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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. From grocery clerk to librarian to ballet instructor to surgeon, there's a career for everyone in Zimmer's charming poems about work. ( ) Steady Hands is a unique collection of free verse poems describing the working day for a wide selection of jobs. Although the poems are not structured in a predictable way, they are well written and full of descriptive language and playful ideas. The collage illustrations are intriguing, if not warmly inviting. Zimmer, T.V. (2009). Steady Hands: Poems about work. New York: Clarion. 9780618903511 Structured as sharing the events of a day, Steady Hands shares descriptive poems about various jobs, including such occupations as waiter, electrician, baker, artist, surgeon, park ranger, etc. The people pictured in the various occupations are representative of multiple racial backgrounds and ages. While many of the jobs incorporated in the book are ones often not thought of, the vast majority are middle class jobs, with few education expectations. I go back and forth between thinking this is wonderful and realistic and thinking it’s dismissing children’s futures before they even have a chance to get that far in their education. Thoughts? Tipping the scales toward the positive side, there’s also non-stereotypical gender representations as well. When speaking about this book of poems, Zimmer has revealed that it feels very much like her own family photo album. In fact, the illustrators, Megan Halsey and Sean Addy, incorporated the work gloves and eyes of Zimmer’s own father on the page with the poem “Welder." Activities to Do with the Book: Students could write about school as though it were their job. Or they could create poems about the occupations of their various family members. A teacher could also ask students which jobs appeal to them and why. Also, following the style of Halsey and Addy’s illustrations, students could create a class scrapbook, with each incorporating images and poems about their school year together. Favorite Quotes: “Hot showers and fresh coffee transform zombies into humans,” “The tow truck driver fishes in the city.” “Paid daydreamer imaginary soothsayer odd-fact researcher, the writer” “The clerk is glad she doesn’t have to see what becomes of the clothes she sells— the perfect folded pastel polo shirt crumpled up on a customer’s bathroom floor.” For more of my reviews, visit sjkessel.blogspot.com. Beginning in morning and ending at night, this poetry collection celebrates some of the many jobs that make up our economy. Some of these jobs, like teachers, will be well known to children, but others, such as organizer, are likely to be new areas broadening children’s concept of what constitutes work. Some jobs focus on concrete goods, like baker or mail carrier, while others focus on services, such as librarian and lifeguard, while still others focus on creative processes, i.e., writer and artist. The author is also wise in choosing not to fall into gender stereotypes in her job descriptions – instead, we see a female electrician and a male flight attendant, to name a couple. The author is clearly perceptive, as evidenced by such descriptors as the administrative assistant punching out at five o’clock sharp and the babysitter chatting on the phone with her best friend once the children are in bed. The choice of free-verse poetry allows for the additional lesson that not all poetry has to rhyme, but also is less didactic than a prose format, so parents and teachers might have to give additional explanations for certain jobs. Still, this book is an excellent tool for opening up a conversation about working and the availability of a multitude of different jobs for varied interests and talents. In addition, the multi-layered illustrations, which make use of various media, literally pop from the page and will draw children’s attention to the book while leaving a lasting visual impression associated with each job. I reviewed this for EconKids. See the full review here: http://www.fas.rutgers.edu/cms/econkids/index.php?option=com_content&task=vi... aucune critique | ajouter une critique
In this collection of free-verse poems, inspired by Walt Whitman's I Hear America Singing, Tracie Vaughn Zimmer celebrates workers and the doing of work. The poems are short and direct, with strong, fresh images, and readers can easily imagine themselves in the roles she portrays: welder, librarian, surgeon, retail clerk, camp counselor. The illustrations are as original as the text---amazing multilayered collages made of paper, found objects, ephemera, photographs, dried flowers, and archival images. Steady Hands is sure to inspire discussion, creative writing, art projects, and new answers to the old question: What do you want to do when you grow up? Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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