Beat the Drum, Independence Day Has Come: Poems for the Fourth of July
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| Rating | : | 4.87 (862 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1878093606 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 555 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Three Stars Good for elementary school projects about Independence Day.
Reissue.. Featuring poems by Carl Sandburg, Lucille Clifton, and many others, this cleverly illustrated collection of patriotic verse helps children celebrate the Fourth of July and the birth of America
They cull from such diverse poets as Carl Sandburg, Lucille Clifton, and Stephen Vincent Benét. (Age 6 and older). Lee Bennett Hopkins has teamed up with award-winning illustrator Tomie de Paola to compile 32 pages of short, jolly poems--mostly on the fireworks, parade, and picnic level--about the traditional celebration of America's Independence Day. Hopkins's own contribution, "Fireworks," is explosive: "They / crash and / bang and / burst and / clang and / boom and / blast and / shake and / quake-- / No wonder / my ears / are beginning / to ache!" De Paola's cartoonish illustrations splash whimsically from the bold red, white, and blue pages