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National Geographic Book of Nature Poetry

More than 200 Poems With Photographs That Float, Zoom, and Bloom!

By J. Patrick Lewis

Hardcover

Published on Oct 13, 2015 | 192 Pages

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Grades Up to Kindergarten
Ages 3–5

When words in verse are paired with the awesomeness of nature, something magical happens! Beloved former U.S. Poet Laureate J. Patrick Lewis curates an exuberant poetic celebration of the natural world in this stellar collection of nature poems. From trickling streams to deafening thrunderstorms to soaring mountains, discover majestic photography perfectly paired with contemporary (such as Billy Collins), classics (such as Robert Frost), and never-before-published works.

"Few books make it clearer why nature inspires so many poets to reach for the pen." —Starred Review, Publishers Weekly

“An inherently fascinating and fun read from first page to last, and colorfully illustrated throughout, the ’National Geographic Book of Nature Poetry...’ is certain to be an enduringly popular addition to family, school, and community library collections.” — Midwest Book Review

"Nature in all of its colorful, vivid, stunning glory is presented here in full-page, beautifully reproduced color photographs (National Geographic’s specialty, naturally) and spot-on accompanying poems…. This is a full package; a duet of wonder. A beautifully produced collection that will easily snag the attention of young readers.” — Booklist

ISBN 9781426320941 (Hardcover)
Published on Oct 13, 2015
Published by National Geographic Kids
Pages 192
Dimensions 9-1/8 x 10-7/8
Age Range 3-5 years
Grade Up to Kindergarten
Reading Level Lexile: NP | Fountas/Pinnell: R

ISBN 9781426320958 (Hardcover Library Binding)
Published on Oct 13, 2015
Published by National Geographic Kids
Pages 192
Dimensions 9-1/8 x 10-7/8
Age Range 3-5 years
Grade Up to Kindergarten
Reading Level Lexile: NP | Fountas/Pinnell: R

J. Patrick Lewis

J. Patrick Lewis earned his Ph.D. in Economics at The Ohio State University (1974) and taught at Otterbein College in Westerville, Ohio until 1998. In 1972-73 he and his family spent the academic year in the former USSR, where Lewis completed his doctoral dissertation as an International Research and Exchanges (IREX) Fellow.

He has three children: Beth, Matt and Leigh Ann. The Lewises were the first family to be accepted on this the largest cultural exchange program between the U.S. and the USSR. Lewis returned to Moscow and other Soviet cities for shorter stays in 1977, 1982, 1987, August 1991(during the failed coup), 1993, 1995, 1997 and 1999.

Lewis has published extensively in the field of Economics. His articles and reviews have appeared in numerous academic journals, as well as The Nation, The Progressive, Technology Review, Chicago Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, Cleveland Plain Dealer and other newspapers and magazines. He has had seven short stories and over seventy poems published in literary journals. In 1991 he was awarded an Ohio Arts Council Individual Artist Grant for his adult poetry.

He is now remarried and lives in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, with his wife Susan and step-children, Kelly and Scott Marceau. Lewis makes forty elementary school visits a year, keynotes at literature conferences, and presents teachers’ workshops on introducing poetry in the classroom.

Lewis has also published twenty-five children’s picture books to date (1/00), seventeen of them children’s poetry. Ten more children’s books have been accepted and are now in production at Simon & Schuster/Atheneum, Penguin Putnam/Dial, Alfred A. Knopf, Creative Editions, and DK Publishing.

His work for children has also appeared inMS. Magazine, Ranger Rick, Cricket, Spider, Ladybug, Highlights For Children, Your Big Backyard, Storyworks, Storytime, Chickadee (Canada), Ahoy (Canada), Book Links and over sixty anthologies. Lewis was commissioned to write the 1992 National Children’s Book Week poem, which was printed on one million bookmarks and distributed nationally. He also reviews children’s books for the New York Times.