Eco-Diary of Kiran Singer [Library Binding]

Sue Ann Alderson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2007

The Camosun Bog has existed for 2000 years, but, like wetlands everywhere, it has been encroached on by an expanding urban landscape. In The Eco-Diary of Kiran Singer, Sue Ann Alderson chronicles one child's encounter with the bog and the Crazy Boggers who are working to protect and restore it. Full of humor and gentle irony, this is an intimate, child's eye view of the natural world. The book is a warning but it is also a celebration of life and of our potential to make a difference.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Told in verse, 12-year-old Kiran's diary reflects her weeklong experience working with her grandmother and a conservation crew to restore a bog in Vancouver, Canada. The poems are accompanied by a series of small, detailed watercolor illustrations as Kiran insightfully and beautifully records her observations of nature." Lindsay Cesari - School Library Journal, 8/1/2009

"Miraculously, Sue Ann Alderson makes a living bog rise from the printed page. It's remarkable that her musical poems convey not only the sights and sounds of a nature preserve, but its textures and seasons, its plants and birds and animals." - X. J. Kennedy, winner of the National Council of Teachers of English Year 2000 Award for Excellence in Children's Poetry

About the Author

Sue Ann Alderson lives in Vancouver, BC. She taught creative writing at the University of British Columbia and has written many books for young people.

Millie Balance studied art in London. She now lives and paints in Vancouver.

Product Details

• Library Binding: 88 pages
• Publisher: Tradewind Books (September 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1896580475
• ISBN-13: 978-1896580470
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,005,936 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: Eco-Diary of Kiran Singer (Library Binding)

THE ECO-DIARY OF KIRAN SINGER opens with letters between Kiran and her grandmother. Kiran's grandmother invites her to spend time with her on a conservation crew that is working to restore a bog. Along with the invitation, Kiran's grandmother sends her a birthday gift of a new journal. Kiran's five-day visit is told through a series of thirty-five poems written in her journal. The collection is organized by daily entries and each day has several poems.

The new journal proves to be the perfect place for Kiran to record her impressions and experiences during the week she spends working in the bog. The poems are light, lilting, and as warm as the summer days they describe. Each poem conveys a sense of wonder for the beauty and magic of nature. The poems contain highly evocative words that transport readers to the bog and allow you to experience things as she must have. In "Bog Walking," for instance, she writes, "...Don't ever step in the bog/or the moss and the mud and the peat will suck/schlupp! schlupp! on your shoe/and you will be stuck...".

The story and the poems within it were inspired by the time author Sue Ann Alderson spent working on the restoration of Camosun Bog in Vancouver, B.C. The poems reflect the real experiences and real people that she encountered during that time. The illustrations by Millie Ballance contribute to the warm, peaceful spirit of the book. They are the perfect balance to the poems and the images and colors are as soothing as the words they accompany.

Whether you are a lover of poetry, nature, or just good books, you are sure to enjoy the time you spend reading THE ECO-DIARY OF KIRAN SINGER.

Reviewed by: JodiG.