Poetry anthology , Nature
Idependent reading grade 2-5

This collection is a great way to introduce children to poetry. The combination of powerful writing and imaginative illustrations is perfect for this book of seasons. We can picture the countryside and the cityscape in these pages. Enjoy reading, listening and looking at this treasure. ( )

This book has beautiful illustrations and is good for introducing children to the four seasons in a year. This book is targeted towards primary level students (k-2). This book could also be used to introduce children to poems and how to write a good poem. ( )

An enjoyable collection complemented by colorful, kinetic illustrations, but most of the poetry selections failed to evoke---for me, anyway---the seasons to which they were intended to belong. An occasional piece would spark the clarity of a summer night or the forlorn abandonment of autumn in the city, but the only section that wholeheartedly invited me into the textures, sounds, and sense of a season was winter. ( )

"Firefly July" is a series of short poems that use a small amount of words to create a strong mental image of characteristics of the seasons. I enjoyed this book because I thought it would be a great book to read to children when learning about the different seasons of the year. The words in the poems were short and simple but the mental image they created was great. ( )