Step gently out
"Step gently out, be still and look closely at the world just outside your door-you are sure to be amazed by the tiny creatures you can find. You might see a cricket leap and land, a moth open her wings, a spider walking across the air, or maybe even a praying mantis looking back at you!"--Dust jacket.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780763656010 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 0763656011 (hardcover)
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Physical Description:
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1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 x 26 cm. - Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2012.
Content descriptions
Target Audience Note: | 2-5. |
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Subject: | Children's poetry, American Insects Poetry Nature Poetry American poetry |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Kenton County.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Covington Branch | E FROST H (Text) | 33126017427869 | Easy | Available | - |
- School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 2012 February
Gr 1â4âPoetic lines and intriguing photographs invite readers to observe a host of insects that "share the world" with us. Seen in magnified close-up views against soft-focus backgrounds, "a honeybee flies past..../A cricket leaps/and lands, then sits back/and sings." Caterpillars, ants, moths, a praying mantis, and a katydid are among the small creatures that are "bathed in golden light" and "as evening turns to night,/the creatures shine with stardust. Then they're splashed with morning dew." Frost's spare text is nicely rhythmic and falls into long rhyming couplets. Appearing in small chunks set in inviting double-page pictures, the poem reads rather as blank verse, the imagery and phrasing pleasing when shared aloud. The felicitous pairing of poetry and pictures is enjoyable and useful. A glossary cites the species name of each insect with a brief paragraph describing some of its behavior.âMargaret Bush, Simmons College, Boston
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