Poems for Children Nowhere Near Old Enough to Vote

"Poets are sometimes forgetful. They write poems and if these verses are ahead of their time or quite unlike their other poetry, they put them aside for another day….Something like this seems to have happened with Carl Sandburg’s collectionPoems for Children Nowhere Near Old Enough to Vote." –From the introduction These poems, recently discovered by Sandburg scholars George and Willene Hendrick, invite us to see objects as familiar as chairs, clocks, and pencils–or our very own eyes, ears, and nose–in an arresting and fresh new way. In this collection, Sandburg has fun teasing the imagination and making us smile, while Istvan Banyai plays a jazzy accompaniment in pen and ink (with a little help from the computer). For children ages eight to eighty, here is an intriguing little volume as bright and beckoning as the twenty-first century!

Want more deals from

Then visit Savintle for millions of coupons and deals.

Navigation

Categories

Poems for Children Nowhere Near Old Enough to Vote

Share

Similar Offers

Save 80% on your class text...

Get an extra $5 off $35 or ...

Follow Us