Review Joyce Sidman’s colorful poetry engages all readers who enjoy words, while Pamela Zagarenski’s illustrations capture the attention of younger children. Goodreads.com (2017) states “[i]n this Caldecott Honor book, illustrator Pam Zagarenski's interpretations go beyond the concrete, allowing us to not just see color, but feel it.” Each new season shares a new adventure with color, sound, and feelings. Themes Seasons Colors Poetry Application While reading the book aloud to children, have them try and guess what object the poem is about. Then invite children to create their own poems. (Sidman, 2012). Read-alikes Fogliano, J. (2016). When Green Becomes Tomatoes from NoveList K-8 Plus. Janeczko, P. B. (2014). Firefly July A Year of Very Short Poems from Goodreads.com. Davies, N. (2012). Outside Your Window: A First Book of Nature from Goodreads.com
Author Official Website: http://www.joycesidman.com/
Book Official Webpage: http://www.joycesidman.com/books/red-sings-from-treetops-a/ Other Resources Joyce Sidman provides a Reader’s Guide to help educators engage children with the text. http://www.joycesidman.com/books/red-sings-from-treetops-a/red-sings-rg.pdf Junior Library Guild Activity Guide: This guide provides more ideas for librarians to use the book during their story times. http://www.joycesidman.com/books/red-sings-from-treetops-a/jlg-guide-red-sings-treetop.pdf References Brenda Cunningham [User name]. (March 17, 2013). Red sings from treetops book trailer [YouTube video]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zBzFgBaENY Goodreads.com. (2017). Red sings from treetops: A year in colors. Retrieved from https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6121819-red-sings-from-treetops Goodreads.com. (2017). Red sings from treetops: A year in colors [Cover image]. Retrieved from https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6121819-red-sings-from-treetops Sidman, J. (2012). Red sings from treetops: A year in colors: Reader’s guide. Retrieved from http://www.joycesidman.com/books/red-sings-from-treetops-a/red-sings-rg.pd
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