Journalism- A series of book reports/reviews.

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Nathan Derry

Coursework-Journalism- A series of book reports/reviews,

                                By Nathan Derry

This article will comprise of a series of book reviews, with books from several different genres. I intend to give you an insight into what the books are about, what type of people would be interested, along with my recommendations.

Firstly, ‘A snowflake fell’, compiled by Laura Whipple.

Winter is all about the juxtaposition of cold and warmth, and Laura Whipple's poetry anthology, A Snowflake Fell: Poems About Winter, is sure to warm hearts of all ages. This collection is one of those rare volumes that I can share with both my four-year-old twins and my 10-year-old son. So, as Whipple advises in her introduction, "pop some corn; put your fuzzy slippers on, and use your imagination to experience the sharp smell of winter air, the sound of ice skates on a frozen pond, the touch of snow on your face and even the taste of the first snowflake as it falls from the sky."

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        Whipple's book features a wonderful selection of poems about animals and the natural world, including Jane Yolen's "Winter Song of the Weasel," Douglas Florian's "The Winter Tree" and Ted Hughes' "Goose." Marilyn Singer's delightful "Deer Mouse" replicates the rhythms of a deer mouse scampering over the snow to gather food: "get get get get get/get/out of the nest/get/into the cold."

        The poems are brought to life by the wonderful illustrations of Japanese artist Hatsuki Hori. Whether Hori is illustrating a deep blue sky over a snowman, or leaves swept away in a mighty wind.

        Whether you are young or ...

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