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beths0103's review
5.0
This book manages to be child-like, playful, and literary all at the same time. Fogliano's poetry reminds me a great deal of William Carlos Williams' simple, observational style. And Julie Morstad is quickly becoming one of my favorite illustrators. An all-around winner of a poetry book.
sam_reader_era's review
2.0
Copyright: 2016, Genre: Poetry
This book is comprised of year-round poems based on the four seasons. Although there were a few good poems and the illustrations are cute, I had a hard time with more than half the poetry in this book.
I would include it in my classroom library and perhaps share a few of the poems (the October poems are quite nice) but that would probably be it.
This book is comprised of year-round poems based on the four seasons. Although there were a few good poems and the illustrations are cute, I had a hard time with more than half the poetry in this book.
I would include it in my classroom library and perhaps share a few of the poems (the October poems are quite nice) but that would probably be it.
molly_dettmann's review
3.0
Illustrations get a 4 star because they're beautiful and sweet. Poems get a 3 because I felt just a little meh about them. It was just one long continuous poem that I thought went on for just a little too long.
glovb's review
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
4.25
Poems that capture the emotions of each season are found in this vivid collection of poetry by Julie Fogliano. Written in an intentional way with no punctuation or capital letters, these poems are organized line by line making it interesting for the eyes to follow. The illustrations are simple, yet complimentary to the corresponding poems.
Age-appropriateness: 7-12 yrs.
This book could be used to integrate units in science and reading, when discussing seasons and poetry. There are multiple poems for each month of the year, beginning and ending in March.
Age-appropriateness: 7-12 yrs.
This book could be used to integrate units in science and reading, when discussing seasons and poetry. There are multiple poems for each month of the year, beginning and ending in March.
hanlapham's review
hopeful
informative
inspiring
4.0
Category: Poetry
Title: When Green Becomes Tomato
Author: Julie Fogliano
Illustrator: Julie Morstad
Date Published: March 1, 2016
Age Appropriateness:
- This book is definitely aimed at a younger audience, probably 1st-3rd grade, but could be used in upper elementary for personal reflection or even science projects.
Summary:
- This is a really cool book set up in chronological order of seasons. The season spring is alot about melting and moving on. The spring (especially in Michigan) is a crazy season and it can often be confusing. This poem takes the reader through the many changes spring offers. It demonstrates how even when there’s no sunshine there’s beauty.
Review:
- This was such a great book about changes. I think there are so many different activities to do with this poetry book to help students understand change better. 2 Corinthians 5:17 talks about being in Christ making us new creations. Just like in the spring, new creations comes and go, and I think this would be a great way to talk about people changing and how it is a good thing to learn and grow.
akooiker21's review
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.5
This children's poetry book details many beautiful elements that occur when spring is approaching. This book is set up as a series of poems that occur in chronological order in the order of the calendar date beginning in March and continuing throughout the months of spring. This book makes use of a variety of literary devices to thoroughly engage the reader. This book would be ideal for children ages 6-9. In the classroom, this would make an excellent read-aloud that could be used to teach about the season of spring while also demonstrating many different literary devices used in poetry.