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Martin, Bill, Jr.

The Turning of the Year

28 pp. | Harcourt | September, 1998 | Trade ISBN 0-15-201085-8 $$15.00
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Greg Shed. Brief, rhyming verse describes a child's experiences as the calendar cycles from January to December: "In January out I go / to welcome winter's icy blow.... / In September, / summer calls its ending / with blue haze / and chrysanthemums blending." Awkward verse and scansion occasionally mar this poetic paean to the seasons. Lovely, light-dappled paintings depict two children sledding, catching fireflies, picking pumpkins, and enjoying other idyllic seasonal activities.
Reviewer: Carolyn Shute

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