Author: Joanne Ryder
Illustrated by Norman Gorbady
This is a wonderful poem about the Earth. It starts of by asking you to imagine that you are standing tall in an empty space. After that it transports you to the roundness of the Earth. It asks you to imagine being greater than trees, mountains and sky. It compares you to the moon and describes the spinning of the planet as well as all the colors that are great I on planet Earth. It makes you think how large and powerful you are if you were Earth. After that it describes everything on Earth and explains how everyone has something in common, which is living in the same planet. At the end it tells you that you are home, Earth. I think the poem is written as if for a person but ultimately is to show the greatness and beauty of Earth.
I would use this book to teach children about poetry I an ELA lesson or also in a social studies class to he them understand how beautiful our planet is and that we are supposed to take care of it. The way the book is illustrated would be a great way to show students about art and creativity in illustration. And the way the text is arranged would be a good way to introduce students to writing shape poems. This book would provably be good from Kindergarten through 3rd grade.
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