Early Moon

What is poetry? Carl Sandburg asks in the delightful "Short Talk" that opens this volume. How is a poem made? If it can be explained, is it really a poem? Should children write poetry? He then goes on to present his own captivating, often amusing poems. Dealing with everyday themes that young readers will enjoy, he writes about skyscrapers, hats, tractors, and buffaloes; pumpkins, weeds, cabbages, and birds. There are groups of poems about children, wind and sea, and night; and a number of Sandburg's best-known poems, including "Fog."

About the author

CARL SANDBURG (1878–1967) was twice awarded the Pulitzer Prize, first in 1940 for his biography of Abraham Lincoln and again in 1951 for Complete Poems. Before becoming known as a poet, he worked as a milkman, an ice harvester, a dishwasher, a salesman, a fireman, and a journalist. Among his classics are the Rootabaga Stories, which he wrote for his young daughters at the beginning of his long and distinguished literary career.

Summary

A selection of Sandburg's poems made for young people. A Voyager Book. 70 line drawings by James Daughetry.

Product details

• Authors: Carl Sandburg
• Assisted by: James Daugherty (Illustration)
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.04.1978
• EAN: 9780156273268
• ISBN: 978-0-15-627326-8
• No. of pages: 136
• Weight: 4531 g
• Series: Voyager/HBJ Book; Voyager/HBJ Book
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books; JUVENILE FICTION: General, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Poetry / General, JUVENILE NONFICTION: School & Education, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Biography & Autobiography / Literary, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Books & Libraries, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Art / General, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Readers / Intermediate, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Social Science / Folklore & Mythology, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Literary Criticism & Collections, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Places / United States