How would you capture winters crispness, springs softness, summers freshness, and autumns richness? In this inspiring title, poet Patricia Thomas imagines each season rendered in a different art medium. Pen and ink, with spots of color, capture winters mood, while pastel chalks make spring flowers bloom into life. The seethrough hues of watercolors celebrate summers warmth, while vibrant oils perfectly paint falls majestic scenes. Artist Craig Orback takes up the poems challenge in his marvelous illustrations, using each of the mediums described. Just as the seasons move seamlessly into one another, so too do the art styles blend together, then emerge in full splendor, and blend again as the next season approaches.
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84 words28 pagesLexile NPGrade K to 3
Published 20089780822568070
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