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Books : Days to Celebrate: A Full Year of Poetry, People, Holidays, History, Fascinating Facts, and MoreIn association with Amazon.com 
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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 051 EAN: 9780060007652 ISBN: 0060007656 Label: HarperCollins Manufacturer: HarperCollins Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 112 Publication Date: January 01, 2005 Publisher: HarperCollins Reading Level: Ages 4-8 Release Date: December 28, 2004 Studio: HarperCollins Sales Rank: 466329 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: In Days to Celebrate Lee Bennett Hopkins has collected an astounding array of information to show us that each day of the year gives us a reason to celebrate. For every month he has compiled a calendar of birthdays, holidays, historic events, inventions, world records, thrilling firsts, and more. And for every month he has selected surprising poems in honor of some of the people and events commemorated in the calendar. There are poems about the seasons and holidays, of course, but there are also poems about a "Flying-Man" (for February 4, Charles Lindbergh's birthday), birds (for April 26, John James Audubon's birthday), windshield wipers (patented November 10), and earmuffs (patented December 21). Beloved poets, such as Walt Whitman, Langston Hughes, Gwendolyn Brooks, and Christina Rossetti, are joined by new voices in sixty poems that take us on a remarkable journey through a year -- and through the years. Stephen Alcorn's illustrations, based on the style of art found in old almanacs, are airy, whimsical, and thought provoking. They perfectly match the breadth and depth of this volume. Brilliantly conceived and elegantly illustrated, Days to Celebrate is a book that pays tribute to the people, events, and poetry that make up our past and will inspire our future. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Fun bookI enjoy browsing through DAYS TO CELEBRATE. The book is divided into twelve "monthly" sections. Each month has a calendar full of facts both poetry and non-poetry related. Each month's flower, birth stone, and zodiac sign are given. Within each month's section there are four to seven poems related to that month in some way. (It might be a holiday of that month. It might be the poet's birthday month. It might be a historical event being celebrated, etc.) My favorite poem, by the way, is Arithmetic ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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