Wonderful Words: Poems About Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening

Publisher Marketing: "Come, words, come in your every color." Whether we are sharing poems or secrets, acting onstage, or just telling jokes, the words we use are our best friends. Join acclaimed poet Lee Bennett Hopkins in this glorious collection celebrating words in speech, reading, language, and drama and how they influence our lives. Works by Emily Dickinson, Eve Merriam, and Nikki Grimes make whispers, metaphors, and dreams come alive, while Karen Barbour's illustrations interpret the magic of language with vivid hues. This is a collection sure to inspire wordsmiths of all ages, over and over. And just maybe there's a poet who didn't know it in "you!" Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 01/15/2004 pg. 84 (EAN 9780689835889, Hardcover) Booklist 02/01/2004 pg. 973 (EAN 9780689835889, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 03/08/2004 pg. 74 (EAN 9780689835889, Hardcover) School Library Journal 03/01/2004 pg. 196 (EAN 9780689835889, Hardcover) Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2004 pg. 456 (EAN 9780689835889, Hardcover) Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2004 pg. 456 (EAN 9780689835889, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Hopkins, Lee Bennett LEE BENNETT HOPKINS is a distinguished poet, writer, and anthologist whose poetry collections include the highly acclaimed "Hand in Hand: An American History Through Poetry", illustrated by Peter Fiore, and "My America: A Poetry Atlas of the United States", and "America at War", both illustrated by Stephen Alcorn. Mr. Hopkins's numerous awards include the University of Southern Mississippi Medallion for "lasting contributions to children's literature" and both the Christopher Award and a Golden Kite Honor for his verse novel "Been to Yesterdays: Poems of a Life". He lives in Cape Coral, Florida. Contributor Bio:  Barbour, Karen KAREN BARBOUR lives in Iverness, California. She is also the illustrator of I Have an Olive Tree by Eve Bunting, Let's Talk About Race by Julius Lester, and Poetry for Young People: African American Poems, edited by Arnold Rampersad and Marcellus Blount.