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"These enduring poems by American master poet Carl Sandburg are perfect for a young audience, and now they have been newly illustrated with bright, colorful double-page artwork. The poems and illustrations work together, following a group of children through a day of enjoying and participating in Sandburg's poetry, observing nature, solving riddles and playing. Young readers will respond to the pastoral themes. Sandburg lived the last twenty-two years of his life on a farm called Connemara in North Carolina, with his three daughters, Margaret, Janet, and Helga, and his wife, Paula Steichen, who raised champion goats. Sandburg described Connemara as ""240 acres and a million acres of sky"" and would often take walks in the surrounding woods. The birds, animals, and natural world that surrounded him at the farm resonate throughout these poems. A prior knowledge and love of poetry are not required to appreciate the wit and insight of Sandburg's work - though a love of poetry may well result! Poems: Daybreak Fog Bluebird, What Do You Feed On? Milk-White Moon, Put the Cows to Sleep Spring Try Being a Goat White Wings Bug Spots Sleep Face Good Night Three Riddles: If You Ask Your Mother There Was a Zebra There Are 10 Apples We have also included two of Sandburg's favorite poems: Bee! I'm expecting you! by Emily Dickinson The Horse Named Bill, Lyrics by Red Lewis"

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Adults who share Smith-Ary's fondness for Sandburg may find nuggets for sharing with just the right child.--Margaret Bush School Library Journal (02/01/2002)

Adults who share Smith-Ary's fondness for Sandburg may find nuggets for sharing with just the right child. -- Margaret Bush School Library Journal (02/01/2002)

Adults who share Smith-Ary's fondness for Sandburg may find nuggets for sharing with just the right child.--Margaret Bush School Library Journal (02/01/2002) Thoughtful introduction to Sandburg's poetry ... captures the relaxed and comfortable side of the poet.

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"Author and poet Carl Sandburg was born in 1878. He worked many jobs before becoming a writer: delivering milk, laying bricks, threshing wheat, and shining shoes. After marrying in 1908, he moved to Illinois and took up journalism as a reporter for the ""Chicago Daily News."" ""Rootabaga Stories"" (1922) was his first book for children. During his career Sandburg won two Pulitzer Prizes: in 1940 for ""Abraham Lincoln: The War Years"" and in 1951 for his ""Complete Poems."" Sandburg died at his home in North Carolina in 1967. Lynn Smith-Ary has worked as an artist and animation filmmaker for over thirty years. Her films have won many awards, including a Genie for ""Pearl's Diner"" and first prizes in Columbus, Ohio, and Bombay for ""Sandburg's Arithmetic."" This film, based on the poem ""Arithmetic"" by Carl Sandburg, reflects Lynn's long-standing admiration for this great poet's writing. Lynn resides in Montreal."

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