Spring: An Alphabet Acrostic

Schnur, Steven

ISBN 10: 0395822696 / ISBN 13: 9780395822692

Editore: Clarion Books, 1999

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• Titolo: Spring: An Alphabet Acrostic
• Editore: Clarion Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0395822696
• ISBN 13: 9780395822692
• Rilegatura: Hardcover
• Disegnatore: Evans, Leslie
• Condizione: new

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Riassunto

A collection of poems describes spring, with its animals, green smells, and renewed outside activities and when read vertically, the first letters of the lines of text spell related words arranged alphabetically, from "April" to "zenith."

Recensione

"A playful refabrication of spring, likely to please as a word game, certain to please for its images." Kirkus Reviews

Similar in format to Schnur's Autumn (1998), this volume features one illustrated acrostic on each page. For instance, the word grass appears vertically in purple, but reading horizontally the lines read "Green leaves overhead, a / Rug of green underfoot, / And the air between / Sweet with the green / Smell of spring." Evans' artwork is outlined in black, making the rich colors appear jewel-like and full of light. Schnur's best acrostics are fresh and imaginative, distilling the essence of the season in a few brief lines and images. An attractive book, sure to be used in many classrooms, sometimes as an alphabet book, sometimes as an evocation of spring, sometimes as a model for student writing.
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