Synopses & Reviews
At every corner, down every block, a city percolates with people at work and play: girls jumping double Dutch, the shoeshine man polishing a pair of wing tips, boys heading toward the basketball court. Each neighborhood is filled with unique characters (the beautician, the barber, the short-order cook) and places (the storefront churches, the outdoor market, the park pool) - all as familiar as family. Carole Boston Weatherford pays tribute to these sights and sounds of urban life in twenty fresh and rhythmic poems. In quiet moments and lively street scenes, her work captures the excitement and diversity found in these places that have "no trees / to climb" but where people young and old still "reach for the stars." Dimitrea Tokunbo's vivid illustrations are sure to delight.
Review
"Every selection is set into one of Tokunbo's remarkable textured watercolor paintings that reflect the diversity and richness of a big-city neighborhood. The animated faces of children fully engaged in the wide variety of activities bring the poetry to life. This partnership of word and illustration works well and belongs in most collections." --School Library Journal
Synopsis
THIS 14 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Way to Life and Immortality, by R. Swinburne Clymer. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 1564597261.
About the Author
Carole Boston Weatherford is an award-winning poet and author of over two dozen books for young readers. She lives in North Carolina.Dimitrea is a free-lance graphic designer, illustrator, and mural painter; a full-time mom; and a part-time FedEx employee. She studied illustration at Moore College of Art for Women. Who am I? "I'm a dreamer whose quiet steps savor the glory and stillness of manicured gardens, glistening fountains, and ivy-covered castles. I'm a singer whose clapping hands carry the tropical song of steel drums, bongos, and tambourines." Dimitrea currently lives in New York City.