Red Dragonfly on My Shoulder

By: Sylvia Cassedy

Haiku is a very old form of poetry that captures a single moment in spare and evocative language. Cassedy selected 13 of her favorite Japanese haiku and translated them in collaboration with Suetake,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060226242
• ISBN13: 9780060226244
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Harpercollins Childrens Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Total Delight

This is a charming introduction to poetry for children. Haiku is simple and dramatic. In this delightful book, excellent poems are chosen, and the illustrations are playful and creative. I'm old, and I love it!