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Sawgrass Poems: A View of the Everglades
A collection of poems introduces young readers to the beauty and mystery of the Everglades in Florida and considers such topics as the forces of nature that created it, the animals that live there, and the threat of extinction.
- GenresPoetryPicture Books
Hardcover
First published March 1, 1996
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About the author
Frank Asch
111 books101 followersFrank Asch is an American children's writer, best known for his Moonbear picture books.
Asch published his first picture book, George's Store, in 1968. The following year he graduated from Cooper Union with a BFA. Since then he has taught at a public school in India, as well as at a Montessori school in the United States, conducted numerous creative workshops for children. He has written over 60 books, including Turtle Tale, Mooncake, I Can Blink and Happy Birthday Moon. In 1989 he wrote Here Comes the Cat! in collaboration with Vladimir Vagin. The book was awarded the Russian National Book Award and was considered the first Russian-American collaboration on a children's book.
Asch lived in Somerville, New Jersey where he and his wife home-schooled their son Devin.
He currently lives in Vermont with his wife, Jan.
Asch published his first picture book, George's Store, in 1968. The following year he graduated from Cooper Union with a BFA. Since then he has taught at a public school in India, as well as at a Montessori school in the United States, conducted numerous creative workshops for children. He has written over 60 books, including Turtle Tale, Mooncake, I Can Blink and Happy Birthday Moon. In 1989 he wrote Here Comes the Cat! in collaboration with Vladimir Vagin. The book was awarded the Russian National Book Award and was considered the first Russian-American collaboration on a children's book.
Asch lived in Somerville, New Jersey where he and his wife home-schooled their son Devin.
He currently lives in Vermont with his wife, Jan.
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December 30, 2021
White man wrote what? There are two lines in this book that scream colonizer mentality and I can’t.
The idea of the book is good: Bring awareness to the plight of an endangered ecosystem and the species that live there, but those two lines are uncalled for.
The idea of the book is good: Bring awareness to the plight of an endangered ecosystem and the species that live there, but those two lines are uncalled for.
February 26, 2021
Florida poetry
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