Features
- Reading level: Baby-Preschool
- Cover Type: Hard Cover with 32 pages
- Published by: Charlesbridge Publishing February 10, 2006
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 1580891063
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-1580891066
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Book Dimensions:
10.2 x 7 x 0.5 inches
- Weighs: 9.6 ounces
From School Library Journal
PreSchool-Grade 1–Martins simple poem celebrates the colors of varied landscapes and the glories of the seasons. Each line of text appears on half a page, under a photo of a child. The rest of each spread is devoted to a panoramic vista. The boys and girls, of varying ages, come from many racial and ethnic groups from around the globe. The jacket flap notes that Lipow took his photographs on five continents. However, no information about any of the locales is included in captions or in the endnotes. This omission limits the titles possibilities as a springboard for further exploration and discussion. The book might serve as an introductory read-aloud choice for very young children on occasions such as Earth Day, but its range is limited. G. Brian Karas couples his celebration of Earths wonders with basic science in
On Earth (Penguin, 2005). Judith Nichollss compilation of earth-related poems in
The Sun in Me (Barefoot, 2003) includes a variety of styles
–Kathy Piehl, Minnesota State University, Mankato Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
From Booklist
PreS-Gr. 2. A wee paean to the glories of nature, in an accessible format. There are very few words, lightly rhymed and slightly clunky: "I love our Earth / when summer stars flicker, / and autumn leaves flame, / when winter flakes blow, / and spring blossoms show." The photographs, however, show several strengths. Each spread comprises a nature photo occupying a page plus half the facing page: mountain, sunset, ocean, snow. The other half-page contains the text and a small photo of a child, alone or with an adult. Each one of the pictures featuring a child invokes a color or a tone from the facing nature image, as when a ruddy moppet's green t-shirt picks up the great green of a meadow. Ecology for the very young.
GraceAnne DeCandidoCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
Reader ReviewsDan Lipow's visually impressive photography combines nicely to illustrate and showcase the informed and informative text co-authored by Bill Martin Jr. and Michael Sampson in "I Love Our Earth", a 32-page introductory survey to the wonderful sights, sounds and colors of the earth for children ages 3 to 6. From deep oceans, blue skies, and blowing winds, to the snows of winter, to the sunlight of summer, to the multicolored leafs of autumn, to the palate of colors in the budding blossoms of spring, "I Love Our Earth" offers a cornucopia of celebrations with respect to what the Earth has to offer as experienced through the eyes and imaginations of children. "I Love Our Earth" is an amazing little book that should be a part of every elementary school and community library Nature Shelf for young readers.
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