Walt Whitman

When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer

Illustrator: Long, Loren

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Produktbeschreibung

Originally composed in 1873, Whitman's evocative poem is beautifully and timelessly recast by "New York Times" bestselling illustrator Loren Long to tell the story of a young boy who dreams of outer space. Full color.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Simon Spotlight
• Seitenzahl: 32
• Altersempfehlung: 5 bis 9 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: November 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 256mm x 311mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 531g
• ISBN-13: 9780689863974
• ISBN-10: 0689863977
• Artikelnr.: 21509034

Autorenporträt

Loren Long illustrated President Barack Obama’s Of Thee I Sing; the newest version of The Little Engine that Could by Watty Piper; Madonna’s second picture book, Mr. Peabody’s Apples; Nightsong by Ari Berk; Frank McCourt’s Angela and the Baby Jesus; Love by Matt de la Peña; and If I Was the Sunshine by Julie Fogliano. He also wrote and illustrated the Otis series and was part of the Design Garage for Jon Scieszka’s Trucktown series. Loren’s work has appeared in Time, Sports Illustrated, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, and The Atlantic. He lives with his wife and two sons in Cincinnati, Ohio. Visit him at LorenLong.com. Walt Whitman (1819-1892), arguably one of America's most influential and innovative poets, was born into a working-class family in West Hills, New York, and grew up in Brooklyn. His Leaves of Grass, from which "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer" comes, is considered one of the central volumes in the history of world poetry. While most other major writers of his time enjoyed a highly structured, classical education at private institutions, Whitman forged his own rough and informal curriculum, and his brief stint at teaching suggests that Whitman employed what were then progressive techniques -- encouraging students to think aloud rather than simply recite, and involving his students in educational games.