Masha D'yans, Foreword by Walter Dean Myers
- Publish Date: September 04, 2012
- Format: Hardcover
- Category: Juvenile Nonfiction - Poetry - General
- Publisher: Universe
- Trim Size: 8-3/4 x 12-1/4
- Pages: 38
- US Price: $19.95
- CDN Price: $21.50
- ISBN: 978-0-7893-2083-4
Reviews
"I was truly amazed by this book. You can hear the multitude of individual voices coming together as one.....The children describe their city in both poetic and truly child-centered terms." ~greatkidbooks.blogspot.com
"This homage to New York City is the brainchild of the nonprofit Teachers & Writers Collaborative, which asked children throughout the five boroughs to write about their city. Their observations are integrated into a single poem that reflects on neighborhoods, landmarks, and what it means to be a New Yorker...ethereal paintings depict glassy skyscrapers, streets dense with people, and a childlike personification of a poem constructed of text. A mosaic as dynamic as its subject. Ages 5-up." ~Publisher's Weekly
"We can’t think of a more vibrant way to see the five boroughs from a kid’s perspective, and for parents and children to be inspired to share their take on city life." ~New York Family
"The poem, both written on the pages and personified in art, is an exhilarating read and the result of an innovative series of writing workshops in the city’s public schools. The result was a melding of perspectives, descriptions, alliterative verse and sound words into a poem that feels almost as big and bold and diverse as the city itself…” ~Wherethebestbooksare