Sweet Corn
Publication Information
Author:  Stevenson, James	Illustrator:  Stevenson, James
Title:  Sweet Corn	Date:  1995
Publisher:  Greenwillow Books	City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-688-12647-2	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:   Yes	Young Adult:
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    poetry
HSE Descriptor(s):
Summary:
The poet writes mostly of summer things and illustrates with black pen and watercolor images. One reader found the use of varied type faces disconcerting.
Teaching Ideas:
The short, vivid poems provide opportunities to explore figurative language, meter, and placement of words on the page. Students may want to imitate the forms using objects and settings from personal experience.
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