About this item
Second book in the NEIGHBORS series. Short accessible poems about other animals one finds in a suburban yard, a country landscape, or a city street. The sturdy, museum-quality, and lavishly illustrated book is 12" x 12" and can easily be shared by parents and children, as well as librarians and educators eager to explore poetry and nature with their young students. "...invites young readers to think about beings that share their world...leave it open on a table to display the art." -- Kirkus Reviews."...The verse steers clear of cutesiness...Kim's crisp, modern collages...in this smart collaboration. Ages 3-11." -- Publishers Weekly."...'Neighbors' is an excellent blend of arts with much charm for young people as well as their parents, not to be missed.
About the Author
George Held is a poet & writer, satirist & translator, editor & critic who taught English at Queens College for over 35 years. He was a Fulbright lecturer in Czechoslovakia, 1973-76, and is listed in Who's Who in America. Among his publications are the chapbooks MARTIAL ARTIST, translations of Martial's epigrams; GROUNDED, which garnered one of his five Pushcart Prize nominations and from which Garrison Keillor read a poem on THE WRITER'S ALMANAC; and PHASED, available from CreatSpace & amazon.com. His forthcoming book is AFTER SHAKESPEARE: SELECTED SONNETS. His satires appear at www.infauxtainment.com, and he blogs at georgeheld@blogspot.com. He reviews books for, among other journals, NOTRE DAME REVIEW, AMERICAN BOOK REVIEW, RAIN TAXI and SMALL PRESS REVIEW.
