The late, great Bill Martin Jr and co-author Michael Sampson celebrate nature in this inspiring poetic tribute to our majestic home. Photographs of people and places from around the world reflect our shared connection with the planet.
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PreSchool-Grade 1–Martins simple poem celebrates the colors of varied landscapes and the glories of the seasons. Each line of text appears on half a page, under a photo of a child. The rest of each spread is devoted to a panoramic vista. The boys and girls, of varying ages, come from many racial and ethnic groups from around the globe. The jacket flap notes that Lipow took his photos on five continents. However, no information about any of the locales is included in captions or in the endnotes. This omission limits the titles possibilities as a springboard for further exploration and discussion. The book might serve as an introductory read-aloud choice for very young children on occasions such as Earth Day, but its range is limited. G. Brian Karas couples his celebration of Earths wonders with basic science in On Earth (Penguin, 2005). Judith Nichollss compilation of earth-related poems in The Sun in Me (Barefoot, 2003) includes a variety of styles –Kathy Piehl, Minnesota State University, Mankato
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PreS-Gr. 2. A wee paean to the glories of nature, in an accessible format. There are very few words, lightly rhymed and slightly clunky: "I love our Earth / when summer stars flicker, / and autumn leaves flame, / when winter flakes blow, / and spring blossoms show." The photographs, however, show several strengths. Each spread comprises a nature photo occupying a page plus half the facing page: mountain, sunset, ocean, snow. The other half-page contains the text and a small photo of a child, alone or with an adult. Each one of the pictures featuring a child invokes a color or a tone from the facing nature image, as when a ruddy moppet's green t-shirt picks up the great green of a meadow. Ecology for the very young. GraceAnne DeCandido
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"I Love Our Earth" is an amazing little book,
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Dan Lipow's visually impressive photography combines nicely to illustrate and showcase the informed and informative text co-authored by Bill Martin Jr. and Michael Sampson in "I Love Our Earth", a 32-page introductory survey to the wonderful sights, sounds and colors of the earth for children ages 3 to 6. From deep oceans, blue skies, and blowing winds, to the snows of winter, to the sunlight of summer, to the multicolored leafs of autumn, to the palate of colors in the budding blossoms of spring, "I Love Our Earth" offers a cornucopia of celebrations with respect to what the Earth has to offer as experienced through the eyes and imaginations of children. "I Love Our Earth" is an amazing little book that should be a part of every elementary school and community library Nature Shelf for young readers.
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I read this to my kindergarten children. They were very attentive and learned a great deal from this easy to ready story book.
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This is an excellent book for young children to understand about the wonders of the earth. Looking forward to using it on earth day.
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