Plot Summary - Red Sings From Treetops is a beautiful book of poems that takes the reader through the seasons of the year. Each poem highlights a color in a season.
Personal Reaction - Once I started reading the poems i didn’t want to stop. Zagarenski uses mixed media paintings and computer illustrations to portray the images of each poem which makes it all come together beautifully.
Memorable Literary Element - The book contains poems written about the different colors that are prominent in each season of the year. Sidman uses adjectives and alliteration to bring each color to life. Each poem has its own rhythm, with short lines that create a fast staccato beat. She also uses repetition of work endings such as the “ing” ending and occasional rhyming words in her poems.
Illustrations - Zagarenski uses mixed media paintings and computer illustrations to portray the images of each poem. Collages and painting on wood are among the mixed media pages.
Review - Horn Book (starred review)-"A poet known for multilayered explorations of nature rejoices here in the way colors, and how we perceive them, change with the seasons . . .[with] the playfulness of the text and its sense of awe, mystery, and beauty.
Promotion - Use this book of poetry to teach young children about colors. Read a different color poem each day or when each color is studied. Have the students make color poems of their own using the seasons as inspiration. Each student can pick a color and season and make a poem. Then the poems can be collected and put together as a book.
Personal Reaction - Once I started reading the poems i didn’t want to stop. Zagarenski uses mixed media paintings and computer illustrations to portray the images of each poem which makes it all come together beautifully.
Memorable Literary Element - The book contains poems written about the different colors that are prominent in each season of the year. Sidman uses adjectives and alliteration to bring each color to life. Each poem has its own rhythm, with short lines that create a fast staccato beat. She also uses repetition of work endings such as the “ing” ending and occasional rhyming words in her poems.
Illustrations - Zagarenski uses mixed media paintings and computer illustrations to portray the images of each poem. Collages and painting on wood are among the mixed media pages.
Review - Horn Book (starred review)-"A poet known for multilayered explorations of nature rejoices here in the way colors, and how we perceive them, change with the seasons . . .[with] the playfulness of the text and its sense of awe, mystery, and beauty.
Promotion - Use this book of poetry to teach young children about colors. Read a different color poem each day or when each color is studied. Have the students make color poems of their own using the seasons as inspiration. Each student can pick a color and season and make a poem. Then the poems can be collected and put together as a book.