Poems In The Attic By Nikki Grimes

The poems act as a journal of sorts written by her mother when she was growing up.

Poems in the attic by nikki grimes.

Moving poetry travel opening line sentence. Using free verse for the young girl s poems and tanka for her mother s master poet nikki grimes creates a tender intergenerational story that speaks to every child s need to hold onto special memories of home no matter where that place might be. The poems act as a journal of sorts written by her mother when she was growing up. Free shipping on qualifying offers.

A young girl finds her mother s old poems in her grandmother s attic and reads about her mom s experiences moving around the world since her father was in the military. Picturebook of poems theme. During a visit to her grandma s house a young girl discovers a box of poems in the attic poems written by her mother when she was growing up. Award winning poet nikki grimes brings us a tender collection of poems about a young girl and her mother who grew up as a child of an air force serviceman.

A 7 year old girl exploring in grandma s attic finds a box of poems her mother wrote as a child. Told in alternating free verse and tanka similar to haiku poems. Poems in the attic author. Lee low 19 95 9781620140277.

5 0 out of 5 stars nikki grimes makes poetry accessible reviewed in the united states on september 27 2015 this is the story of a young girl who discovers a box of poems in her grandma s attic. First published april 15 2015 booklist. Texas bluebonnet award nominee book poems in the attic by nikki grimes illustrations by elizabeth zunon read by mercedes jasso edited by maria del carmen zuniga. A book about discoveries this celebrates poetry and the quixotic life of a military family.

On each lefthand page grimes chasing freedom words with wings has her narrator write in short bursts of free verse while on the right side pages the poems her mother wrote are in the japanese five line formtanka. Poems in the attic. Poems in the attic. Reading the poems introduces the girl to the many interesting places her mother lived because of her father s military career.