A Child's Treasury of Poems [Hardcover]

Mark Daniel (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 3 and up

A collection of rhymes, verses, songs, lullabies, and jingles from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

This lavishly illustrated collection of 19th and early 20th century poems is extraordinarily beautiful. Gathered here are poems of such beloved authors as Tennyson, Kipling, Dickinson and Stevenson, loosely organized into categories that follow a child's activities from "Daybreak" to "Sweet Dreams." The volume includes old favorites like Rossetti's "The Wind," as well as a plethora of familiar English rhymes. But what makes this volume outstanding are its illustrations: 100 black-and-white engravings and full-color reproductions of splendid paintings that poignantly evoke the age they represent. Many of the works come from private collections never seen by the general public, and their selection gives the book a stunning freshness and design. In the tradition of the best art books, this volume will be treasured for years to come by children and adults alike. (All ages
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 5 This beautiful book interprets the Victorian and Edwardian golden age of childhood through selections of poetry for children and paintings with child subjects from that period. The poems include anonymous verse as well as selections from such well-known children's poets as Rosetti and Stevenson. While all of the selections can be found in other collections of poetry for children, the organization and presentation of the poems in this collection gives them new life. The book is arranged in seven sections beginning with "Daybreak" and ending with "Sweet Dreams." The poems are displayed with reproductions of 50 full-color paintings and numerous small engravings. Vivid half-page paintings set off each of the seven sections. While it has been cataloged as a book of children's poetry, librarians will want to consider making this accessible to all ages and to those particularly interested in 19th-Century life and art. Children who enjoy Burnett's The Secret Garden or Alcott's Little Women might like to add life to these novels by reading poems and looking at pictures of children of this period. Barbara Chatton, College of Education, University of Wyoming, Laramie
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Hardcover: 153 pages
• Publisher: Dial; 1st edition (September 30, 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0803722516
• ISBN-13: 978-0803722514
• ASIN: 0803703309
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,134,339 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I''ve loved this book, December 29, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: A Child's Treasury of Poems (Hardcover)

For almost 17 years or so now, I have loved this book. As I continue to grow older this book continues to sit on my shelf one of the very, very few I have not let be removed yet for safe keeping. I read the classic poems, which it is full of often and love what I have found in this fabulous book. If your a poetry fan, have young children, or just happen to come along it, it's definitly atleast worth a look at, and mabie you too will see what i have found.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Using this in tutoring, September 5, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: A Child's Treasury of Poems (Hardcover)

I just had the most fantastic experience with this book. The young woman I tutor has just decided she likes reading. She spent most of Tuesday reading this book to me aloud, and we memorized three of the rhymes. She didn't want to go home. I know she was entering the lovely world of the pictures and poems, and that world will never leave her. I am ever grateful to Daniels for bringing the joy of words into this young woman's life and the joy of success for this tutor!