Bibliograph

Traveling the blue road, poems of the sea, collected by Lee Bennett Hopkins ; illustrated by Bob Hansman & Jovan Hansman

Type

Label

Traveling the blue road, poems of the sea, collected by Lee Bennett Hopkins ; illustrated by Bob Hansman & Jovan Hansman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 28-29)

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

8-128+8-12, Brodart

resource.interestGradeLevel

3-7, Brodart

Literary Form

poetry

Main title

Traveling the blue road

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

956687900

resource.readingGradeLevel

3-7

Responsibility statement

collected by Lee Bennett Hopkins ; illustrated by Bob Hansman & Jovan Hansman

Sub title

poems of the sea

Summary

Read never-before-published poetry about the magic, beauty, and promise of sea voyages, compiled by award-winning poet Lee Bennett Hopkins. Gorgeous illustrations surround a collection of poetry written for children about the courage, beauty, and promise of sea voyages. Compiled and edited by award-winning poet Lee Bennett Hopkins, the poems describe how the sea has historically shone as a metaphor for hope and despair and served as a pathway for people searching for new life, including poems about the pilgrims coming to the New World, the Mariel boatlift, the Vietnamese boat people, a Dutch slave ship, the current migration situation in the Mediterranean, and the voyage of the St. Louis . Contributing poets include Rebecca Kai Dotlich, Paul B. Janeczko, J. Patrick Lewis, Allan Wolf, Marilyn Nelson, Denver Butson, Georgia Heard, Jane Yolen, Naomi Shihab Nye, and G. Neri, and Margarita Engle, the recently named Young People's Poet Laureate

Target audience

pre adolescent

Classification