Spectacular Science: A Book of Poems [Paperback]

Lee Bennett Hopkins (Compiler), Virginia Halstead (Illustrator)

Book Description

Science is about questions --

asking them, searching for answers -- as Lee Bennett Hopkins shows in this brilliant collection of poems.

With sensitivity and wonder, poets explore biology, chemistry, physics, and more. They ask how insects know that winter is coming and why the wind sometimes blusters, sometimes pauses. They tell us that a prism bends a beam of light and sand is made of ground rocks. But most of all, they remind us that we're all scientists at heart because of our curiosity.

Lee Bennett Hopkins combines new voices with those of beloved poets like Carl Sandburg, Valerie Worth, and David McCord. And Virginia Halstead's fanciful illustrations are the perfect complement to this thought-provoking anthology. In these pages, you'll discover the glory of science and the scientist in yourself.

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Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

"An intriguing picture book celebrates the sense of wonder that motivates scientists," wrote PW. "The surrealistic artwork favors the playfulness behind imagination over scientific objectivity." Ages 5-up. (July)
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From School Library Journal

Grade 2-6 Rocks, snowflakes, stars, and a dinosaur bone are some of the subjects that come under the observant eye of poets such as Valerie Worth, Lilian Moore, Carl Sandburg, David McCord, and Alice Schertle. Hopkins's selection of 15 poems clearly offers an invitation to ponder what science is and what scientists do. Halstead's paintings offer fresh, original, and decidedly quirky visual interpretations of the poems. Rendered in "oil pastels, oil bars, wax, and Prisma color pencils," they feature a variety of textures and have a multilayered appearance. Presented on large double-page spreads and filled with bold forms and colors, the illustrations are riveting, even from a distance. A delightful, thought-provoking anthology that is in short spectacular. Carolyn Angus, The Claremont Graduate School, CA
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 40 pages
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (July 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0689851200
• ISBN-13: 978-0689851209
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #843,026 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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