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| Original Title: | Honeybee |
| ISBN: | 0060853905 (ISBN13: 9780060853907) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Arab American Book Award for Children's/Young Adult (2009), Cybils Award for Poetry (2008) |
Naomi Shihab Nye
Hardcover | Pages: 176 pages Rating: 3.88 | 503 Users | 112 Reviews
Identify Containing Books Honeybee: Poems Short Prose
| Title | : | Honeybee: Poems Short Prose |
| Author | : | Naomi Shihab Nye |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 176 pages |
| Published | : | February 26th 2008 by Greenwillow Books |
| Categories | : | Poetry. Young Adult. Cultural. Adult. Childrens. Middle Grade. Short Stories. Fiction |
Commentary In Favor Of Books Honeybee: Poems Short Prose
Honey. Beeswax. Pollinate. Hive. Colony. Work. Dance. Communicate. Industrious. Buzz. Sting. Cooperate. Where would we be without them? Where would we be without one another? In eighty-two poems and paragraphs, Naomi Shihab Nye alights on the essentials of our time—our loved ones, our dense air, our wars, our memories, our planet—and leaves us feeling curiously sweeter and profoundly soothed.Rating Containing Books Honeybee: Poems Short Prose
Ratings: 3.88 From 503 Users | 112 ReviewsCritique Containing Books Honeybee: Poems Short Prose
Nye, using honeybees and their language as inspiration, writes many beautiful poems about the delights and sorrows of everyday life. Experimenting with both verse poetry and paragraph poetry, she succeeds in demonstrating just whats so special about living, and whats so special about her culture and her hometown and her family. Her poetry is certainly more serious in nature, and would be best for the introspective youth, perhaps interested in writing their own poetry. This anthology is perfectAWARDS AND HONORS:2008 Arab-American Book Award, School Library Journal Best Book, Cooperative Children's Book Center ChoiceOVERALL RESPONSE"Honeybee" made me want to start writing poetry again. I haven't written a poem since last October when I taught poetry as part of a unit about discovering "Who am I?" in my 6th grade language arts class. The introduction was key in bringing the entire book of poems together. Though this is a collection of poems, some previously published elsewhere, by the
Definitely some 4 & 5 star work in here but overall Im more like 3.5 I dont understand this book being on the shelf in my elementary school library (here before I arrived). Many themes that would not resonate with kids! Many themes about being older & looking back, Time, war... I loved the ending piece Gate A-4
2.5 starsIn her moments of brilliance, the poems shine. Some are short and seem to capture the meaning of life in a few lines. Some are longer and surprise you with a gem nestled among the words. She has a sly wit and a beautiful appreciation for the world around her, but sometimes this is overtaken by the message, (either about the environment or the violence in the Middle East and how the U.S. Is wrongwrongwrong), and these are beset with a smug tone, and my attention involuntarily wandered
I absolutely LOVED this!
The cover of this book says "Poems," but you'll notice the title here on Goodreads is more accurate: "Poems & Short Prose." The prose breaks up the poems nicely, and Nye's "Museum" prose piece is wonderful enough for you to buy this entire collection. I dug most of the poems. Here are some standouts:The Crickets Welcome Me to JapanGirls, GirlsHow Do I Know When a Poem is Finished?Before I Read The Kite RunnerGate A-4
This poem book is filled with 80 more poems students and teachers can work with. I love how the poems talk about where we would be without just one little honeybee. It is important for students to feel important to children. They need to feel they make an impact into society and that poem book does just that. And talk about light, love war and more
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