Poetry for Young People: Emily Dickinson [Hardcover]

Frances Schoonmaker Bolin (Editor), Chi Chung (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 31, 1994 | ISBN-10: 0806906359 | ISBN-13: 978-0806906355

Includes more than 35 of Dickinson's best loved poems, including "I'm nobody, who are you?" and "I started early, took my dog." "The choice of...Emily Dickinson is a good one....Chi Chung's illustrations...are precise and sometimes whimsical....Attractive and inviting....will give young readers something special."--Quill & Quire. "Bolin's four-page introduction describes and explains Emily Dickinson's odd life style and creative productivity....prettily colored watercolors."--LJ. "...footnotes glossing antiquated diction are well-handled and the precis on Dickinson's church-hymnal metric is a model of its kind."--Washington Post. ". . . shot through with magical charm and graceful beauty . . ."--Buzz Weekly. 48 pages (all in color), 8 1/2 x 10.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 10 and up
  
• Hardcover: 48 pages
• Publisher: Sterling (December 31, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0806906359
• ISBN-13: 978-0806906355
• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 8.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #319,875 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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45 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great introduction to Emily Dickinson, July 19, 2000

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Rob Darrah (Dallas, Tx United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Poetry for Young People: Emily Dickinson (Hardcover)

As an adult, I didn't realize how much that I would appreciate this book. I wish that it had been available to me when I was younger. I believe that this book is definitely intended for children between the ages of 9 to 12. I think a child under that age may not understand the full impact of the poetry.

The introduction to this book gave a good synopsis of the life of Emily Dickinson. Also, I liked how some of the poems were mentioned by page number to check out in the book.

Visually, this book was on target. The illustrator was very detailed with the drawings. In one section of the book, Emily Dickinson writes some poems that were riddles. The drawings give you the answer to those riddles.

It was very helpful to find definitions at the bottom of each page for some of the poems that may have had more difficult words. I learned that a frigate was a medium-sized warship with sails and that coursers were graceful, swift horses or runners.

This book supports the ideas of reading and poetry. I will end this review with one of Emily Dickinson's poems, on page 44, to support those ideas:

There is no frigate like a book/ To take us lands away,/ Nor any coursers like a page/ Of prancing poetry/ This traverse may the poorest take/ Without oppress of toll;/ How frugal is the chariot/ That bears a human soul!

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Emily Dickinson, July 4, 2000

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Jeff Pierce (Harlingen, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Emily Dickinson: Voices in Poetry (Hardcover)

In this VOICES IN POETRY title, Berry's biographical sketch of the reclusive 19th century American poet Emily Dickinson is interspersed with some of her poems. Each poem is chosen to illustrate important aspects of her life and character, which are still something of a mystery to this day. Stermer's illustrations effectively complement the tone and subject of both the poems and Berry's own text. For both young people and casual readers, this is a beautiful and useful introduction to Dickinson and her poetry.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I love this series, December 13, 2004

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book family (MN, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Poetry for Young People: Emily Dickinson (Hardcover)

All the Poetry For Young People books are wonderful for all ages, for those who "want" to like poetry but just don't know where to start. Each has a biography of the poet, and the poems are guided by illustrations, background info, and helpful word definitions. So much better than opening a huge book of just words... this is such a gentle, approachable introduction!