Diese Reihe präsentiert klassische Poesie in einem zugänglichen und ansprechenden Format für junge Leser. Jeder Band konzentriert sich auf das Leben und Werk eines bedeutenden Dichters und bietet sorgfältig ausgewählte Gedichte sowie aufschlussreiche biografische Details. Ziel ist es, die Schönheit und Kraft der Dichtkunst einer neuen Generation näherzubringen und das Interesse am literarischen Erbe zu wecken. Es ist ein ausgezeichneter Einstieg in die Welt von Reimen, Rhythmus und poetischem Ausdruck.
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Misunderstood by his peers and plagued by loneliness and low self-esteem, Edward Lear spent much of his time in the company of children, composing poems and songs for their amusement. This title looks at Lear's serious and silly sides before selecting 15 limericks and 18 longer poems by the 19th-century wordsmith.
Part of the 'Poetry for Young People' series, this book offers a collection of Robert Louis Stevenson's poetry, accompanied by illustrations.
"In an attractive large-size volume...25 poems to introduce Robert Frost to young people. The selections are arranged by the seasons, and Sorensen's handsome watercolor illustrations capture the feel of the New England landscape without in any way trying to provide literal images for the poetry. There's an excellent biographical essay, and at the bottom of each page, Schmidt provides a brief note on some of the possible ways to read the lines....These nature poems show that poetry holds feelings and ideas that everyone can understand."--Booklist. "...superb; the poems introduced in a tone that is informative but not pedantic."--PW. "...satisfies in every way."--SLJ. "Include[s] both well-known favorites and those less often read or quoted. 'Mending Wall,' 'Birches,' 'The Road Not Taken' are essential Frost and all are here."--Quill & Quire. ". . . thoughtfully compiled and brilliantly illustrated."--Buzz Weekly. 48 pages (all in color), 8 1/2 x 10.
In his poetry, Robert Frost made plainspoken men and women eloquent philosophers on the human condition. Selected Poems is a unique collection of thirty-seven poems by this well-known twentieth-century American poet. Its contents include such beloved poems as "Mending Wall," "The Road Not Taken," and "The Death of the Hired Man."