Joyce Sidman

Let snow fall overnight and change the world before morning, making it "slow and delightful and white."

Poems and factual information about some of the creatures that live on Planet Earth.

"Look closely-- how many round things do you see?"--Jacket.

"Discover the hidden world of the meadow in this unique combination of poetry riddles and science wisdom"--Jacket.

"With magical, concise and perceptive poems, Newbery-Honor winning author Joyce Sidman captures the life of a tree frog in an intimate and moving way. A master of the science note, her fascinating sidebars help bind the twin poems together and ground our perspective. We learn how treefrogs have sticky toe pads, how they still themselves when in danger, how they can change from green to gray to camouflage themselves - even how they eat their own skins,...

"Poems addressed to the earth itself explore scientific concepts including plate tectonics, water cycles, and the creation of tides"--

"Branches are all around us: in butterfly wings, on gecko toes, in flowers, frost, and mud. Whether as electricity moving across the sky or rivers flowing to the sea, branches are nature's most efficient way to spread and to connect. They are even found inside our own bodies, helping us reach and grow with each breath and heartbeat. Branches--strong, hopeful, beautiful--are the shape of life. How many can you find [in this illustrated poem]?"--

When a sixth-grade class is asked to write poems of apology, they create a collection of poems that also includes poems written back from the person they apologized to. Provides a series of poems written between sisters, brothers, father and son, teacher and student, and best friends.

A collection of the poems about dogs is accompanied by essays by young people about the dogs in their lives.