Helen Frost
Spinning Through the Universe
Hardcover
(Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) April 1, 2004)
, 1st Edition
Engrossing tales from the fifth grade
Every child is like
A little world with ever-changing weather,
Nights and mornings. And somehow, here we are,
Spinning through the universe together.
Unforgettable students in this fifth-grade classroom reveal their private feelings about birth and death, a missing bicycle and a first kiss, as well as their thoughts about recess, report cards, fitting in, and family.
Using a rich array of traditional poetic forms, such as sonnets, sestinas, and acrostics, Helen Frost interweaves the stories of the kids in Room 214 and their teacher. A final section giving detailed analyses of the twenty-two forms will be of special interest.
- ISBN
- 0374371598 /
- Pages
- 112
- Weight
- 8.0 oz.
- Dimensions
- 5.68 x 0.56
in.