Illus. by Eugenie Fernandes
Originally published in 1979, this book of poetry is now published with new, swirling color illustrations that strongly convey the beauty and strangeness of the Carribean. The author draws on her childhood in Trinidad in this selection of poems that range from morning to night. Poems about the heat of the sun, a drought, a storm, and a hurricane ably capture the texture and sounds of the tropics. Other poems range from carefree jump rope rhymes to slavery and toil in the fields and a young girl's longing for school.
Saturday, March 10, 2007
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