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Firefly July

A Year of Very Short Poems

by Paul B. Janeczko and Melissa Sweet
Paperback
Publication Date: 01/03/2018
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It only takes a few words, if they’re the right words, to create a strong image.

Whether listened to in the comfort of a cozy lap or read independently, the thirty-six very short poems in this collection remind readers young and old that a few perfect words and pictures can make the world glow.

Selected by acclaimed poet Paul B. Janeczko and gorgeously illustrated by Caldecott Honoree Melissa Sweet, this anthology invites children to sample poems throughout the four seasons.

  • A collection of poems by the editor of A Poke in the I, A Kick in the Head, and A Foot in the Mouth.

  • An approachable introduction to poetry.

  • Perfect for reluctant readers (or reluctant poets!).

“Sweet’s pictures are, in a word, gorgeous. . . . They capture and expand the spirit and sensibility of the verses they illustrate to wonderful effect.” - Booklist (starred review)
ISBN:
9780763699710
9780763699710
Category:
Poetry (Children's / Teenage)
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
01-03-2018
Language:
English
Publisher:
Candlewick Press
Country of origin:
United States
Pages:
48
Dimensions (mm):
287x248x4.83mm
Weight:
0.37kg
Paul B. Janeczko

Paul B. Janeczko is the anthologist of almost fifty collections, including the award-winning A Poke in the I, A Kick in the Head, and A Foot in the Mouth, all illustrated by Chris Raschka.

He is also the author of Requiem: Poems of the Terezin Ghetto and Worlds Afire, a collection of poems about the 1944 circus fire in Hartford. Paul B. Janeczko lives in Hebron, Maine.

Melissa Sweet

Melissa Sweet has illustrated nearly 100 books for children, including Some Writer! The Story of E. B.White, which she also wrote, and The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus, which was awarded a Caldecott Honor.

She is also the illustrator of Firefly July: A Year of Very Short Poems. Melissa Sweet lives in Portland, USA.

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