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Hummingbird Nest: A Journal of Poems
Her arrival, swift and flitting, was a surprise. She came to set up house—right on our patio! That nother hummingbird crafted a nest, laid her eggs, and waited for her babies. We watched it all—hatching, growing up, flying lessons. And we kept a journal of peoms so we would always remember that remarkable spring. This is our journal. But it's their story—our hummingbird family.
Swimming Upstream: Middle School Poems (2002) "Where do I fit?/Nothing is clear./Can already tell/this will be/a jigsaw year." |  Kristine
O'Connell George was the recipient of the 1998 International Reading Association's
Lee Bennett Hopkins Promising Poet Award--an international award presented
every three years to a new poet. George has served as a poetry consultant
for PBS' Storytime television program, teaches creative writing and poetry
workshops, conducts teacher in-services, and speaks at conferences on poetry
and innovative ways to use poetry in the classroom. She will be teaching
a course on writing children's poetry for the UCLA Writer's Program in
Fall, 99.
Ms. George has
lived in Colorado, Idaho, Ohio, Oregon and Texas. Currently she lives in
a rural area about an hour's drive outside of Los Angeles where she often
finds inspiration for her poetry in her own backyard--the owl in the 300-year-old
native oak, packs of coyotes, quail, deer, the peacocks next door and the
frog who lives on the front porch.
You can learn
more by visiting her website
where she features RealAudio readings from her books, poetry teaching ideas,
tips for young writers, and ideas for celebrating National Poetry Month. |
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Dog Poems (1999)
"A charming way
to introduce little ones to the form and feeling that mark poetry." Booklist
"It's the author's
true understanding of canine behavior and her insight into the happy relationship
between dog and child that particularly distinguish this book. Otani's
pen-and-watercolor illustrations make a fine complement to the verse, characterizing
the pair as curious and alert as well as affectionate." Horn Book J.R.L.
The
Great Frog Race and Other Poems (1997) received starred reviews in
Booklist, Publisher's Weekly and School Library Journal.
· 1998
Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award
Old
Elm Speaks: Tree Poems (1998)
· American
Library Association Booklist 1999 Editor's Choice
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