Red Sings from Treetops
A Year in Colors
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Publisher:
Boston : - Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Pages:
1
ISBN:
9780547014944, 0547014945
Language:
English
Statement of responsibility:
by Joyce Sidman ; illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski
Physical description:
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
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Add a CommentLoved the illustrations. Didn't love the poetry.
"In Spring, / Red sings / from treetops: / cheer-cheer-cheer, / each note dropping / like a cherry / into my ear." Joyce Sidman celebrates the seasons in poetry, playfully using colours to represent objects as well as describe them: "Orange ripens in / full, heavy moons, / thick with pulp and seed. / Orange flickers, / all smoke and candles. / Orange eyes. / Orange cheeks. / Orange teeth." Each time a colour is mentioned in the text, it is printed in that colour. Pamela Zagarenski's quirky mixed-media artwork is a good match; the overall effect is of joyous whimsy. I especially like the crowns worn by humans, animals and birds. Pre-school to Grade 3.