Spinning Through the Universe
Author | : Helen Frost |
Publisher | : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) |
Total Pages | : 112 |
Release | : 2004-04-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780374371593 |
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Engrossing tales from the fifth grade Every child is like A little world with ever-changing weather, Nights and mornings. And somehow, here we are, Spinning through the universe together. Unforgettable students in this fifth-grade classroom reveal their private feelings about birth and death, a missing bicycle and a first kiss, as well as their thoughts about recess, report cards, fitting in, and family. Using a rich array of traditional poetic forms, such as sonnets, sestinas, and acrostics, Helen Frost interweaves the stories of the kids in Room 214 and their teacher. A final section giving detailed analyses of the twenty-two forms will be of special interest.