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Mother Earth Father Sky

Poems of Our Planet

Mother Earth Father Sky( )
Author: Yolen, Jane
Illustrator: Hewitson, Jennifer
ISBN:978-1-56397-414-4
Publication Date:Dec 1995
Publisher:Highlights Press, c/o Highlights for Children, Inc.
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:AUD $34.99
Book Description:

Millions of years have passed, but the earth has remained a singular miracle. Poets have written of its wonders--as well as of our failure to live up to our responsibilities as caretakers of the planet. In this sweeping anthology for young readers, award-winning author Jane Yolen has collected poems of C.S. Lewis, Joseph Langland, William Stafford, Christina Rossetti, and others who have paid tribute to our fragile world. These thirty-five voices cry with joy, grief, and hope for "our...
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Book Details
Pages:64
Detailed Subjects: Poetry / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):22.555 x 24.765 x 1.067 cm
Book Weight:0.42 Kilograms
Author Biography
Yolen, Jane (Author)
Jane Yolen was born February 11, 1939 in New York City. She received a bachelor's degree from Smith College in 1960 and a master's degree in education from the University of Massachusetts in 1976. After college, she became an editor in New York City and wrote during her lunch break. She sold her first children's book, Pirates in Petticoats, at the age of 22. Since then, she has written over 300 books for children, young adults, and adults.

Her other works include the Emperor and the Kite, Owl Moon, How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? and The Devil's Arithmetic. She has won numerous awards including the Kerlan Award, the Regina Medal, the Keene State Children's Literature Award, the Caldecott Medal, two Nebula Awards, two Christopher Medals, the World Fantasy Award, three Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards, the Golden Kite Award, the Jewish Book Award, the World Fantasy Association's Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Association of Jewish Libraries Award.

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