The Poet Upstairs Library binding - 2012
by Cofer, Judith Ortiz
- Used
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- Title The Poet Upstairs
- Author Cofer, Judith Ortiz
- Binding Library Binding
- Edition 1st Edition
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 32
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Arte Publico Press, U.S.A.
- Date 2012-11
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated
- Bookseller's Inventory # GRP102604053
- ISBN 9781558857049 / 1558857044
- Weight 0.79 lbs (0.36 kg)
- Dimensions 11.1 x 8.7 x 0.4 in (28.19 x 22.10 x 1.02 cm)
- Ages 06 to 09 years
- Grade levels 1 - 4
- Reading level 690
- Library of Congress subjects Authorship, Poetry
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2012012709
- Dewey Decimal Code E
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From the jacket flap
Juliana listens to the poet's typewriter clicking and clacking all day long, while outside the snow falls and people rush by bundled up in their coats. She dreams of a tiny tropical island "sitting on the ocean like a green button on a blue dress," the island home that her mother and the poet share. She dreams of red hibiscus flowers and beaches of white sand.
The next day, she receives an invitation from the poet to come upstairs. Together, they write a poem about a big river that leads to the sea. As they make pictures with words, the walls of the cold apartment become a beautiful vista of mountains, palm trees, birds and flowers. That special day, poetry takes Juliana from her cold and ordinary apartment to a sparkling island habitat.
Invoking Puerto Rican poet Julia de Burgos' famous poem about the Loiza River, Ortiz Cofer's lyrical text is combined with Oscar Ortiz's breathtaking illustrations of the natural world and the animals that inhabit it. This inspiring picture book for children ages 5 to 9 demonstrates the power of the written word as Juliana learns that poetry can change the world.
Media reviews
Citations
- Hornbook Guide to Children, 07/01/2013, Page 0
- Kirkus Reviews, 10/15/2012, Page 0
- Publishers Weekly, 09/17/2012, Page 0
- School Library Journal, 12/01/2012, Page 88
