Wild Country: Outdoor Poems for Young People [Hardcover]

David L. Harrison (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Grade 4-7-In this collection of 47 free-verse poems, Harrison offers a tour of four areas: mountains, the high country, forests, and the sea. These selections evoke clear images that invite readers to observe and to marvel at some of the wilder regions of our natural world. There are no illustrations; none are needed. There is a nice balance between poems that celebrate the power and majesty of nature and those that offer glimpses of simple worlds to be discovered in nature walks. All of the verses are reflective; some are touched with humor. Young readers are likely to find the short poems about animals most accessible and engaging.
Carolyn Angus, The Claremont Graduate School, CA
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review

Above The Tree Line
Bachelor Sea Lions
Bear Country
Beyond Measure
Breaking Through
Butterflies
Caribou
Crossing Paths
Eaglet
Enchanted Forest
Eyes Of The Forest
Giants
Glacier
The Glimpse
High Country
Humpback
Landlords
Last Days Of Fall
Love Song
Low Tide
Mama Bear
Moose At Dusk
The Mountain
Mountain Flower
Musk-oxen
No Words
The Pond
Puffin
Raven
River Run
Salmon
Sandpipers
Sea Otter
Seagulls
Seal
Song Of The Tree Frogs
Spring Bug
Star Watch
Starfish
Storm
Summer Vacation
Thief!
Valley Of The Elk
Vapor Trails
Walking In Tall Grass
Wolf
-- Table of Poems from Poem Finder®

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Hardcover: 48 pages
• Publisher: Boyds Mills Press; 1st edition (October 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1563977842
• ISBN-13: 978-1563977848
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 8.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.6 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,149,640 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

David Harrison was born in Springfield, Missouri. He has lived in Ajo, Arizona (as a boy), Atlanta, Georgia (as a graduate student), Evansville, Indiana (as a pharmacologist), Kansas City, Missouri (as an editorial manager) and back in Springfield (as a business owner). Counting his first poems at age six, David has been a writer most of his life and has produced 80 published books of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction that have won dozens of awards. He holds two degrees in science and two honorary doctorates of letters (MSU and Drury University). He is poet laureate for Drury and David Harrison Elementary School was named in his honor. He regularly speaks at conferences and visits schools.