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Fifteen poems explore the sights and sounds of life in a big city., Here are impressionistic poems and pictures of day-to-day life in a big, noisy, crowded city.
| Size | | Height: | 11.3 in | | Width: | 9.0 in | | Thickness: | 0.2 in | | Weight: | 16.0 oz |
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Gr 3 Up Fifteen poems in free verse celebrate the rhythm and diversity of city life, capturing its sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and seasons in arresting imagery. Tall buildings pushing through the clouds, a homeless woman with a ``stretching'' hand, the ever-present utility and maintenance crews digging and chopping beneath the streets, and ``...crowds of languages and clouds of steam from carts of cooking foods'' all reflect the many facets of an urban environment its action, pulsing rhythms, and multiethnicity. Two-page spreads in hot colors provide a vibrant background for Barbour's numerous, lively sketches that accompany each selection. Varied perspectives, from that of small dog amidst a tangle of legs, a person lying down on the sidewalk or looking at shifting scenes from a bus window, to an overview of a crowded intersection offer multilayered vignettes. An exciting, accessible collection. Sally R. Dow, Ossining Public Library, NY
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