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Awards and honors for Around the World in Eighty Poems:
2003 Riverbank Review Children's Books of Distinction

Around the World in Eighty Poems

Selected by James Berry
Illustrated by Katherine Lucas

8-1/2 x 10-3/4 in; 96 pp ; full color throughout, Ages 6 and up
Hardcover
Published in July, 2002
ISBN 0811835065
ISBN13 9780811835060
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$19.95  

Around the World in Eighty Poems -- This diverse poetry collection takes readers on an imaginary journey from Greenland to Great Britain by way of Nicaragua, Kenya, Hungary and many other lands. Some poems are lighthearted, some are serious, and together they evoke a world that's both exotic and familiar. An Australian tree-lizard sings for rain, a Chilean mother rocks her baby to sleep, a boy monk dozes in a Korean temple, and Jamaican children clamor for after-school treats. With poems from more than 50 different countries and exquisite illustrations, Around the World in Eighty Poems invites children to share in the richness of cultures around the globe.

James Berry grew up in a tiny village on the coast of Jamaica. He currently lives in Great Britain.

Katherine Lucas studied illustration at the University of Brighton. She recently won the Macmillan Prize for Illustration. She lives with her husband in England.