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ctorms's review against another edition
2.0
I found the last portion useful for future tween programming.
iamthelizardqueen's review against another edition
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
1.75
I thought this would be a lot better. Gets an extra star for being an important topic that isn't talked about in juvenile literature enough.
renaevsbooks's review against another edition
2.0
I'm sure it is just me; I'm just not that into poetry but I am trying. I went into this totally blind because I am trying to keep an open mind. I liked some of the poems. Some I found entertaining, and others I found thought provoking. I was really turned off by the political commentary and honestly, that's my own fault because it is almost impossible to separate environmentalism from politics.
jen_thetelltalebookclub's review against another edition
4.0
Naomi Shihab Nye was the 2019-2021 Young People's Poet Laureate and this book was chosen as Goodreads Nominee for Best Poetry in 2020. Personally, I chose it for the cover, title, description and to fit a category for a library reading challenge. I also haven't read a book by someone who was a Poet Laureate. This book made me think of the amount of trash my family throws away and ways I could do better. And it made me sad thinking about the environment we have created/are creating for future generations. We can all do better.
This book has a genre tag for "middle grade." I'm not sure I would agree with this genre unless a parent/teacher was reading it with their child/students. I think the understanding of some of these poems comes with life experience.
This book has a genre tag for "middle grade." I'm not sure I would agree with this genre unless a parent/teacher was reading it with their child/students. I think the understanding of some of these poems comes with life experience.
natalievinh's review against another edition
4.0
A really lovely collection of poems centering on the themes of nostalgia and current events. Quick read, but worth every minute.
renae_reads's review against another edition
2.0
I'm sure it is just me; I'm just not that into poetry but I am trying. I went into this totally blind because I am trying to keep an open mind. I liked some of the poems. Some I found entertaining, and others I found thought provoking. I was really turned off by the political commentary and honestly, that's my own fault because it is almost impossible to separate environmentalism from politics.
msjoanna's review against another edition
3.0
I chose this book because I have a fond memory of working with this author as an artist-in-residence at my elementary school. She even published one of my poems from that workshop in a collection of children's poetry that she edited. I found her lovely and great with children and I've always loved the fact that I was encouraged to write poetry in elementary school.
There were a few poems in this collection that really worked and managed to be both linguistically beautiful or interesting while also delivering an emotional punch. There were many that had an interesting moment or image. And there were some that didn't really move me at all.
Overall, I think this is pitched at younger readers and should be accessible to middle school and high school readers. There's strong overall messages that people aren't trash, children should be loved, that we have lives that are too busy and too full of stuff, and that we should be better at making sure that we are good caretakers of the planet.
There were a few poems in this collection that really worked and managed to be both linguistically beautiful or interesting while also delivering an emotional punch. There were many that had an interesting moment or image. And there were some that didn't really move me at all.
Overall, I think this is pitched at younger readers and should be accessible to middle school and high school readers. There's strong overall messages that people aren't trash, children should be loved, that we have lives that are too busy and too full of stuff, and that we should be better at making sure that we are good caretakers of the planet.
jengennari's review against another edition
5.0
A whole book of trash poems! I love picturing the poet walking around, picking up trash, and creating art. This is aimed for the classroom, and there are great ideas for getting kids to write about litter, about waste. Some of these are funny, some sad, some lovely.
Deep inside tall daisies
snippet of white wrapper
hiding away
impersonating a blossom
Deep inside tall daisies
snippet of white wrapper
hiding away
impersonating a blossom