Book - Child
"This poetry anthology celebrates grandparents of all ages, cultures, and degrees of energy. Nikki Grimes recalls her grandma, who was too frail for hugging but made luscious pineapple upside-down cake "for nobody else but me." R. H. Marks' busy grandma takes time to phone even when she's off on business trips. Jack Prelutsky describes silly "Grandpa McWheeze," who ties springs to his knees, while Ralph Fletcher's Native American grandfather advises his writer-grandson to find feathers "to make your words fly straight and true" like the arrows of their ancestors. Life's artfully realistic illustrations reflect joyful intergenerational moments and lovingly remembered faces as they thoughtfully elaborate on the included poems. Ideal for inspiring the creation of original verses in honor of readers' own grandparents, these selections will open lines of intercultural as well as intergenerational sharing and learning." -From Booklist
4 years - 8 years.
English
1563979012
Carol G. Hittleman , Daniel R. Hittleman
2002 Boyd Mills Press
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