In 1916, Frost wrote a poem that he described as a Christmas circular letter. Christmas Trees, illustrated by distinguished artist Ted Rand, encapsulates the wisdom of a Vermont farmer and the beauty of his country.
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In Frost's spare prose poem, written in 1916 as a "Christmas circular letter," a city man offers to buy a farmer's woods of balsam fir to sell back in the city for Christmas trees. While the farmer seems to consider the offer and an anxious extended family watches from the house and porch, the two men walk the hillside estimating how many trees might be cut. The city fellow reckons there are about a thousand trees for which he'll pay $30. The farmer figures that at three cents a tree, he could just about mail one to each of his friends if he could get one in an envelope. The text lacks child appeal, but the poetry and illustrations do blend perfectly to re-create a quieter time in this century. Rand's paintings contrast the city man's rigid purposefulness with the rumpled and relaxed posture of the farmer while displaying the rusty colors of the late fall Vermont countryside to splendid advantage.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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"The poetry and illustrations blend perfectly to re-create a quieter time in this century."--School Library Journal
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Perfectly beautiful book for family sharing.,
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I could hardly believe my good fortune to find my favorite Robert Frost poem had been illustrated by my favorite illustrator! This is much better than another "kiddie book about reindeer" This is a book to read aloud and share with the extended family. What an introduction to real poetry for the younger ones! I would give it 10 stars if I could.
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- The Ordeal of Robert Frost: The Poet and His Poetics by Mark Richardson on 4 pages
- A Little Book Of Christmas Poems and Carols by Welcome Enterprises on page 63, and Back Matter
- The Little Big Book of Christmas by Lena Tabori on page 305, and Back Matter
- Pass the Poetry, Please! by Lee Bennett Hopkins on page 69, and Back Matter
- Robert Frost's Imagery and the Poetic Consciousness (Graduate Studies) by Dennis Vail on page 47, and page 53
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