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K-Gr 3—Fogliano celebrates the four seasons through journal entries in poetic form. Starting and ending with March 20, the vernal equinox, the author marks randomly chosen days with short, free verse observations ("if you want to be sure/that you are nothing more than small/stand at the edge of the ocean/looking out."). The timely text describes blooming crocuses, rainy spring d...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

This collection of nearly fifty seasonal poems begins and ends on "march 20" with a blue bird on a flowering tree branch. The poem is the same each time, too: "from a snow-covered tree / one bird singing / each tweet poking / a tiny hole / through the edge of winter / and landing carefully / balancing gently / on the tip of spring." A little girl appears wearing the same boots, hat, and warm cozy sweater (different ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

This collection of nearly fifty poems begins and ends on "march 20" with a blue bird on a flowering tree branch (and with the...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

A lyrical celebration of spring, summer, fall, and winter. In a journal-like progression, evocative poems - all beginning with a date - remind readers of many experiences and feelings associated with the seasons. For example, in "may 20," a girl impatiently waits: "‘enough already' / i whispered to the clouds / (just loud enough / for the sun to overhear / but not enough to wake the rain)." And in "september 25," a child di...Log In or Sign Up to Read More