Sea Stars

by Avis Harley, Margaret Butschler (Photographer)

Graceful use of traditional poetic forms like haiku and tanka provides inspiration for young readers to create their own writing. Is a crab just an underwater toe-pincher? What advice do sea otters give to cure insomnia? Who is the seamstress of the sea? Avis Harley's poems invite readers to explore these and other mysteries of our great oceans. Full-color photographs capture the critters in question, and a Looking Deeper section offers exciting facts that keep kids reading.

32 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2006

About the author

Avis Harley has written several books of poetry for children, including THE MONARCH'S PROGRESS: POEMS WITH WINGS. She lives in Vancouver.

Reviews

[Evelyn Saidov · Rating 5 out of 5]

Poetry 2006
This book could be used in the classroom to encourage and expose students to poetry in a way that is fun and interesting, they may not even realize it is poetry! I thought this book was nice, and can see myself using it with young grades.

[Cheriee Weichel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gorgeous photographs of ocean life are accompanied by delightful poetry. The back matter contains information about the species in the images.

[Tricia · Rating 2 out of 5]

Poems about the sea and sea life accented by photographs of the same.