Poetry Friday
George's thirty-two origami-themed
poems celebrate the limitless scope of imagination as she follows a young boy's
adventures in paper-folding.
The author sets the tone with the
first poem, Origami:
"Square sheet of
paper--
folded, suddenly
wakes up.
Good morning,
Rooster."
The verses are short, descriptive
and expressed in the boy's voice - Folding a snake? / Need advice? /
Be precissssssse." or that of his creations as is the case when
Rabbit complains he can't hear because his ear his too bent.
There are no directions for
paper-folding, however, the illustrator provides an interesting note on her
experience in learning origami and offers a helpful list of resources for those
readers who would like to try their hand at this ancient art.
I can imagine this book as a
wonderful introduction and inspiration for a student art project of creating an
origami animal and penning a related poem.
4 comments:
I've always loved this book. Thanks for reminding me I need to pull it out to enjoy again.
How did I not know about this book? Sounds like a great summer or vacation activity. Love the idea of a complaining origami rabbit.
Thanks for featuring this book -- hadn't heard of it. It sounds charming. Love the sample poems you shared. :)
I've seen this book, but never read it, looks wonderful for those middle grades. Thanks for telling about it.
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