Earthways, Earthwise: Poems on Conservation

By Judith Nicholls

This collection of 77 poems addresses a variety of environmental issues for young readers. Each poem--with titles like "What is a Weed?", "Seal-Song," "The Dodo," "A River's Story"--gives a relevant issue, such as endangered species, meaning for children just discovering environmentalism. The poets--including Robert Louis Stevenson, Edna St. Vincent Millay, a Zuni Indian, and a group of school children--are from all over the world.

What is One?

One is the sun,
a rhino's horn;
a drop of dew,
a lizard's tongue.

One is the world,
a lonely whale;
an elephant's trunk,
a monkey's tail.

One is an acorn,
one is a moon;
one is a forest,
felled too soon.
--Judith Nicholls

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192722484
• ISBN13: 9780192722485
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.4" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 7 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 4