Poems In The Attic

Her mother s family often moved around the united states and the world because her father was in the air force.

Poems in the attic.

And i know you re on the inside. During a visit to her grandma s house a young girl discovers a box of poems in the attic poems written by her mother when she was growing up. The poems collected in this notebook may have been inspired in an attic. She reads about her mother s experience of moving around the world as her father was in the military.

Poems in the attic by nikki grimes illustrations by elizabeth zunon. Her mother s family often moved around the united states and the world because her father was in the air force. Haiku appear in numerous books for children but it s relatively rare for tanka to be featured. During a visit to her grandma s house a young girl discovers a box of poems in the attic poems written by her mother when she was growing up.

Poems in the attic alternates between two poetic forms. There s a light on in the attic. The academy of american poets is the largest membership based nonprofit organization fostering an appreciation for contemporary poetry and supporting american poets. The poems are paired on each two page spread and complemented beautifully by elizabeth zunon s vibrant paint and collage illustrations.

Each subsequent set of pages pairs a poem written by the girl with one by her mama. Isbn 978 1 62014 027 7 hardback 9 25 x 11 inches 40 pages 19 95. The book follows a young girl who finds her mothers poems written in tanka verse a popular japanese style of poetry from when she was a small child. One such exception is poems in the attic by nikki grimes six time winner of the coretta scott king award for outstanding african american authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults.

Poems in the attic is a great poetry book for grades 3 5. I can see it from the outside. There s a light on in the attic. Thought the house is dark and shuttered i can see a flickerin flutter and i know what it s about.

Lee low 2015.