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"It is because I love you I give you for your birthday present the aurora borealis" begins this never-before-published poem by quintessential American poet Carl Sandburg.  The brief text,  designed with the air of a turn-of-the-century love letter, tells of a lovestruck young man who struggles to bring the "shimmering swimmering" northern lights to the front porch of his beloved.  This stylish valentine for all seasons is luminously illustrated by Caldecott Honor artist Anita Lobel who lights up the sky in colors and images that dance on the page.  In a style suggestive of Georgia O'Keeffe's, Lobel has created a picturebook tour de force that speaks to all ages.  Handsomely formatted, complete with a pink satin ribbon bookmark, it is a beautiful testimony to the power of love and an elegant way to say "I love you" any day of the year.   ... Read more

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Not Everyday a Book Like This
Right from the start this book is one of those that just feels good in the hand. A thin aesthetically pleasing little volume it has a red satin ribbon to mark your place and a brightly colored huge red heart invites you inside from the front cover. The text is a love poem by the great Carl Sandburg that has never before been published. The pictures are by Anita Lobel and they are filled with glad, warm-hearted images and colors.
A young man goes to "where the aurora borealises grow" and brings home a beautiful speciman for his true love's birthday. The enchanting swirls of color actually do quite well at depicting the essence of the aurora borealis and its mysterious, magical light show. I know, because the northern lights were swirling in the skies over my home just a few nights ago and Lobel captured the feeling just perfectly.
We follow the young man's struggle to find and bring the aurora borealis to his love and we believe that his feelings are so strong that he really can do anything for his love that he sets his heart on doing. He offers to bring her more aurora borealises or even a rainbow if she would like. This poetical man is letting her know that he will always work hard for her and struggle through life with her which is something a young woman may hope for, but this clever man has found a beautiful and romantic way to say it. His sensitivity to her need for beauty and abundance is the endearing point of the colorful promises he makes in this story.
I treasure this book and I think it makes a wonderful gift for anyone you love, especially yourself.

Pure and amazing.
I'm an avid reader of all sorts of novels.I'veread 'em with thousands of pages, but none of them have ever moved me as much as this little book did.Both the poem and the illustration have amagical, enchanting quality to them.Buy it foryourself or as a gift.It's well worth themoney.

The Most Beautiful Book I've ever read.
This book is so amazing that when i picked it up in the store and started reading it, i began to cry right there in the shop.i've never experienced that sort of thing in before.i bouth the book right there on the spotwith money i had ear-marked for something else.It is just a reallysimple, really beautiful poem about love with wonderful illustrations.Itmakes a beautiful present for a child or even a sweetheart. ... Read more

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Seventy-three poems from Sandburg's early years in Chicago, almost all of them never before in print. They show him as a critic of fast-changing conditions in urban America; a walker in the city; a sensitive poet born to immigrant parents. These poems are a reminder of why we revere Sandburg as an authentic American voice. Edited with an Introduction by George and Willene Hendrick, Sandburg's most accomplished interpreters. An absolutely exhilarating read...a genuine literary event, a virtual rediscovery of an American treasure. --Michael Van Walleghen ... Read more

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Good Poetry Collection
Sandburg, a classic American poet, will never lose his luster, i think, as long as the American people remain committed to 'doing tasks.' this compilation demonstrates sandburg's admiration with average working Americans and the honor in their work. While originally published in the first decades of the 20th century, they still carry resonance today. While the selection is not as comprehensive as it could, it is a good compilation of works that anyone interested in sandburg should consider. I bought it at full price at a bookstore after reading through a few pages, it took me immediately.

good for the sandburg scholar
this is a good collection for the fan of sandburg or the scholar. i wouldn't chose this as your first introduction to sandburg (you'd be much, much better off with the selected poems). the poems are not his best, but they are good for those of us who are already sandburg fans. ... Read more

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harvest poems-Carl Sandburg
This is the book I would take with me if I was stranded on a deserted island. Actually, I take it with me on every fishing and camping trip. Itis a compact book which contains all of Carl Sandburg's most popular poems.I have 'The complete poems of Carl Sandburg' and it is a great book to haveat home. However, it is too big to take anywhere with you. 'Harvest Poems'is a small paper back which costs less than $10 and contains my favoritepoems "Chicago' and "Under a harvest moon" . It is sure tocontain your favorite Sandburg poems too. If you are unfamiliar with thispoet you might find a new favorite here. This is not poetry in thetraditional sense. It does not rhyme. It will affect you down to your verycore. I hope you give it a chance and enjoy it as much as I do. ... Read more

Amazon.com
Sixty years ago, Carl Sandburg (1878-1967)--America's unofficial poet laureate, Pulitzer Prize winner, biographer, and historian--wrote a batch of children's poetry, but it wasn't until 1999 that Sandburg scholars George and Willene Hendrick found these 19 lively prose poems amidst thousands of yellowed manuscripts at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In Poems for Children Nowhere Near Old Enough to Vote we learn that "Eggs may speak to buttons--that is correct. /Buttons, however, must not speak to eggs." Sandburg, like most children, also enjoys musing on various body parts: "The nose is to breathe and to smell with. / Eyes need two and ears need two but one nose / is enough if it has two nostrils." In other poems, he revels in defining and exploring terms that we often use, letting his imagination wander through each word's possibilities: "Stumbling is where you walk and find you are not walking.""Manners is when you know how to eat without being bashful." "Music is when your ears like what you hear." Familiar objects such as wheels, clocks, chairs, and pencils are all subject to Sandburg's simple, childlike "write-down-everything-this-makes-you-think-of" approach to poetry.

In the hands of the whimsical Istvan Banyai (of Zoom and Re-Zoom), Sandburg's poems meet their visual match. Banyai's basic, black-and-white, pen-and-ink illustrations--combined with computer-generated stretched, condensed, curved, or diagonal type--enliven and enhance the poet's wordplay with equally inventive results. As Sandburg gleefully investigates the concept of chair legs, Banyai shows a chair casually crossing its legs. As Sandburg pontificates on pencils ("Pencils too pointed break the points and / then laugh at you"), Banyai sketches the antics of a pencil-headed man (who doesn't seem to enjoy the sharpening process). This unusual collection will no doubt encourage children to open their eyes to a nonliteral universe, and perhaps jumpstart an interest in creative writing. (That's right--poems don't have to rhyme!) (Ages 7 and older) --Karin SnelsonBook Description
"Poets are sometimes forgetful. They write poems and if these verses are ahead of their time or quite unlike their other poetry, they put them aside for another day....Something like this seems to have happened with Carl Sandburg's collection Poems for Children Nowhere Near Old Enough to Vote." --From the introduction

These poems, recently discovered by Sandburg scholars George and Willene Hendrick, invite us to see objects as familiar as chairs, clocks, and pencils--or our very own eyes, ears, and nose--in an arresting and fresh new way. In this collection, Sandburg has fun teasing the imagination and making us smile, while Istvan Banyai plays a jazzy accompaniment in pen and ink (with a little help from the computer). For children ages eight to eighty, here is an intriguing little volume as bright and beckoning as the twenty-first century! ... Read more

Customer Reviews (2)

Poetry for children of all ages
My favorite poem "Think about wheels" is simple yet profound -- "And in your head, in many little places behind Your blinking wonderful eyes, you can find, If you try, ten thousand wheels within wheels." Such poems are great for contemplation and for reading aloud to our children (I have a 4 year old)...

Great Introduction to Poetry
We purchased this book for our 3 year old and have found it to be absolutely charming. He enjoys several of the poems now, particularly the one about the egg and the button, and he will come to understand and appreciate others as he gets older. It is a wonderful book that a child can enjoy for many years. ... Read more

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Originally published in 1923, the second volume of Carl Sandburg's beloved Rootabaga Stories includes tales about "Big People Now" and "Little People Long Ago." The Pulitzer Prize-winning poet wrote these American fairy tales for his children while they were growing up in the American Midwest. This paperback edition matches the first volume in size and format and contains the color and b&w illustrations of Maud and Miska Petersham. ... Read more

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Childhood Revisited
Not to be missed. "Rootabaga Stories" and "Rootabaga Pigeons" are the most wonderful, magical flights of imagination that could ever be put on the printed page. Forget digital animation! Get back to a good book!

Delight in Maud and Miska Petersham's illustrations! Yes, they are dated, but take in the detail - there is so very much animation in their illustrations, the characters (check out Blixie Bimber or the Potato Face)just jump off the pages - no need for Flash!!! ... Read more

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Slanted but very interesting
Part biography, part memoir - all hagiography of the poet-historian. It's most interesting, though, and well written. Sandburg, was simple, patriotic, direct and thus not a favorite with modern critics ( a shame). Golden gives lavish praise for Sandburg's poetry and the Lincoln biography. If you care at all about Sandburg, you should like this book. ... Read more

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A redesigned issue of the beautifully told story of young Abe Lincoln, drawn from the early chapters of Carl Sandburg's original biography, Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years.
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A home-style, family book for everyone
If you enjoy history and want a clean read that will keep you hooked cover to cover than this is the book for you!I found this children's book a fun read that would be great for adults and kids alike if they are trying torekindle their innocent, free-spirit days as a child!It takes you fromAbe's youth to his adolescent and the history of his aduldhood.What agreat read! ... Read more

Product Description
The Library of Classic Poets presents a deluxe boxed set of the most beloved poetry ever written. The set includes Robert Frost (selected poems), Edgar Allan Poe (complete poems), Carl Sandburg (selected poems), W.B. Yeats (selected poems). These exquisite books feature a ribbon marker and decorative endpapers with a namplate to personalize your edition. ... Read more

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Third Volume of a four volume series. ... Read more