Sierra

by Diane Siebert

Book Overview

In poetry and painting, the magnificent Sierra Nevada Mountains are celebratedin this spectacular book presented by the author/illustrator team who created Mojave, and Heartland. The animals of the mountains and forests are discussed, as are the environmental threats which loom in the future ofthis extraordinary region. Full-color illustrations.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060216395
• ISBN13: 9780060216399
• Release Date: March 1991
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.4" x 11.5"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Wonderful

This poem is so wonderfully written and the pictures are so beautiful. Great book for kids.

Sierra, poetic creativity at its best.

This book was actually pretty good, I thought, I had to read it for a Children's Book Project for my 8th grade English class. I randomly picked it from a stack, and thought it was nice. It has beautiful imagery and tone, and amazing artistry with the help of Wendell Minor. As you know, this book is at a 2nd-4th grade level, so I didn't really think any of it, just a blatant book for kids, but its actually a poem in a sort of a way, deeply detailed and carefully written.

Gorgeous!

Each double page spread includes a beautiful Wendell Minor paintings. The book is really a poem that is told to you as if the mountains are speaking to you about the aspects of its life. In this book, nature has a voice.