Description: Cool Melons-Turn to Frogs! : The Life and Poems of Issa, Hardcover by Gollub, Matthew; Stone, Kazuko G. (ILT), ISBN 1889910503, ISBN-13 9781889910505, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US For hundreds of years, school children in Japan have been introduced to poetry through the work of Issa. Born in 1763 on a farm in central Japan, Issa began writing poetry as a young child, inspired by his deep love for the natural world. Later in his boyhood and throughout his life, poetry was also Issa's refuge in times of joy and in times of suffering. Matthew Gollub's poignant rendering of Issa's life and over thirty of his best-loved poems, along with Kazuko Stone's sensitive and humorous watercolor paintings, makeCool Melonsa classic introduction to Issa's work for readers of all ages. With authentic Japanese calligraphy, a detailed Afterword, and exhaustive research by both author and illustrator, this is also an inspirational book about haiku, writing, nature, and life. A Horn Book Fanfare Best Book of the Year ALA Notable Children's Book American Library Association's 'Choices' Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) 'Editor's Choice" San Francisco Chronicle Best Children's Books of the Year Bank Street College of Education Asian Pacific American Award for Literature, Children's and Young Adult Category California Collections California Readers Children's Book of the Year Outstanding Merit Bank Street College Children's Book Committee
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Edition: 2
Book Title: Cool Melons--Turn to Frogs! : the Life and Poems of Issa
Number of Pages: 40 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Tortuga Press
Item Height: 0.4 in
Topic: Poetry (See Also Stories in Verse), Biography & Autobiography / Literary, Historical / Asia
Publication Year: 2017
Illustrator: Yes, Stone, Kazuko G.
Genre: Juvenile Fiction, Juvenile Nonfiction
Item Weight: 14.3 Oz
Item Length: 10.2 in
Author: Matthew Gollub
Item Width: 8.2 in
Format: Hardcover
